CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
27 December 2005
Company News
UGS Names Solid Edge Design Contest Winners
UGS Corp. announced the winners of its Q3 2005 Solid Edge® computer-aided design (CAD) contest.
Winning products were designed and rendered using Solid Edge technology. Top honors include a Digital Eyewitness in-car video system, a milling cutter and a drilling head.
The Solid Edge contest highlights excellence in mechanical engineering and is open to designers working on one of more than 200,000 Solid Edge seats deployed around the world. The contest promotes mechanical design excellence by users of 3D solid modeling technology.
Americas
Top honors went to Mark Schultz of Kustom Signals Inc., a world leader in the manufacture and design of public safety traffic equipment (Lenexa, Kansas). Schultz used Solid Edge to design the Digital Eyewitness in-car video system used in law enforcement. The system features an integrated overhead console with fold-down monitor, forward- and optional rear- mounted camera and an environmentally controlled vault designed to withstand vibration and temperature extremes. ( http://www.kustomsignals.com )
Asia Pacific
Top honors went to Vijayadasa Udupa of Kennametal Shared Services Pvt. Ltd., a leading global supplier of tooling systems and engineering services (Bangalore, India). Udupa uses Solid Edge to develop cutters and milling inserts for large spiral and longitudinal diameter pipes that transport crude oil or water long distances. ( http://www.kennametal.com )
Europe, Middle East, Africa
Top honors went to Josef Maxa of Unit Plus s.r.o., a developer of single-purpose machines (Czech Republic). Maxa used Solid Edge to design a construction drilling head. ( http://www.unitplus.cz )
Each winner receives a SpaceBall 5000T motion controller from Solid Edge Voyager Program member 3Dconnexion, a Logitech company. To see the winning images and contest details, visit http://www.ugs.com/solidedge or http://www.solidedge.com/successes/design.contest.htm .
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