CRP Technology Becomes Reseller of Zircotec Composite Coatings

By DE Editors

CRP Technology has become the first reseller of Zircotec’s technologies. CRP will now offer its customers a range of Zircotec’s ceramic and metallic protective coatings for their own mouldings and parts.

“Race car builders ordering composite components from CRP can now specify one of our coatings to be applied before they receive the part,” says Zircotec’s sales director Peter Whyman. “This simplifies the ordering process and reduces additional shipping and handling.”

For motorsport specialists CRP, the coating offers its race engineers a one-stop shop for composite components.

Zircotec’s ThermoHold coatings are used to solve heat and wear issues throughout a racing car. This year, driven partly by higher vehicle weight and the introduction of blown diffusers, Zircotec’s coatings are unlocking performance and durability gains for over half the F1 grid, according to the company. In the US, CRP will increase accessibility to teams in NASCAR, Grand-Am, Indycar, Drag, Sprint and Midget car racing. 

Zircotec’s surface finishes can also be applied to CRP’s Windform rapid prototype material. This will allow teams to test thermal barriers without.

Beyond automotive applications, both CRP and Zircotec expect the heat barrier and wear resistant coatings to be adopted in the other engineering fields in which CRP is active.

For more information, visit CRP and Zircotec.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.