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Welcome to the Inside Track with ARC. The Auto Research Center is a specialized research facility serving the motorsport, production, commercial, government and bicycle industries. The ARC global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana which hosts their 50% scale wind tunnel, 7-post, drivetrain test rig, bicycle test facility and CFD cluster center. ARC offers a wide range of solution packages to further speed and efficiency.
ARC COMPARES IT'S IP AGAINST F1 TECHNOLOGY
ARC's in house developed pneumatic tires technology is on par with F1 pneumatic tires. ARC recently had the unique opportunity to have the technology compared and found ARC's pneumatic tires method of construction and tire behavior properties were top of the line.
With custom bead tooling available, each pneumatic tire is made to fit exact tire specifications. Many variables that can be accounted for including varying widths, diameters, and tread as requested by the customer. Customers already using ARC's Pneumatic Tires have found a greater understanding on the effect of tire deflection on the rest of the vehicle, as well as increased correlation between track results and the ARC Wind Tunnel.
To learn more about the pneumatic tires, visit the ARC website, email pneumatics@arcindy.com, or call 317-291-8600.
MEET THE NEWEST ARC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS
ARC has welcomed two new members to its business development staff.
Mark Moore will be working with commercial OEMs, aftermarket and fleets. Prior to joining ARC, Mark was team owner of Team Moore Racing in the Indy Lights series and has decades of experience in the transportation industry.
Daniel Coxall will be heading up European business development for ARC. A resident of the UK, Daniel has been around the automotive industry for many years working in business development, most recently with Cosworth.
FULL SCALE WHEEL RIG
Measurements show up to 40 counts of drag can be created by aerodynamic wheel ventilation or the aerodynamic torque generated by the spinning wheels. This is a large part of vehicle aerodynamic loses and is not currently being measured by testing facilities.
ARC is developing an in-house full scale wheel rig to push the industry forward. Generation 1 testing on the rig has been completed, with generation 2 testing underway for future public use. This wheel rig will help automotive OEMs, aftermarket, tire and wheel manufactures to design and develop spoke shape, brake cooling flow and tire tread and shoulder design. To remove the effects of mechanical drag, multispeed weight removal tares and multiple test speeds will be used.
To learn more be sure to checkout the ARC full scale wheel rig webpage.
To learn more about ARC's offerings for the Production Car OEM Industry, visit the ARC website, call 317-291-8600 or email at sales@arcindy.com.
EPA CHOOSES ARC FOR WIND TUNNEL TESTING
EPA choses ARC to collect aerodynamic data in order to develop the GHG2 government standards and regulations, along with evolving the SmatWay approved parts guidelines. ARC has a large collection of scale model tractors and trailers which allows the EPA to gather large amounts of data in a very short period of time.
ARC's wind tunnel models deliver a high level of detail along with superior repeatability over track and coastdown testing, which helps the EPA understand a large number of part changes and tractor trailer combinations in an efficient manner. The EPA also uses ARC's ELEMENTS CFD software to help further understand the aerodynamic behaviors in order to gather as much information as possible.
 If you are a fleet interested in how much aerodynamic parts can save you money, be sure to read this month's tech zone in this newsletter and download the calculator.
To learn more about ARC's offerings for the Commercial Industry, visit the ARC website, call 317-291-8600 or email at sales@arcindy.com.
MEET WITH ARC AT COMVEC
ARC is excited to be once again supporting SAE 2015 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC) on October 6-8 in Rosemont, IL. Considered one of the world's best conferences for commercial vehicles, ARC has always found benefit for itself and its customers to attend.
If you will be attending COMVEC, be sure to say hi to ARC's business development and technical members attending, Mike Camosy, Tim Jennings, Mark Moore, Angus Lock, Jeff Shelly, Dwight Woodbridge, Jean-Michel Esclafer, Daniel Coxall, and Henri Kowalczyk.
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TECH ZONE
"How do I calculate what an aerodynamic change means to my truck?"
Determining the amount of monetary savings from aerodynamic parts is perhaps the driving force behind upgrading a fleet. To help figure out the savings, ARC has developed its own calculator as a part of its fleet efficiency program. What helps to push this calculator ahead of others is ARC's unique position of having its own scale model wind tunnel and CFD software to help authenticate the numbers.
To download the calculator, head to the ARC fleet efficiency webpage and get your savings amount today.
TECH ZONE is an additional area of our newsletter where each month a customer question will be answered by the related expert at ARC. So, please send in any questions you might have, from wind tunnel test instrumentation, CFD workings,to tuning your shocks.
Ask your questions at techzone@arcindy.com
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