Thank you to all of you who supported the team this year and purchased a raffle ticket. The raffle was drawn at the University of Auckland Courses and Careeers Day last Saturday. The results are as below:

Thank you to everyone for showing their support. The team truly appreciates it!

Last Thursday the team held their annual Tech Night. This was an exciting opportunity for sponsors, supporters and family to come to the workshop at the Tamaki campus and see what the team has been up to over the last six months. The evening kicked off with a barbecue and time for the guests to mingle. Team members were proud to talk about their contributions to the M010 thus far and show the visitors all the components ready to be assembled over the next week or so.

Team Leader, Holly Woulfe gave a formal address and Chief Engineer, James Muir presented a highly informative technical rundown of this year’s design.

The evening concluded with guests offered the chance to find out more about their area of interest in discussion with subgroup leaders.

Overall it was a successful night and the team would like to thank all those who came and showed their support. We hope that you learned something about this year’s campaign!

www.flotech.com

Flotech are a leading global supplier of equipment and engineered systems for the oil & gas, power, and
process industries. The founders of The Flotech Group entered the market in 1983 to provide machinery
installation services to the New Zealand Compressed Natural Gas industry. The organisation has since earned
worldwide recognition in offering high quality solutions for Industrial Heat Exchange (Kallt), Gas Purification,
Drying and Conditioning (Greenlane), Gas Compression (GE Oil and Gases), and Technical Support with
field service (AfterCare).

Flotech offers project-led delivery of packaged technology solutions together with supporting installation and
commissioning services. Operating in two main sectors; the use of biogas as non-fossil renewable fuel, and the
more conventional industries of heat transfer and compression of energy gases, Flotech offers organisations
and communities with environmentally sustainable and innovative design solutions. Through the unrivaled
experience and compentiencies of their team, Flotech is able to employ the latest advances whilst maintaining
priority on safety and operational security to ensure customers expectations are always exceeded.

Flotech always aim to improve performance whilst reducing the environmental impact of their products.
For example; Greenlane biogas upgrading systems produce renewable energy which are carbon dioxide
emissions neutral, whilst Kallt heat exchangers contribute to efficient heat recovery systems, saving energy
that would otherwise be wasted. Professional AfterCare ensures that equipment operates safely and at peak
efficiency throughout its lifetime. Flotech has been a major sponsor of the team in recent years and we would
like to thank them for their continued support.

The team was privileged to have a stand at the annual Speedshow held at the ASB showgrounds last weekend. The Speedshow is a spectacular automotive showcase, with exhibits from the world’s leading car brands.   The  team  displayed  the  M09  which  raced  in Australia  in  2009,  and  the  M07  which  has  been converted  into  a  driving  simulator.  The  two  show pieces,  along  with  the  impressive  Trade  Tools display,  captured the interest of the masses that came to Speedshow.  Trade Tools, who are long-standing sponsors of the team, showcased Facom tools and toolkits and generously donated a toolbox to the simulator competition that we ran over the two days. 

Formula SAE & Tade Tools conjoint exhibition

Overall it was highly successful weekend for the team and we would like to thank Speedshow and Trade Tools for providing us with this opportunity.

This article, along with an update from the Chief Engineer and Team Leader can be found here.