Legendary British Formula 1 team ramps up
additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping program with Stratasys
3D printing solutions
McLaren Racing and Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) are delighted to
announce a new four-year partnership under which Stratasys will
supply McLaren Racing with a suite of 3D printing and additive
manufacturing solutions, as the Official Supplier of 3D Printing
Solutions to the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team.
This Smart News Release features multimedia.
View the full release here:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170123005672/en/
Jonathan Neale, McLaren Technology Group
COO (on left) and Ilan Levin, Stratasys CEO (on right) (Photo:
Business Wire)
Stratasys will work closely with the grand prix outfit as it
ramps up its rapid manufacturing capacity at the McLaren Technology
Centre in Woking, UK.
Under the agreement, Stratasys will supply McLaren Racing with
its latest FDM and PolyJet based 3D printing solutions and
cutting-edge materials for visual and functional prototyping,
production tooling including composite tooling, and customized
production parts – enabling their accelerated delivery while
increasing performance and productivity in design and manufacturing
operations.
Stratasys CEO Ilan Levin said:
“We’re delighted to be working with such a restless, visionary
and ambitious partner. McLaren Racing will be leveraging our nearly
30 years of 3D printing and additive manufacturing experience to
stay at the forefront of motorsport technological development.
Stratasys will also gain invaluable feedback and insights from
working with ultra-high performance automotive applications, which
we can then apply to our mainstream automotive and aerospace
customers. Equally, McLaren Racing will benefit from the superior
productivity, engineering precision and wide gamut of materials
that come with our 3D printing solutions.”
Andy Middleton, Stratasys President EMEA, said:
“The speed and technological precision required to be the best
in Formula 1 is a perfect fit for Stratasys. The two companies
share a deep passion and commitment to push the technology
envelope, as we prepare to define the new frontier of 3D printing
for Formula 1. We look forward to developing a very close working
relationship with McLaren, particularly between our respective
application and engineering teams.”
Eric Boullier, racing director of McLaren Racing said:
“The ability to rapidly model, build and evaluate new components
is an invaluable asset for any fast-moving and dynamic racing
organization. But our new partnership with Stratasys will not only
increase our output in that area, but also allow us to dynamically
explore and utilize the cutting-edge of Stratasys’ new 3D printing
innovations and solutions. It has become clear that motorsport’s
reliance on rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, and the
ability to radically cut time to market, is increasing, and we look
to being well served by our new alliance with Stratasys.”
John Cooper, commercial and finance director of McLaren Racing,
said:
“We’ve already established an extremely close and fruitful
relationship with the team at Stratasys, and I’m personally looking
forward to expanding that relationship in the future. Stratasys’
expertise in the rapid tooling and manufacturing arena is second to
none, and we firmly believe that we can forge a partnership that
will prove extremely valuable to both of us.”
About McLaren:New Zealand racing driver Bruce McLaren
founded the McLaren team in 1963. At Monaco in 2016, McLaren
celebrated 50 years of racing in Formula 1. Since 1966, when it
entered its first Formula 1 race, McLaren has won 20 world
championships and over 180 grands prix. It is now globally renowned
as one of sport’s most successful competitors and as one of the
world’s most illustrious high-technology brands.
The McLaren Technology Group has grown to encompass much more
than just grand prix racing: McLaren produced the 1990s’ original
supercar, the McLaren F1, and, with the launch of McLaren
Automotive, has gone on to introduce a series of high-performance
cars, including the ground-breaking McLaren P1™.
McLaren Applied Technologies develops strategic business
partnerships that harness our expertise in high-performance design,
performance-management and simulation systems. It also develops,
builds and services control units for the entire Formula 1, Indy
Car and NASCAR grids.
The McLaren-Honda team campaigns the 2017 FIA Formula 1 World
Championship with double world champion Fernando Alonso and Belgian
rookie Stoffel Vandoorne, who scored points on his race debut for
McLaren-Honda, in a one-off performance at the 2016 Bahrain Grand
Prix.
About Stratasys:For more than 25 years, Stratasys
Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) has been a defining force and
dominant player in 3D printing and additive manufacturing – shaping
the way things are made. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota
and Rehovot, Israel, the company empowers customers across a broad
range of vertical markets by enabling new paradigms for design and
manufacturing. The company’s solutions provide customers with
unmatched design freedom and manufacturing flexibility – reducing
time-to-market and lowering development costs, while improving
designs and communications. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot
and Solidscape, and the Stratasys ecosystem includes 3D printers
for prototyping and production; a wide range of 3D printing
materials; parts on-demand via Stratasys Direct Manufacturing;
strategic consulting and professional services; and the Thingiverse
and GrabCAD communities with over 2 million 3D printable files for
free designs. With more than 2,700 employees and 1,200 granted or
pending additive manufacturing patents, Stratasys has received more
than 30 technology and leadership awards. Visit us online at:
www.stratasys.com or http://blog.stratasys.com/, and follow us on
LinkedIn.
Stratasys is a registered trademark of Stratasys Ltd. and/or its
subsidiaries or affiliates.
Attention Editors, if you publish reader-contact information,
please use:
- USA 1-877-489-9449
- Europe/Middle East/Africa
+49-7229-7772-0
- Asia Pacific +852 3944-8888
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170123005672/en/
McLaren Racing Media ContactsMatt BishopGroup
media, content & communications
directormatt.bishop@mclaren.comorSteve CooperHead of media
& creative contentsteve.cooper@mclaren.comorSilvia Hoffer
FrangipanePress office
managersilvia.hoffer@mclaren.comorStratasys Media
ContactsArita Mattsoff - Stratasys, +972 74 745
4000arita@stratasys.comorEurope - Incus MediaJonathan
Wake / Miguel Afonso, +44 1737
215200stratasys@incus-media.comorNorth AmericaCraig
Librett, +1 518-494-3442Craig.Librett@stratasys.com
Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024