Key Benefits of working with Xtrac
The value of the Xtrac competitive advantage is well recognised by the champions and one make series
that already rely on our expertise, in addition to individual teams running on modest
budgets. Success is summarised by our watchwords:
Quality
To maintain our position as the leading supplier of high performance transmissions, we operate a
continuous re-investment and improvement policy supplemented by individual personal development plans
for staff members. The company is certified to the ISO 9001-2008 quality management system. We have
full in-house machining capability, utilising the latest CNC machinery and bespoke manufacturing
processes. Closely controlled material specification X36C, XVAR1 and XM031 steels are manufactured
to Xtrac's own specification and heat treated in-house to consistently provide product that meets
customer quality requirements. For our automotive and engineering projects we work to the
required industry sector quality and technical standards.
Performance
In supplying championships as diverse as F1, IndyCar, American Le Mans Series/World Endurance
Championship, British Touring Car Championship, GRAND-AM, FIA Super2000, World Rally Cars, Formula Le
Mans and more recently, Brazilian Stockcar and Argentina’s TC2000, our track record speaks for
itself. The Xtrac advantage keeps our customers ahead of their competitors. Our fully integrated
in-house engineering department can share single source data with customers allowing true concurrent
engineering. Our processes and procedures are monitored and evaluated continually to
increase efficiency and reduce lead times.
Reliability
“To finish first, first you have to finish”. Xtrac’s quality control procedures demand adherence
to proven methods of manufacture and engineering processes, which ensure consistency from component
to component and from batch to batch. Customers can be assured that performance and endurance
milestones achieved during testing are repeated on the track and during a product’s lifecycle. This
philosophy is particularly beneficial to our automotive and engineering customers, especially
when using transmissions in prototype and advanced experimental vehicles where reliability is paramount.
Xtrac Facility
General assembley
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Hot treatment
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Milling & Turning
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Polishing
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Grinding
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Reception
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Gear Cutting
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Shot Peening
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Design
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"Winning the world's premier motorsport events or operating in other high technology and fast moving markets demands a supplier who can deliver a competitive advantage. Since the founding of the company, Xtrac has ensured that customers from all sectors meet, or even exceed, their objectives by drawing on our unique blend of design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities.
To maintain our position as the world’s leading supplier of high performance transmissions and driveline components, we operate a continuous improvement policy. This promotes investment in the most talented and inspired people, as well as the world's most advanced computer aided engineering systems and state-of-the-art computer numerical control machine tools and processes.
Working with government, industry and academic bodies we run modern apprenticeship schemes, undergraduate and graduate training programmes, as well as tailored personal development programmes. The majority of employees are shareholders through our award winning Employee Benefit Trust, which creates a highly incentivised working environment where everyone appreciates the need to re-invest and increase our level of service and capability and commitment to our customers.
At our 88,000 sq ft (8,200m2) purpose-built factory, skilled machinists work around the clock with our own unique materials. Complex components are machined direct from CAD data to meet deadlines delivering on time solutions to customers throughout the world; not only to the motorsport industry, but also for an ever growing list of environmental energy efficient projects for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Virtually all of the world's top motorsport teams, and increasingly more high technology industry applications, rely on Xtrac's expertise. Our approach of complete confidentiality, focus and attention to detail, combined with a forward thinking 'can do' philosophy, consistently delivers the ultimate solution just when it’s required. Competition is the engine that drives our business forward".
Peter Digby/Managing Director