Comau to expand usage of eMPower solutions

Tecnomatix Technologies has announced that welding eqipment systems integrator Comau will expand the use of Tecnomatix eMPower solutions throughout its organization.

Further entrenching itself as the world's leading provider of Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) software solutions, Tecnomatix Technologies has announced that Comau, a leading worldwide manufacturer of welding systems for the automotive industry, will expand the use of Tecnomatix eMPower solutions throughout its organization.

This is the culmination of a series of three agreements signed in Q4'01 and Q1'02, representing a total of $1 million worth of eMPower solutions and maintenance services; the software portion of the deal includes the eMPower CarBody and eM-Planner product suites and will add to eMPower MPM solutions already in place.

Comau has been a Tecnomatix customer since the late 1980s, using eMPower solutions and services to design, simulate and offline-program spot-welding processes.

Implementing Tecnomatix MPM solutions, such as the eMPower CarBody product suite, has helped Comau dramatically reduce time-to-market and cut development costs associated with the production of welding lines - the pre-configured, automated manufacturing factory lines used to spot-weld automobile parts.

eMPower CarBody has helped Comau improve ramp-up time for new welding lines, reducing errors and delivering optimized systems to Comau's automotive customers.

In addition to its continued use of eMPower CarBody, Comau is now expanding its software licenses to include Tecnomatix eM-Planner to help shape and update the company's manufacturing process.

eM-Planner enables enterprise-wide collaborative planning and management of the manufacturing process for single operations, lines and entire plants.

The solution helps users quickly evaluate manufacturing alternatives, coordinate resources, optimize throughput, plan for multiple variants, implement changes and estimate costs and cycle times - all in the early stages of concept planning.

"As the world's leading line designer and systems integrator, we're always looking for new ways to improve the planning and design process to reduce our customers' overall processing time and costs," said Franco Deregibus, chief information officer, Comau.

"Our expanded contract with Tecnomatix reflects the tremendous return on investment we've gained from using their eMPower solution set in the past - a valued return we look forward to continuing." "The automotive industry has always represented a major market segment for us," said Harel Beit-On, chairman and chief executive officer, Tecnomatix Technologies.

"Our 10-year-plus relationship with Comau is a prime example of the trust that today's automotive leaders place in Tecnomatix and the tremendous impact our industry-leading MPM solutions are having on the automotive industry." Tecnomatix Technologies (NASDAQ: TCNO) is the world's leading provider of Manufacturing Process Management software for the electronics, automotive, aerospace and heavy equipment industries.

The company's eMPower( software enables global manufacturing customers to build the best production strategies to succeed in their increasingly complex environments.

Tecnomatix applications run on an open platform providing a collaborative environment for authoring, simulating and managing manufacturing processes across the extended enterprise and its suppliers.

The company, founded in 1983, has offices and distributors in North America, Europe, the Pacific Rim and Latin America.

Comau is a global supplier of industrial automation systems for the automotive industry.

It provides customers with product and process engineering, management and logistics, program management, building installation and production start-up.

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