The new regulations require all cars to be
From the start of engine production four
completely redesigned for an era of more ‘agile, competitive, safer and more sustainable’ racing. While the new rules increase reliance on electrical energy, altered aerodynamics and changes to wings will produce less downforce, placing new performance demands on the car’s power unit. The front wings are simplified, while the undersides of cars have lost Venturi tunnels that generated a huge amount of grip. To meet these new rules, Red Bull took the decision in 2021 to build its own powertrain from scratch at the Red Bull Technology Campus in Milton Keynes, later in 2023 welcoming Ford Racing on board as technical partner to become Red Bull Ford Powertrains. Oracle Red Bull Racing remains responsible for production of the chassis and the significant alterations necessary for race compliance in 2026.
years ago, Hexagon’s high precision metrology technologies – including the Leitz PMM-C Precision CMM and Leica Absolute Scanner AS1 – have proved integral to achieving the thousandth-of-a-millimetre tolerances required to deliver the race-ready power unit on time. They have accelerated testing and inspection along the entire R&D phase right through to prototyping, test-rig testing and production at Red Bull Ford Powertrains facility in Milton Keynes. Each of the many thousands of moving engine components has been constantly measured and tested over repeated cycles. Ben Hodgkinson, technical
director, Red Bull Ford Powertrains, said: “With every element built from scratch, Hexagon’s metrology expertise has enabled us to achieve the tolerances and the levels of quality we require in a cutting-edge piece of engineering to perform at the top level of motorsport. We’re very selective about who we work with and never stop pushing the boundaries – striving for that
This will enable the company to respond to growing
global demand for its high-precision positioning and automation solutions, while also strengthening its delivery capabilities in Europe. The first phase of the expansion will focus on the
assembly and testing of XA4 series servo drives and motion controllers.
“With the expansion of our site in Furth we are investing specifically in growth, customer proximity, and
operational flexibility," explains David Holmes, COO of Aerotech Inc. “By assembling drives locally, we are accelerating our market response and scaling production while maintaining our high quality standards.”
Keysight EDA software streamlines the process with a dedicated workflow for designing and optimising 3D interconnects accurately. The tool handles complex geometries, including hatched or waffled ground planes, which are critical to overcome manufacturing and fabrication constraints, especially silicon processes such as interposers and bridges, in advanced package designs. By enabling engineers to quickly design, optimise, and validate 3D interconnects used in chiplets and 3DICs, it minimises iterations and speeds time-to-market. Nilesh Kamdar, EDA design and verification general manager at Keysight, said: “By streamlining the
process and providing early insights into potential issues like signal and power integrity, we’re enabling engineers to get products to market faster and deliver compliant designs on tighter timelines.”
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The three Virtual Companions bring new
approaches to industrial business challenges: • Aura orchestrates knowledge and context across requirements, projects and changes, helping teams navigate complexity and maintain alignment. • Leo solves complex engineering challenges across engineering disciplines, from design to production.
• Marie applies deep scientific expertise – materials, chemistry, formulations and therapies – to investigate complex phenomena, formulate frontier questions and explore breakthrough hypotheses. “In the Generative Economy, industry produces
knowledge and know-how that generates objects: this is where true value lies. The time has come to put knowledge to work by creating a new kind of teamwork between humans and Virtual Companions to make the invisible visible and the impossible possible before anything physically exists, accelerating innovation cycles while protecting the most critical assets,” said Pascal Daloz, CEO, Dassault Systèmes.
extra millisecond in performance. We know that Hexagon will support us on that ultra-competitive quest.” Oracle Red Bull Racing, which builds the
chassis, also uses Hexagon technology, including laser trackers, to ensure the extreme accuracy of set-up and power unit assembly for the new vehicles during the racing season. With around 30,000 design changes each season, the Team relies on Hexagon’s 3D laser scanners and digitalisation solutions to reach the pinnacle of performance.
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