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News Release from: Pathtrace Engineering Systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 February 2006
CAD/CAM provider appoints managing
director
Pathtrace has appointed Raf Lobato as managing director - as former director of UK operations, he brings to his new role more than 15 years experience within the CAD/CAM industry.
Pathtrace are pleased to announce the appointment of Raf Lobato as managing director with immediate effect This appointment follows the recent acquisition of Pathtrace by Planit Holdings
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 May 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lobato brings to the role more than 15 years experience within the CAD/CAM industry at Pathtrace.
In that time Lobato has progressed through a variety of sales and technical management positions including as technical director and, most recently, director of UK operations.
Commenting on his appointment, Lobato said: "Our EdgeCAM product has a very strong reputation in its markets and is acknowledged as a leader in the development of manufacturing solutions for metal cutting, particularly for advanced production machining.
I am delighted to be leading Pathtrace at this time and look forward to working with the team at Pathtrace to continue the rapid growth of our worldwide sales." Bryan Pryce, chief operating officer, Planit Holdings, added: "Pathtrace is an important acquisition adding significant depth to our product portfolio.
This appointment retains continuity of the strong management team and provides a platform for Pathtrace to move forward as a part of the Planit Holdings group of companies." * About Pathtrace - Pathtrace is a subsidiary of Planit Holdings.
The company has offices in the UK, USA, China and Japan, complementing a worldwide network of resellers.
Pathtrace is the developer of EdgeCAM an extremely powerful, but easy to use software solution devoted to automating the process of NC programming for metal cutting machine tools.
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