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Simon Pagenaud participates in pre-season testing at Phoenix International Raceway behind the wheel of his No. 1. PPG DallaraChevrolet IndyCar
Stratasys has agreed a multi-year partnership with Team Penske, a professional stock car racing and open wheel racing team.
Having recently agreed to input its 3D printing expertise into McLaren Racing's Formula 1 efforts, Team Penske becomes Stratasys' second motor racing partner. The technical partnership between the two companies was announced today.
Effective from 2017 onwards, the agreement will see Stratasys provide equipment and support services to assist Team Penske in its engineering and manufacturing efforts. This will be of particular benefit to its NASCAR and INDYCAR racing platforms.
As Team Penske’s Official 3D Printing Solutions Partner, Stratasys will furnish the team with state-of-the-art 3D technology to create manufacturing tooling and car parts, as well as rapidly generate engineering prototypes. Stratasys will also provide technical support to Team Penske for customised motorsports applications and materials engineering.
“Our strategic partnership with Stratasys should keep our manufacturing and engineering processes at the front of the pack,” said Team Penske President Tim Cindric. “Stratasys is on the cutting edge of additive manufacturing technology for automotive applications. Utilising their equipment and technical support will provide us with another means to put our ideas on the race track first.”
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Will Power participates in pre-season testing at Phoenix International Raceway behind the wheel of his No. 12 Verizon DallaraChevrolet IndyCar.
Stratasys sees this new partnership as a chance to engage with its customers through tours of the team’s facility, technical talks and product demonstrations designed to showcase the company’s unique solutions and offerings.
“We are proud to be a part of Team Penske and look forward to working with them over the coming years to drive their NASCAR and INDYCAR teams to victory,” said Rich Garrity, President Americas at Stratasys. “Stratasys additive manufacturing solutions are being increasingly adopted by the world’s top motorsports teams and manufacturers. The engineering-grade quality, high throughput and wide choice of materials our 3D printing solutions provide are a perfect fit for the customised tools and innovative part designs our automotive customers demand.”
Similar to Stratasys’ other motor racing partner, McLaren, Team Penske is one of the most successful teams in its respective sport. Last year it celebrated its 50th anniversary, and has totalled more than 440 major race wins, over 500 pole positions and 29 National Championships across open-wheel, stock car and sports car racing competition.
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