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Williams Racing and ZEISS, a
world leader in optics and optoelectronics, today announce a new multi-year
partnership, which sees ZEISS become an Official Supplier of the team ahead
of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The partnership will see ZEISS
Industrial Quality Solutions provide a range of equipment benefiting
departments throughout the business including Wind Tunnel, Quality &
Inspection and Prototype & Test. The installation of a new, class-leading
Metrotom 1500 industrial computed tomography system at the factory in Grove
will expand the team’s in-house capabilities and deliver greater insights
into the quality and integrity of components, ensuring a precise, accurate
and robust quality control process. With a continued commitment towards
greater business efficiencies, ZEISS will play an integral part in this
evolution.
In addition to world-class technology installation, Williams Racing stand to
benefit from invaluable knowledge from industry leaders in metrology and
ZEISS’ commitment to “Seeing Beyond” the challenges and demands of Formula
One.
ZEISS will have branding in the Williams Racing trackside environment,
featuring on the sponsor stacks in the garage and motorhome. As well as
this, their logo will feature on the mirrors of the FW43B at the season
opening Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain.
Al Peasland, Head of Technical Partnerships and Innovation commented, “It’s
with great pleasure that we can now welcome ZEISS as a Williams Racing
Official Supplier in a year when ZEISS celebrates the 175th anniversary of
pioneering technological advances in optics. Their passion for excellence,
and presence as a global leader, will bring new metrology capabilities into
the Williams team. The competitive world of Formula One racing demands a
continuous drive towards ever greater precision and quality. We’re excited
to have ZEISS join us on this journey of transformation as we enter a new
era for Williams Racing.”
Pedro Yanez, Head of Global Marketing ZEISS IQS commented, “We in ZEISS
Industrial Quality Solutions are thrilled about this new partnership with
Williams Racing. Formula One is the highest class of automobile racing in
the world. It is where the premier drivers compete with the most
sophisticated technology and with the fastest cars in organized racing.
Therefore, it is also where the highest precision and quality standards are
required. We in ZEISS are proud to support the Williams team to achieve such
standards, with our state-of-the-art Industrial Quality Solutions. The
future looks bright for the new era of Williams Racing, and they will count
with our highest commitment to precision and quality on this journey of
transformation and beyond.” |
