FARO Rides With 'American Chopper'
15 March 2005 - 4:57AM
PR Newswire (US)
FARO Rides With 'American Chopper' Lake Mary, Fla., March 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO),
the only company with a complete line of portable 3D coordinate
measurement systems for the Computer-Aided Measuring (CAM2) market,
announced it has signed a shop support agreement with Orange County
Choppers (OCC) -- the custom motorcycle shop featured on The
Discovery Channel's popular show "American Chopper." (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000522/FLM035LOGO ) The
agreement came about when OCC Artist/Designer Jason Pohl had a
chance to use one of FARO's portable CMMs, the Platinum FaroArm. "I
must say I was impressed," Pohl said. "I spoke to Paul Teutul, Sr.,
and our General Manager, Steve Moreau, and they both felt this was
a great idea. We got the ball rolling right away." Pohl, now a
self-described "digitizing freak," got hooked on the FaroArm while
reverse engineering parts. He digitizes parts -- and even the
contours of the random objects that add to a vehicle's
individuality -- then modifies them into designs for OCC's
original, 120-horsepower works of art. In addition to utilizing the
FaroArm's reverse-engineering and design capabilities, OCC also
uses it to program their CNC machines. For example, exhaust pipes
and handlebars must be symmetrical, but once the first piece is
formed, "eyeballing" the second piece to exactly match is almost
impossible. The FaroArm empowers OCC fabricators to trace the shape
of the first piece, then transfer the data to the company's tube
bender where it makes an exact match of the original in just a few
minutes. "OCC's teams are artists to the highest degree," FARO
Hardware Product Director Shaun Mymudes said. "Our FaroArms help
make their designs a reality and ensure that the entire process is
more accurate and efficient than ever." Because the machines that
OCC produces are created from the ground up -- not modified -- the
geometry and dynamics of the bike have to be precise to allow a
rider to tackle winding roads without winding up in the ditch. In
addition to simplifying fits between tanks and seats, fenders and
frames, the designers at OCC check the alignment of critical
dynamic parts such as axles, forks, and sprocket drives. The
instrument captures each surface, and the relative position of each
is displayed on the Arm's companion laptop. A complete digital file
of the items are generated, then stored for future recreation in
the company's CAD archives. "FARO's technology is groundbreaking on
the chopper scene," Pohl said. "We are all very excited to have
this capability." "American Chopper" airs Mondays at 10 p.m. EST on
The Discovery Channel. About FARO With more than 7,500
installations and approximately 3,800 customers globally, FARO
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO) and its international subsidiaries
design, develop, and market software and portable, computerized
measurement devices. The Company's products allow manufacturers to
perform 3D inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop floor.
This helps eliminate manufacturing errors, and thereby increases
productivity and profitability for a variety of industries in
FARO's worldwide customer base. Principal products include the FARO
Laser ScanArm; FARO Gage and Gage-PLUS; Platinum, Titanium and
Advantage FaroArms; the FARO Laser Tracker X and Xi; and the CAM2
family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software.
FARO Technologies is ISO 9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory
registered. Learn more at http://www.faro.com/ . About Orange
County Choppers Orange County Choppers has gained international
recognition from the popular Discovery Channel TV show "American
Chopper." Based in Montgomery, N.Y., the store custom builds
motorcycles for well-known clients from around the world. Paul
Teutul, Sr. opened the shop to fuel his passion for motorcycles
after successfully growing Orange County Ironworks into a thriving
business. For more information, visit the Web site at
http://www.orangecountychoppers.com/ .
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000522/FLM035LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: FARO Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Darin Sahler, Global Public Relations Officer, FARO
Technologies, Inc., +1-407-333-9911, or Web site:
http://www.faro.com/ http://www.orangecountychoppers.com/
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