An innovative front wing for racing cars has been developed as a demonstrator for the Smartfan project. The aim is to produce this complex part with compression molding technique. This results in a reduction of the production costs, allowing the part to be more suitable for the large scale production. The wing will also include a self-sensing system to monitor the damage state.

To achieve this ambitious result, the parts composing the wing (i.e., the outer shells and the bulkhead), were completely redesigned for compression molding. The design of the tooling is currently under development, however, a first layout of the tooling was obtained (in the first figure, the tooling for the production of the structural bulkhead is depicted).

A mold with movable parts to produce the outer shell with the presence of an undercut is under development and will be completed in the next weeks (second figure).

In addition, a tooling for the bonding of the structural components will be developed in the next weeks.