Bossong Boosts Revenue by More Than One Quarter Million Dollars with Autodesk Inventor.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2002 Software Increases Time to Market by 50 Percent and Eliminates Modifications During Assembly Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) ), the world's leading design software and digital content company, today announced that Western Australia's Bossong Engineering saw revenue increase US$270,000 in the 2001-2002 financial year using Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Inventor is the 3D parametric solid modeling package produced by U.S.-based software company Autodesk. It competes with other CAD systems such as SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, and Solid Edge. , the premier software for 3D mechanical design. The software has given Bossong new capabilities to bring in large, complex projects and to reduce product development costs. With the software, Bossong Engineering has moved to a complete digital design and development process. Replacing 2D designs and paper-based drawings, Bossong Engineering is now able to design and test digital representations of robotic arms A robotic arm is a robot manipulator, usually programmable, with similar functions to a human arm. The links of such a manipulator are connected by joints allowing either rotational motion (such as in an articulated robot) or translational (linear) displacement. in a virtual 3D environment. "Autodesk Inventor has enabled Bossong Engineering to take on larger and more complex jobs, growing local market share and increasing revenue at a rapid rate," said Steve Bossong, managing director of Bossong Engineering. "With Autodesk Inventor, we have reduced the design development time of our custom welding systems by 50 percent and eliminated the need for modifications after assembly." Bossong Engineering designs, builds, and operates flexible manufacturing systems Flexible manufacturing system A factory or part of a factory made up of programmable machines and devices that can communicate with one another. that use robots and other computer-controlled equipment to perform cutting, welding, and metal-surfacing functions for the petrochemical, mining, mineral processing mineral processing or ore dressing Mechanical treatment of crude ores to separate the valuable minerals. Mineral processing was at first applied only to ores of precious metals but later came to be used to recover other metals and nonmetallic minerals. , agricultural, transport, and construction sectors. Prior to implementing Autodesk Inventor software, Bossong Engineering sometimes required up to three physical prototypes per job -- a process now obsolete with Autodesk Inventor software's ability to render and test the model on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. . "The prototyping stage often took us over budget and beyond deadline by requiring entire systems to be modified and re-manufactured after assembly," added Bossong. The impact on the bottom line however, does not stop in the design room. Access to the original digital design data to create high-quality still and video images has provided the Marketing Department with an ideal tool to showcase products to prospective clients. "Autodesk Inventor continues to be a strategic tool for manufacturers around the world," said Robert Kross, vice president of the Manufacturing Division at Autodesk. "Companies are able to improve their design processes and, in turn, realize revenue growth." About Autodesk Founded in 1982, Autodesk, Inc., is the world's leading design software and digital content company. Autodesk offers solutions for professionals in building design, geographic information systems geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to , manufacturing, digital media, and wireless data services. By delivering progressive products and services, Autodesk helps customers create, manage, use and maximize the value of their digital data throughout the lifecycle of their projects. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com. 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