BLM Group sponsors Penn State SAE Formula One Race Team

BLM Group USA, Novi, Mich., a manufacturer of tube and flat sheet processing systems, has announced it is a Diamond Level sponsor of the 2019 Penn State Racing Formula SAE® team. This is the second year the company has sponsored Penn State as part of the SAE International Collegiate Design Series competitions.

The Penn State vehicle features a combination chassis featuring a composite monocoque and half-steel subframe. BLM has provided 37 profile tubing components for welding and fabrication of the steel subframe assembly, as well as the roll hoops. The company cut and bent the pieces from four 4130 series steel tubes to the team specifications, with parts varying in size from 2-in. motor mounts to 7-ft.-long pieces with bends of up to 75 degrees.