SANDVIK ASSISTS PRODRIVE IN V8 SUCCESS 16 April 2016 M A C H I N E R Y Sandvik Coromant helped leading motorsports team Prodrive Racing (Australia) to grab its first-ever V8 Supercars drivers’ championship last year in the culmination of a partnership lasting one and a half years. Since the collaboration between Prodrive and Sandvik began in 2014, Sandvik has provided the team’s machine shop with tooling solutions to manufacture a number of performance parts used in house and distributed to race teams across the country. Sandvik has played a pivotal role in the success of the team to date, assisting with the development of new parts within its manufacturing division, particularly with the introduction of the FG X Ford Falcon. The success of the team and its manufacturing department is not only driven by development, but through the reliability of the product and the speed of production, as well as by maintaining good relationships throughout the business. Prodrive CEO Tim Edwards believes the relationship between Prodrive and Sandvik has played a vital part in the team’s success this year. “While having the right team of people working for us has been the key to our success, it’s important to have the best manufacturing equipment on offer in order to create the best and most reliable parts for our cars and that is where Sandvik has been incredibly important,” says Edwards. “The smallest issue with a car in our game can be the difference between starting on pole, or at the back of the field, or even winning or losing a race. “The parts we manufacture in-house with the help of Sandvik Coromant have helped us to stay at the front of the field consistently throughout the year. Our machinists are the best in the business and the performance and reliability of the parts our machinists have manufactured with the help of Sandvik have played a big part in our consistency throughout the year.” Successful race teams are built on the staff they employ and the quality of the product they use, which comes from their sponsors and suppliers. Sandvik’s tools, products and technical support help the
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