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CAD/CAM systems (not machine tools)
News Release from: CoCreate Software | Subject: CAD and collaborative PLM software,
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 September 2005
Collaboration software ups
competitiveness
Injection moulding tool maker and moulder says exible CAD and collaborative PLM software has enabled it to manage development between our German and Czech sites.
CoCreate Software, Germany, a leading provider of flexible CAD and collaborative PLM software, has announced that Muerdter Werkzeug- und Formenbau, has streamlined product development among its European facilities using OneSpace.net "OneSpace.net helps us manage development between our German and Czech sites," said Georg Esswein, manager product development at Muerdter
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We use the software to meet frequently online for design reviews." Muerdter manufactures injection molding tools and plastic parts for major automotive companies like Daimler Chrysler, TRW Automotive, Porsche and BMW.
In 1993, Muerdter founded the first plant in the Czech Republic (toolmaking) and added a second plant in 2000 (plastics processing) to maximise growth through lower labour costs.
"With these online meetings, we co-design products with more accuracy than we traditionally experienced with travel and face-to-face meetings" said Esswein.
"We do not have to wait for an airplane or rely on e-mail to communicate or resolve issues".
"We just start OneSpace.net." As a result, product development moves faster, costs less, and requires little rework.
OneSpace.net is a collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) software.
Project members and customers anywhere can view models and other data online with the tool's two-way application-sharing function, built specifically for engineers so that it can work with large graphic files without bogging down.
"Teams use it to discuss, inspect, and change drawings, models and interfaces during our design reviews," says Esswein.
Plus, team members now experiment online with design change ideas.
"With application sharing, team members can see the consequences of changes in a model so that decisions can be made immediately," says Esswein.
"With input from all stakeholders we develop better products faster, and that actually works to strengthen our competitive edge.".
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