Framework contract renewal between Hexagon Metrology and the Formula One world champions
Cobham, UK –May 21, 2013– Hexagon Metrology announces today the signing of an Innovation Partnership contract renewal with Red Bull Technology which runs until the end of 2015. This contract consolidates the strong cooperation between the supplier of metrology solutions and Red Bull Technology.
The Innovation Partnership means that aside from using production products from Hexagon Metrology, Red Bull Technology engineers are also involved with Hexagon Metrology R&D and testing, being at the forefront of automotive technology both companies benefit from this cooperation.
Chris Charnley, Quality Manager at Infiniti Red Bull Racing, said Whilst continually pushing greater volumes of change through the business, we work to extremely tight lead-times but demand the best in component quality and accuracy. Hexagon Metrology provides us the very latest in technology and support to ensure that we can perform inspection tasks in the shortest possible times, but with complete confidence in the accuracy and reliability of the results.
Al Peasland, Head of Technical Partnerships at Infiniti Red Bull Racing, added Hexagon is a hugely valued partner and the integral nature of their products and services means that they genuinely feel like part of the team. They share our passion and offer exceptional levels of support which ultimately helps us to remain competitive on track
The level of customer service expected by the 3 times Formula One Constructor and Driver World Champions, is paramount, Chris talks of his experience with Hexagon Metrology service and applications teams: The nature of our industry demands long hours, flexibility and professionalism from the Hexagon Metrology support engineers; that service is something we have to have. Support engineers from Hexagon Metrology are setting the standards for customer service
About Hexagon Metrology
Hexagon Metrology offers a comprehensive range of products and services for all industrial metrology applications in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, energy and medical. We support our customers with actionable measurement information along the complete life cycle of a product from development and design to production, assembly and final inspection.
With more than 20 production facilities and 70 Precision Centres for service and demonstrations, and a network of over 100 distribution partners on five continents, we empower our customers to fully control their manufacturing processes, enhancing the quality of products and increasing efficiency in manufacturing plants around the world. For more information, visit www.hexagonmetrology.com.
Hexagon Metrology is part of Hexagon (Nordic exchange: HEXA B). Hexagon is a leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies that enable customers to design, measure and position objects, and process and present data.