The driveshaft is one of the most important parts of the drivetrain because they transfer the power from the engine to the wheels. The shafts are connected on one side to the wheels and on the other sides to the differential. Naturally, the shafts should be strong enough to cope with the torque generated by the engine. Apart from that, the shafts should be as light as possible to limit the losses in the drivetrain. To meet to these requirements, we produce our driveshafts out of carbonfibers. Given the fact that carbonfibers can be loaded in one direction, a special lay-up is required. This lay-up makes sure that the torque is transfered through the fibers onto the wheels nicely.

To produce these special driveshafts, we have made use of a filament winder of Futura. A filament winder places the fibers on the mould under an certain angle. Just before the fibers are placed onto the mould, the are impregnated with resin. When the resin is hardened, the driveshafts are ready to betaken of the moulds. After a couple of  tests, it turned out that the shafts met our requirements and therefore they are ready to be assembled on our car.