Yamazaki Mazak has been an Official Supplier to the McLaren Racing F1 team for over 10 years, providing five-axis CNC machines and multi-functional machine tools at both the team's original site and its new MTC (McLaren Technology Centre) facility. The latest installation of two Hyper Variaxis 630 five-axis machining centres brings the total number of Mazak machines in use by the team to 25. By investing in its machine shop, McLaren has been able to bring more of its manufacturing in-house. Over half of the components for the team's F1 car are now made in-house at the team's Woking headquarters. Simon Roberts, operations director for McLaren Racing explains how the investment in Mazak machines has helped the team to be more competitive: "Before we moved to this building, we couldn't make suspension uprights for the car ourselves, we had to buy them in from America or Europe. They cost $12,000 dollars if we had them made in the US, ?12,000 in Europe, or ￡12,000 if they were sourced in the UK. The suppliers dictated price and delivery, and the lead time was 12 weeks, a long time in our fast moving sport. When we moved to the MTC, the four Mazak Variaxis machines gave us the capability to make uprights for the first time."
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机译：Yamazaki Mazak一直是McLaren Racing F1车队的官方供应商，在车队的原始场地和新的MTC（迈凯轮技术中心）工厂提供五轴CNC机床和多功能机床。最新安装的两个Hyper Variaxis 630五轴加工中心使团队使用的Mazak机床总数达到了25台。通过投资其机床车间，迈凯伦得以将更多的制造业务引入内部。现在，该团队F1赛车的一半以上部件是在该团队的Woking总部内部制造的。迈凯轮赛车的运营总监西蒙·罗伯茨（Simon Roberts）解释说，对马扎克（Mazak）机器的投资如何帮助车队提高了竞争力：“在搬到这座大楼之前，我们无法自行为汽车制造悬架立柱，我们必须在如果我们在美国制造，则价格为12,000美元;在欧洲，价格为12,000美元;如果在英国采购，则价格为12,000英镑;供应商规定了价格和交货时间，交货时间为12周，在我们快速移动的运动中需要很长时间。当我们移至MTC时，四台Mazak Variaxis机器使我们能够首次进行立柱加工。”
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