Hexagon Collaborates with JDC-Miller MotorSports

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announces a collaboration with JDC-Miller MotorSports, a Minnesota-based racing team that competes in various IMSA series with vehicles from Porsche, Audi, Oreca, Duqueine, and more.

JDC-Miller MotorSports, known for using the Porsche Hybrid 963 GTP race car in IMSA’s top-tier Prototype class, will utilize Hexagon’s metrology devices to fine-tune the Porsche 963 ahead of races. This collaboration highlights how metrology technology helps companies maintain an edge in motorsports, the companies note.

Hexagon’s Metrology Technology

At the center of this collaboration is Hexagon’s advanced metrology solutions, including its MARVELSCAN scanning device, which will enable JDC-Miller MotorSports to generate accurate 3D scans of vehicles before each race, ensuring they are in compliance, according to JDC-Miller MotorSports.

Benefits and key features of the MARVELSCAN include:

• Advanced Technology for Precise Scanning: Features like Hole Flash Capture, edge detection, and photogrammetry enable MARVELSCAN to handle complex geometries with accuracy, with less cleanup required before processing.
• Scan Large Parts Faster Without Targets: MARVELSCAN has built-in photogrammetry that delivers targetless scanning functionality. This enables full vehicle measurements without needing to place targets or stickers on the vehicle.
• Streamlined Processes: High-speed data capture reduces technical inspection time and minimizes post-processing.
• Flexibility to Diverse Surface Types: Designed to perform on reflective, glossy, or dark surfaces like car finishes, MARVELSCAN ensures performance in challenging inspection environments.
• Portable and Versatile Design: Lightweight and compact, MARVELSCAN is tailored for industries like motorsports.

MARVELSCAN will be used alongside other metrology technologies, including the Hexagon Absolute Arm, a portable coordinate measurement machine. All of Hexagon’s devices and technologies are designed to work in concert within the same ecosystem. This enables JDC-Miller MotorSports to expand and adopt additional technology as their priorities evolve, the companies note.

“In the IMSA WeatherTech Championship series, it is essential for our car to be in compliance at all times,” says John Church, managing partner, No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963. "Utilizing the Hexagon tools allows us to arrive at the track and breeze through technical inspection. We believe Hexagon is a natural partner in the high-tech environment of the GTP class within the IMSA WeatherTech Championship.”

On-Site Support

Through Hexagon’s collaboration with Productivity Quality, Inc., JDC-Miller MotorSports will also receive on-site technical support, enabling pre- and post-race analysis in near real time. This hands-on support will allow drivers, engineers and extended teams to review and adjust based on the data, maximizing their performance.

"As the regional partner for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Productivity Quality, Inc. will be providing on-site scanning services to JDC-Miller MotorSports using the latest Hexagon metrology technology for data acquisition and analysis,” says Keith Summers, CEO, Productivity Quality, Inc. “Our analysis will include CAD-to-Part comparisons to ensure optimal compliance to design specifications, where a few thousandths of an inch can affect conformance and performance in the very competitive motorsports arena."

“We’re honored to collaborate with JDC-Miller MotorSports, providing them with metrology solutions that ensure the technologically advanced vehicles they drive meet the rigorous demands that come with competitive racing,” says Brian Winters, Product Manager Articulated Arms & Handheld Scanners, Hexagon.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.