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News Release from: EOS Electro Optical Systems | Subject: WilliamsF1
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 February 2006
Laser-sintering components from plastic
powder
WilliamsF1 has ordered two Eosint P 385 systems from the German manufacturer, EOS, for laser-sintering components from plastic powder.
WilliamsF1 has ordered two Eosint P 385 systems from the German manufacturer, EOS, for laser-sintering components from plastic powder The order was placed following a thorough technical assessment of the technology over a six-month period
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Williams, located at Grove, near Wantage, decided to keep the evaluation machine and has since ordered another Eosint P 385 system.
It has also expressed interest in buying further machines over the next three years.
Williams will mainly use the EOS laser-sintering technology for building prototypes for wind tunnel testing and mock-ups, as well as for making components used in the FW 28 racecar.
Local assistance for applications engineering and service will be provided by the UK subsidiary of EOS in Warwick.
Said Alex Burns, Chief Operating Officer of WilliamsF1, "This investment gives us a significant increase in our ability to produce parts in very short timescales.
We selected the P 385 because it gives us the best combination of build speed, component quality and size; and we intend to make full use of the expanding range of materials that can be sintered on these machines".
Commented Johann Oberhofer, Chief Operating Officer of EOS, "Formula 1 is a very interesting market for our e-Manufacturing solutions, which enable fast, flexible and cost-effective production directly from electronic data.
In no other sector has the need to speed development and manufacture become as pressing as in the racing industry." EOS and Williams have also entered into a sponsorship agreement, under which EOS has been designated 'Promotional Partner of the WilliamsF1 Team'.
The collaboration will allow EOS to strengthen its position in the motor sport industry.
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