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News Release from: Tecnomatix Technologies
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 November 2002
$350,000 MPM deal to benefit automotive
production
Spanish systems integrator is to implement Manufacturing Process Management Solutions in automotive manufacturing operations in deals - valued at approximately US$350,000.
Tecnomatix Technologies, the driving force in Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) solutions, has announced a series of agreements with gedas Iberia - valued at approximately US$350,000 -that will benefit automobile production at SEAT, VW-Navarra and Autoeuropa gedas Iberia plans and implements all IT-related projects at the three manufacturers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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gedas will use several products from the Tecnomatix eMPower(tm) MPM solution set to help these companies lower production costs, maintain high quality, reduce risk and help bring products to market faster.
Tecnomatix eMPower products to be used at these engagements include eM-Workplace, eM-Spot, eM-Paint, eM-Human, eM-Assembler and eM-Plant.
As part of the agreements, Tecnomatix will also provide gedas with training, support and integration assistance.
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The solutions will be used in both the pre-planning stage (body-in-white processes) and the detailed studies stage.
During pre-planning, these eMPower solutions will be used in feasibility and reachability studies (assembly process validation) and to provide feedback to product design, help with assembly sequence definition and estimate costs.
During detailed studies, the eMPower solutions will provide complete painting, welding line and workcell studies with paths, fixture definitions and offline programming.
It will also provide plant layout definitions, work instruction development, and path optimization.
Expected outcomes of these efforts include: * Lower production costs.
* Faster time-to-market.
* Higher quality.
* Risk reduction.
* Fewer robots, less time needed to program them.
"We were looking for a partner to fill the PLM gap we saw, enable more communication between the design and assembly stages, and help ensure the long-term success of our work at SEAT, VW-Navarra and Autoeuropa," said Abelard Hern ndez Jardi, manager of the e-engineering solutions area at gedas.
"Tecnomatix is that partner.
They are the recognized world leaders in Manufacturing Process Management, and their eMPower solutions addressed the critical functional and technological needs our clients had.
eMPower was a perfect fit for us." "gedas Iberia is doing great work at SEAT, Navarra and Autoeuropa, and now Tecnomatix will be able to contribute to these programs," said Harel Beit-On, chairman and CEO of Tecnomatix Technologies.
"gedas is the IT integration partner of choice for European manufacturers, so it was natural that we should work together in that market.
Our eMPower solutions will help drive production improvements across their clients' manufacturing operations." About Tecnomatix Technologies - Tecnomatix Technologies, (NASDAQ: TCNO) is the driving force in Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) solutions.
Today's leading global manufacturers are adopting MPM solutions to expand revenue potential and reduce costs by enhancing manufacturing's ability to support the business strategy of choice.
These companies are using Tecnomatix eMPower MPM solutions to accelerate product introductions, shorten time to volume, and optimize production execution.
eMPower enables our customers to succeed with its collaborative, open platform and applications for defining, simulating, managing, and executing manufacturing processes across the extended enterprise.
About gedas Iberia - gedas Iberia is a consulting and IT services company, a division of gedas AG.
Founded in 1994, gedas currently has offices throughout Spain and Portugal.
It serves the automotive, retail, public administration, finance (including banking and insurance), hospitality and public services (including telecommunications and utilities) industries.
2001 revenues for gedas Iberia were nearly EUR 117 million (US$115M), with more than 1,100 professionals working in several different technology areas, including virtual reality, ERP, CRM, SCM, document and content management, leasure, electronic security, outsourcing and many other specialties.
Worldwide, gedas AG is a leader in IT systems integration.
The company, part of the VW Group, is headquartered in Berlin, and employs more than 5,200 professionals at more than 55 locations around the globe.
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