ZEISS is an Official Supplier of Williams Racing
Oberkochen, Germany | 23 March 2021 | ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
ZEISS and Williams Racing announced a partnership with ZEISS becoming an Official Supplier of the team ahead of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The partnership will see ZEISS provide a range of equipment benefiting departments throughout the business including Wind Tunnel, Quality & Inspection and Prototype & Test. The installation of a new ZEISS 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.
Al Peasland, Head of Technical Partnerships and Innovation at Williams Racing commented, “It’s with great pleasure that we can 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.”
Dr. Jochen Peter, member of the ZEISS Group Executive Board responsible for the Industrial Quality & Research segment, commented, “Safety and reliability are indispensable in Formula 1, qualities for which our customers value us and our products worldwide. We are proud to support Williams with our state-of-the-art Industrial Quality Solutions and our commitment to precision and quality.”
About Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited's core competencies are the design and development of racing cars to compete in the Formula One World Championship. As one of the world's leading Formula One teams, the company has secured 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles since its foundation in 1977. Nine of these titles have been won in the Constructors' Championship in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. The remaining seven titles were won in the Drivers' Championship with Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve.