CoCreate and Aptec Partner in Engineering E-services; OneSpace Solution Allows Firm to Collaborate Around the Globe.High-tech Writers FORT COLLINS, Colo., and ORMOND BEACH Ormond Beach, resort and residential city (1990 pop. 29,721), Volusia co., NE Fla., on Halifax River (a lagoon) and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1880. It was founded (1873) as a health resort and was the winter home of several famous people, including John D. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- May 10, 2000 CoCreate Software Inc., a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company, and Aptec, a leading turnkey See turnkey system. product and manufacturing-development company, today announced that Aptec has joined CoCreate's Engineering E-Services Partner Program. Using CoCreate's award-winning OneSpace solution, Aptec can now provide real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. collaboration services to customers and suppliers around the world. OneSpace provides the infrastructure needed for companies and their expanded design chains to meet in a virtual conference room where they can connect in real time, regardless of geographic boundaries. Aptec is combining its proven expertise in product-development and manufacturing processes with the OneSpace solution to offer manufacturing companies the flexibility and agility to easily and efficiently outsource core product-development activities via the Web. Companies from around the world are faced with the challenge of responding to rapid market changes. More and more companies address this challenge by outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. core business functions and leveraging specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. expertise. CoCreate helps companies by offering a Web-based portfolio of engineering e-services, including design, manufacturing, materials and analysis. "Customers come to us seeking fast, complete solutions to their design challenges," said Jeff Badovick, co-founder and chief executive officer for Aptec. "CoCreate's OneSpace allows us to assist the customer by identifying and solving design problems in real time -- via the Web. "By implementing the OneSpace technology in conjunction with our Performance Solutions system, we created a rapid deployment that is already generating stunning returns for our clients. By using OneSpace to develop products that can seamlessly transition into full-scale manufacturing, our customers are seeing as much as a 30 to 40 percent reduction in design and manufacturing costs as compared to conventional methods." "We welcome Aptec to CoCreate's Engineering E-Services Partner Program," said Tilman Schad, president and chief executive officer for CoCreate. "Aptec has done a terrific job of applying OneSpace's groundbreaking technology. We are impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: by their systematic approach and their customers' quantified results." About Aptec Aptec is a technology firm that provides an exclusive brand of product development services. Using the "Performance Solutions" systems as the foundation for their service, Aptec delivers a focused and distributed team approach to product and manufacturing development. Aptec specializes in industrial design, mechanical engineering, structural analysis, rapid prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. tooling design and computer simulation of the injection molding injection molding n. A manufacturing process for forming objects, as of plastic or metal, by heating the molding material to a fluid state and injecting it into a mold. process. Formed in 1998, their clients include such companies as Chrysler, Saturn, Maytag, Mercedes Benz Mercedes Benz expensive automobile and status symbol. [Trademarks: Crowley Trade, 368] See : Luxury , Jensen, Teledyne and Royal Appliances. Aptec systematically achieves success through a blend of artistic design, proven performance and implementing the world's best technologies. Information about Aptec and its services can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.aptecperformance.com. About CoCreate CoCreate Software is a software subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company. It develops mechanical computer-aided-design and product-data-management software that supports the concept of shared space Shared space is a traffic engineering philosophy pioneered by the Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman. The approach relies on the principle that road users' behaviour is more likely to be affected by the street environment and design than by the traditional deployment of measures design. The software includes OneSpace for distributed, collaborative product development Collaborative Product Development (Collaborative Product Design) (CPD) is a business strategy, work process and collection of software applications that facilitates different organizations to work together on the development of a product. ; SolidDesigner for product modeling design; ME10 for 2-D design, drafting and documentation; and WorkManager for distributed, product information and process management. CoCreate solutions are known for high quality, ease of use, customization and support of industry standards. They are available in 10 languages and are installed on more than 120,000 systems in design, engineering and manufacturing organizations worldwide. Information about CoCreate Software Inc. and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.cocreate.com. |
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