Pratt Miller 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 nonautomotive clients with leading-edge engineering and low-volume manufacturing solutions.

Pratt Miller’s ability to effectively manage race programs is demonstrated by the performance of its Corvette and Cadillac CTS-V teams, as well as its various customer car programs. These programs won multiple championships as well as five class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and an overall victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In August 2007, Pratt Miller signed a sponsorship agreement with InnovMetric Software to use the PolyWorks software suite for reverse-engineering car components into CAD software.

The challenge

At Pratt Miller, in New Hudson, Michigan, using point cloud data in reverse-engineering applications has helped take new ideas in automotive design from concept to reality—quickly and efficiently.

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