Kudala sazi ukuthi amaqembu weFormula 1 asemaphethelweni njengoba engaba khona UMcLaren-Honda Bavivinya zonke izinzuzo ezibandakanya ubuchwepheshe obunjengokuphrinta kwe-3D emaqenjini abo ezingabanikeza zona. Ngemuva kwezinyanga zokuhlolwa, abaholi bezinkampani zombili abagcinanga ngokuthokozela le miphumela, kepha sebekhethile vele ukuthi ngubani ozohlinzeka ngalolu hlobo lomshini. Endabeni ethize kaMcLaren-Honda ekugcineni bakhethe inkampani yaseMelika-yakwa-Israyeli ekhethekile emkhakheni wokuphrinta we-3D Ama-Stratasys.
Esivumelwaneni esenziwe ngabaholi beStratasys nethimba leFormula 1, sithola ukuthi zombili lezi zinkampani zizinikele ngokuhlanganyela kuthuthukiswe izingxenye ezintsha, amathuluzi kanye nezixazululo zobuchwepheshe yakhelwe ukuthuthukisa ngangokunokwenzeka ukusebenza kwezimoto zabo zeFormula 1 lapho bencintisana, kokubili ekufanelekeni nasemjahweni uqobo. Okokuqala, iStratasys izonikeza iMcLaren ngamaphrinta wayo we-3D athuthuke kakhulu, i- I-FDM futhi i I-Poly-Jet inkampani yaseBrithani ezozama ngayo ukwakha izinto ezisezingeni eliphezulu zezimpawu ezibonakalayo nezisebenzayo.
UMcLaren uthembele eStratasys ukuletha ukuphrinta kwe-3D ezimotweni zayo.
KwaStratasys, njengoba kuphethe isikhulu senkampani, U-Ilan Levin:
Kuyasijabulisa ukusebenza nomlingani onjalo ongakhathali, onombono futhi onesifiso sokuvelela. UMcLaren uzosizakala ngeminyaka yethu engama-30 yokuhlangenwe nakho kumaphrinta e-3D nezinye izinto ukuzisungula njengebhentshimakhi ekuthuthukisweni kobuchwepheshe kuma-motorsports. IStratasys izophinde ithole imininingwane nedatha ngokususelwa kuzicelo zokusebenza okuphezulu ezisetshenziswe kuma-motorsports, esingazisebenzisa kumakhasimende ethu ezimbonini zezimoto nezasemkhathini. Ngasikhathi sinye, uMcLaren uzozuza ekukhiqizeni okuphezulu, ukunemba kobunjiniyela kanye nezinto ezahlukahlukene ezivela kubaphrinta be-3D.
Ngokwakhe, njengoba kuphawulwe ngokwakhe U-Eric boullierUmphathi kaMcLaren:
Ikhono lokwakha, ukubumba nokuhlaziya izinto ezintsha kuyimpahla ebaluleke kakhulu kunoma yiliphi iqembu lomjaho elinamandla nelizimisele. Isivumelwano sethu ne-Stratasys ngeke sikhulise inani lethu kuphela kule ndawo, kodwa futhi sizosivumela ukuthi sihlole ngamandla futhi sisebenzise ukuqanjwa kwamaphrinta wakho we-3D. Ukuzibophezela kweMotorsports kuma-prototypes asheshayo nokunye ukwakhiwa kuqinisekisiwe futhi simagange ukuthola insizakalo enhle ebudlelwaneni bethu neStratasys