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News Release from: Solid Edge | Subject: Solid Edge
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 February 2004
Defense Ammunition Center Implements
Solid Edge
Army's Defense Ammunition Center Implements Solid Edge for Computer-Aided Design of Ammunition Handling Systems and Ammunition Peculiar Equipment
UGS PLM Solutions, the product lifecycle management (PLM) subsidiary of EDS, today announced the Army's Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) selected Solid Edge as its computer-aided design (CAD) system following a yearlong evaluation to update its previous 2D and 3D systems McAlester, Okla.-based DAC purchased 25 licenses of Solid Edge for use in the design, testing and safety validation of ammunition loads, which may be transported, stored and handled by numerous conveyances for the U.S
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Department of Defense.
Solid Edge also will be used to design equipment, which will be utilized in the maintenance and demilitarization of ammunition.
DAC's objective was to move from the 2D design process to 3D in order to shorten the time it takes to produce multiple drawing sets as well as to use 3D data with Finite Element Analysis software to determine the safety of the ammunition handling platforms before they are constructed.
DAC also targeted a need for design management, specifically documenting its recent ISO 9001 certification processes.
Dual technical support for DAC's Solid Edge implementation is provided by UGS PLM Solutions as well as A+ Integrated Solutions, a Solid Edge value-added reseller doing business in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
The Solution.
Solid Edge (www.solidedge.com) from UGS PLM Solutions is powerful 3D CAD software that allows manufacturing companies to Design with Insight and to reduce time to market, improve quality and lower cost.
The exclusive Solid Edge Insight technology embeds design management capabilities directly within CAD, providing insight into design intent to the entire organization and enhancing collaboration.
Insight, complemented by Solid Edge's superior core modeling and process workflows, has reduced Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and their related rework by 50 percent or more.
The extensive Solid Edge user community is comprised of designers at thousands of companies worldwide, including Alcoa, NEC Engineering, and Volvo.
The Solid Edge Voyager Program includes almost 200 integrated engineering software applications and computer hardware solutions.
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