FISHER/UNITECH Acquires Solid Insight.Top SolidWorks([R]) Reseller Targets Increased Service and Support throughout Ohio and Northern Kentucky TROY, Mich. -- FISHER/UNITECH, a leading engineering technologies firm serving the Midwest, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Solid Insight. The acquisition is expected to further extend FISHER/UNITECH's leadership as a SolidWorks([R]) 3D mechanical design software reseller and PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design consulting organization. Since 2003, Solid Insight has developed an extensive customer set and an excellent track record of over 200 successful CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. implementations. FISHER/UNITECH will offer these customers a broader product portfolio including rules based Using "if-this, do that" rules to perform actions. Rules-based products implies flexibility in the software, enabling tasks and data to be easily changed by replacing one or more rules. design automation and product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. management solutions. This merger will result in positive strategic growth enabling the company to better serve its customers. An immediate customer benefit will be comprehensive technical service via SupportExpress, the company's intuitive 24/7 web-based support portal. SupportExpress enables customers to open support cases and check their status online at any time. SupportExpress also offers online bill paying and transaction history, a searchable knowledge base, viewable quotes, orders and return request capability, and e-commerce with secure shopping cart functionality. Another important customer advantage is access to FISHER/UNITECH's 3DU online education system. FISHER/UNITECH is the only reseller in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to offer staffed SolidWorks courses online via an interactive environment, delivering unparalleled convenience and flexibility. Solid Insight's business operations in Dayton, Ohio, will continue without interruption and become a branch office of FISHER/UNITECH. Brad Weaver, formerly president of Solid Insight, has been named branch manager of the Dayton office. "I am pleased to be part of the FISHER/UNITECH team and play an integral part in the company's expansion and growth in 2007," said Brad. "I look forward to building upon our combined experience to provide unsurpassed sales, service and support to the SolidWorks community." "Solid Insight's engineering expertise combined with our infrastructure and commitment to PLM solutions creates a dynamic new resource for prospects and customers in Ohio and Kentucky," said Charles Hess, president of FISHER/UNITECH. About FISHER/UNITECH (www.funtech.com) FISHER/UNITECH, established in 1993, provides Product Lifecycle Management solutions to discrete manufacturing companies. The company's focus is on process improvement for product development. Process improvement is obtained through the integration of advanced software solutions to replace legacy systems. The applications include CAID CAID Computer-Aided Industrial Design CAID Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf CAID Clear Accountability In Design CAID Canadian Association for Information Science , CAD, CAM, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and , KBE KBE (in Britain) Knight (Commander of the Order) of the British Empire , Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping. Professional services are offered for design automation and data management which provides customers with a full service, one-stop source for complex PLM systems. The company offers advanced web-based delivery of education programs with its interactive, instructor-led 3DU. Please visit the company's website at (http://www.funtech.com) or call 800-816-8314. |
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