Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and Hendrick Motorsports form partnership

HEXAGON MANUFACTURING Intelligence and Hendrick Motorsports,winner of a record 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships, have entered into a technology partnership. Hendrick Motorsports was an early adopter of Hexagon's ROMER arm systems that are used to verify that each race car adhered to new design standards. / COURTESY HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE
HEXAGON MANUFACTURING Intelligence and Hendrick Motorsports,winner of a record 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships, have entered into a technology partnership. Hendrick Motorsports was an early adopter of Hexagon's ROMER arm systems that are used to verify that each race car adhered to new design standards. / COURTESY HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and Hendrick Motorsports, winner of a record 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships, have entered into a two-year technology partnership to develop more speed on and off the racetrack.
The partnership will expand Hendrick Motorsports’ in-house capabilities with additional measurement systems, training and expert technical support.
The team is a longtime user of Hexagon coordinate measuring machines. These solutions are used to inspect and assemble auto bodies, chassis and engine components for pre-race fine tuning and post-race evaluation, according to a news release from Hexagon.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence will partner in collaborative technology development and problem-solving with Hendrick Motorsports’ engineering team.
As Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence develops new concepts in metrology, Hendrick Motorsports will have the opportunity to preview those advancements before the technology reaches the marketplace.
The team will also have the option to participate in beta testing and provide user feedback during the course of development projects. In turn, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence will benefit from early- stage metrics, gaining “valuable insight into the intricate performance and manufacturing challenges found in NASCAR,” the release said.
“We are honored to partner with Hendrick Motorsports, a dynamic team pushing the boundaries of manufacturing and metrology to ensure repeatable wins on the track. Our goals are the same … to cross the finish line first with speed and confidence in all aspects of the production process,” Angus Taylor, president and CEO of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence North America, said in a statement. “This landmark agreement aligns Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence with a like-minded, highly successful partner, both of us committed to breaking new ground in our respective markets.”
Said Doug Duchardt, general manager of Hendrick Motorsports, “This new relationship will give Hendrick Motorsports access to additional offerings and emerging technologies to drive performance across our entire organization.”
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence specialists in the Charlotte, N.C.-area worked with the NASCAR Research and Development Center to develop the methodology used to verify and enforce race-car design rules and exacting standards for chassis design.

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