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Hexagon Metrology colabora con el equipo olímpico de skeletonHexagon Metrology Collaborates with the olympic team of skeleton
30 January 2014
Hexagon Metrology has initiated his collaboration with the team of skeleton of Bromley Technologies with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Bromley Technologies Uses an arm Romer Absolute Arm with scanner integrated laser to optimise the design of the sled of Kristan Bromley, multicampeón of Great Britain, of Europe and of the world and participant in the Olympic games of Winter of Sochi 2014. The competitions of skeleton in Sochi will take place between the prócimos days 13 and 15 February.
The skeleton is a sport of winter of descent to big speed. The athlete glides on a small sled, tumbado face down and with the head by in front. In the careers reach , generally, speeds until 145 km/h. “It forces it G tries to push your head against the track by what really have to feel that the sled is a prolongation of your body”, comments Kristan Bromley. “We give particular importance to the analysis and the simulation and with Hexagon Metrology have found a partner that offers us the perfect tool for the measurement and digitalisation of the sled. With the Romer Absolute Arm can scan the physical characteristics of a sled within a matter of minutes”.
Bromley Technologies Uses the arm Romer Absolute Arm with scanner integrated laser to optimise the design of the sled of Kristan Bromley.
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