Stack Limited
Stack is a leading global supplier of Instrumentation, Data Acquisition and Video-Logging solutions including integrated driver display, tachometers, (stand-alone or integrated) modular data acquisition systems, and powerful, easy-to-use DataPro analysis software. For over 20 years Stack has been the world leader in motorsport dashboard and data logging technology. Stack's philosophy is to lead the way in using new technologies in innovative ways into all their product ranges to provide their customers with better products and to make them making them available to all levels of motorsport.
Stack has supplied to 1000’s of competitors around the globe and across the full spectrum of racing series. In addition to supplying to virtually all of the top teams and constructors, we have also supplied to the Automotive Test Industry as well as to a number of low-volume vehicle manufacturers. These include Caterham, Westfield, Lotus, Yamaha, Honda and Koenigsegg, and in a number of cases we have designed bespoke dash displays specifically for a manufacturer.
Company History
The company's original founders, Trevor Tapping and Alan Rock previously worked for a local Bicester engineering company specialising in microprocessor based products. In 1983, when an ex-colleague with his own software business required some hardware, the two decided they could meet the brief and set up a part-time business. So many contracts were received for this hardware - PROM programmers which are used to transfer the information of a software program into a chip - that Stack Ltd became a full-time operation in 1984. Tapping and Rock planned to offer a design consultancy service to finance their own product developments. The first product development took a further year, and Stack Ltd's first PROM programmer was produced in 1985.
Through consultancy work for local motor racing teams, Alan Rock and Trevor Tapping had first hand experience of the motor sport industry, prominent in Oxfordshire. Working with racing car constructors, they saw an obvious need for improvement in what was a very long established product, the tachometer. Existing instruments were just not accurate enough to meet the requirements of modern motor racing. Working with racing car constructors, they saw an obvious need for improvement in what was a very long established product, the tachometer. Existing instruments were just not accurate enough to meet the requirements of modern motor racing.
Stack's first product was the ST400 Recording Tachometer, which in it’s day provided the only on-vehicle solution for accurate, digital RPM display and engine parameter logging.
Stack Today
Stack is now a leading supplier of instrumentation, data acquisition and video-logging solutions to all levels and disciplines of Motorsport. Consistently first to market with innovative and technically advanced products, we can provide a total data solution for any vehicle, including performance road cars and bikes.
Our current range of products include tachometers, integrated driver display systems, stand-alone or integrated modular data acquisition systems and powerful, easy-to-use data analysis software. Video solutions include the award winning Stack Synchronised Video Analysis System, Video and Data Overlay, and the solid-state Digital Video Recorder (DVR) for use in harsh environments.
Stack Data acquisition systems are available from 4 to 128 channels, a full range of direct sensor interfaces and links to serial CANBus based ECU systems. New technologies include Telemetry; Wi-Fi and GPS solutions; Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems using wireless and batteryless sensors and complete scrutineering systems for race organisers.
Stack remains the number one supplier from trackday enthusiasts to professional teams.
Stack Future
On July 9th 2007, it was announced that Stack Limited was acquired by Auto Meter Products, Inc.
Stack Managing Director, Alan Rock commented:, “(Fellow Founder) Trevor (Tapping) and I have a strong team, of which we’re very proud. Stack designs and produces arguably the best products on the market, and now, with the support of the larger Auto Meter organisation, we’ll be able to accelerate that development and improve our behind-the-scenes operations to better serve our customers across the globe. We’ve had several opportunities to partner with different companies over the years, but the opportunities this relationship with Auto Meter and Harbour Group provides to accelerate new product development and better serve our customers was too great to ignore. We’re very excited.”
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