FARO and Corvette Racing Shift into High Gear for Le Mans

LAKE MARY, Fla., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) the world leader in portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, has provided its latest equipment in an effort to help the GTS-champion Corvette Racing Team win the most grueling race of the season – the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which takes place this weekend.

Gary Pratt, Vice president of Pratt & Miller said, "We use the Quantum FaroArm, FARO Gage and FARO Laser ScanArm in order to design, construct and analyze 'virtual' components, CFD (computational fluid dynamics), systems, and complete cars -- every facet of a project from initial conception to the finished product. The combination of our team's expertise and FARO's portable, computerized measuring technologies offers a total design solution, so we have unmatched time and cost efficiencies, accuracy, and performance."

As the most successful team in American Le Mans Series (ALMS) history, Corvette Racing, which is run by Pratt & Miller on behalf of General Motors, has used FaroArms in the design, quality control and race-specification compliance of their vehicles; the Gage validates parts in their precision machine shop; and the ScanArm reverse-engineers components. This allows the company's engineers and technicians to accurately and efficiently produce everything from small, individual components and sub-assemblies to complete turnkey road and racecars.

In 2001, Corvette Racing earned major international success with an outright victory in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, followed by a one-two finish in the GTS class of the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since then, Corvette Racing has typically won nine of 10 ALMS races every year since then, except in 2004. That year they were undefeated, as they are thus far in 2008.

About FARO

With approximately 17,000 installations and 7,600 customers globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to create digital models - or to perform evaluations against an existing model - for anything requiring highly detailed 3-D measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory planning and asset documentation, as well as specialized applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites. FARO's technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing the amount of on-site measuring time, and the various industry- specific software packages enable users to process and present their results quickly and more effectively.

Principal products include the world's best-selling portable measurement arm -- the FaroArm; the world's best-selling laser tracker -- the FARO Laser Tracker X and Xi; the FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Photon Laser Scanners; the FARO Gage, Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE; and the CAM2 Q family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory registered.

Please visit www.faro.com for more information.

About Pratt & Miller

Based in New Hudson, Michigan, Pratt & Miller Engineering & Fabrication was founded in 1989 by Gary Pratt and Jim Miller. Their aim was to create a world-class engineering company that could take automotive-based programs all the way from concept to reality. Since then, Pratt & Miller has become a respected industry leader, providing automotive and non-automotive clients with leading-edge engineering and low-volume manufacturing solutions. They recognize that their employees are their most valuable assets, and encourage development for the future through internal incentives, apprenticeship training and intern recruitment programs, and involvement in industry employment initiatives. Learn more at www.prattmiller.com

SOURCE: FARO Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT:
Darin Sahler
Global PR Manager, of FARO Technologies, Inc.
+1-407-333-9911
Darin.Sahler@faro.com

Web site:
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