Penske Racing 3-D Prints Parts for its Race Cars and Much More
Chris GraythenGetty Images Penske calls it its Additive Manufacturing Department, a two-person team that runs several different 3D printers for all of Penske’s North American racing teams. This team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina, along with all the racing operations (NASCAR, IndyCar, and IMSA), and it treats those race operations like customers, taking orders from engineers and fulfilling them as quickly as it can. And business is booming. “We make composite tooling and mock-up parts,” Matt Gimbel, production manager at Penske Racing told Autoweek, “Air ducts is another o...