The racing team of TU Hamburg, which competes under the name e-gnition, manufactured the cockpit and aerodynamic parts of their vehicle with the help of the ZEBRA vacuum pump.
The vehicle parts were created using vacuum infusion. In this process, carbon fiber is coated with a layer of resin, which is pressed through the fiber under vacuum to create a composite. This procedure enables the construction of very light but stable plastic parts. This is particularly important for racing cars, as their speed also depends on their weight. The e-gnition team’s racing car, which can also compete without a driver, has now been made lighter.
It can also compete in races without a driver: the racing car of the e-gnition team from TU Hamburg. Source: e-gnition Hamburg e.V.
Sponsorship of a Student Racing Team
The Busch Group provided the Formula Student Team of TU Hamburg with a ZEBRA vacuum pump. With its help, the students manufactured carbon fiber vehicle parts for their racing car through vacuum infusion.
We were able to implement many new concepts and manufacturing methods thanks to Busch’s sponsorship of the ZEBRA. As a result, we could save almost 20 kg in weight compared to the previous year.
Since 2012, the Formula Student Team at TU Hamburg has taken part in competitions every year and has achieved several successes. In 2023, the students from Hamburg achieved third place in the Electric category and the second place in the Driverless category at Formula Student East in Hungary. In 2024, around 65 students from the university competed in events in Hungary, Croatia and at the Hockenheimring in Germany.
Formula Student is an international engineering competition that started in 1979 and now includes over 600 student teams from more than 20 countries. Students gain practical experience for their later careers.
In addition to e-gnition from Hamburg, other Student Formula teams are supported by Busch – for example, from German universities in Darmstadt, Stuttgart and Dresden. A team from Graz, Austria, one from Perth, Australia, and a racing team from Enschede in the Netherlands with a hydrogen vehicle have also been provided with vacuum pumps by Busch.
Formula Student is an international engineering competition that started in 1979 and now includes over 600 student teams from more than 20 countries. Students gain practical experience for their later careers.
In addition to e-gnition from Hamburg, other Student Formula teams are supported by Busch – for example, from German universities in Darmstadt, Stuttgart and Dresden. A team from Graz, Austria, one from Perth, Australia, and a racing team from Enschede in the Netherlands with a hydrogen vehicle have also been provided with vacuum pumps by Busch.