FARO and Corvette Racing Rev Up for Le Mans
30 May 2007 - 5:31AM
PR Newswire (US)
LAKE MARY, Fla., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), the world market leader in
portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser tracker sales,
announced that it is increasing its role as technology sponsor for
the GTS-champion Corvette Racing Team, which is preparing for the
most grueling race of the season, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070529/CLTU102 ) Corvette
Racing, which is run by Pratt & Miller on behalf of General
Motors, has used the FaroArm in the design, quality control and
race- specification compliance of their vehicles, and will now also
use FARO's Gage and Laser ScanArm. The Gage validates parts in
their precision machine shop, while the ScanArm reverse-engineers
components. This allows the company's engineers and technicians to
accurately and efficiently produce everything from small,
individual components and sub-assemblies to complete turnkey road
and race cars. "We use the FaroArm, Gage and ScanArm in order to
design, construct and analyze 'virtual' components, CFD
(computational fluid dynamics), systems, and complete cars - every
facet of a project from initial conception to the finished
product," Gary Pratt, Vice president of Pratt & Miller said.
"The combination of our team's expertise and FARO's portable,
computerized measuring technologies offers a total design solution,
so we have unmatched time and cost efficiencies, accuracy, and
performance." Pratt & Miller has evolved from a small auto
design/production company into highly successful engineering and
racing operation. Achievements to date include multiple wins and
championship titles at the most prestigious production-based racing
events in America and Europe. In 2001, Pratt & Miller's
Corvette Racing program earned major international success with an
outright victory in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, followed by a
one-two finish in the GTS class of the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Since then, Corvette Racing has typically won nine of 10 ALMS races
every year since then, except in 2004. That year they were
undefeated, as they are thus far in 2007. "They've consistently
beaten top level Ferraris, Maseratis, Aston Martins, Saleens, and
Vipers," FARO Vice President Pete Edmonds said. "Pratt & Miller
consistently demonstrates that it fields the best GT1 team in the
world, and FARO is proud to be part of it." A Pratt &Miller
Race Team Corvette C6.R will be on display at FARO's upcoming
tradeshows, including the Quality Show in Chicago this September.
For other appearances, please visit http://www.faro.com/Events.
About FARO With more than 13,500 installations and 6,500 customers
globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets
portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to
create digital models - or to perform evaluations against an
existing model - for anything requiring highly detailed 3-D
measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory
planning and asset documentation, as well as specialized
applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and
crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites. FARO's
technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing the
amount of on-site measuring time, and the various industry-specific
software packages enable users to process and present their results
quickly and more effectively. Principal products include the
world's best-selling portable measurement arm - the FaroArm; the
world's best-selling laser tracker - the FARO Laser Tracker; the
FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Laser Scanner LS; the FARO Gage, Gage-
PLUS and PowerGAGE; 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 Pratt & Miller Based in New Hudson,
Michigan, Pratt & Miller Engineering & Fabrication was
founded in 1989 by Gary Pratt and Jim Miller. Their aim was to
create a world-class engineering company that could take
automotive-based programs all the way from concept to reality.
Since then, Pratt & Miller has become a respected industry
leader, providing automotive and non-automotive clients with
leading-edge engineering and low-volume manufacturing solutions.
They recognize that their employees are their most valuable assets,
and encourage development for the future through internal
incentives, apprenticeship training and intern recruitment
programs, and involvement in industry employment initiatives. Learn
more at http://www.prattmiller.com/.
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CONTACT: Darin Sahler, Global PR Manager of FARO Technologies,
Inc., , +1-407-333-9911 Web site: http://www.faro.com/
http://www.prattmiller.com/
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