CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 April 2007
Implementation Investments
FORDS Packaging Systems Strengthens Commitment to CoCreate
CoCreate Software Inc. announced that FORDS Packaging Systems Ltd, Kempston, UK has renewed its commitment to the CoCreate OneSpace Suite with the purchase of CoCreate OneSpace Modeling and OneSpace Model Manager.
FORDS has used CoCreate's 2D software, CoCreate OneSpace Drafting, for many years. Over this time, FORDS has remained a world leader in specialized technology for capping and sealing machinery, offering fully automatic, continuous, tamper-evident sealing for a variety of containers. The company has manufactured and supplied more than 10,000 systems to factories in 76 countries and is the UK agent for business partners in Italy, Germany, and Switzerland.
To help maintain its leadership, FORDS recently expanded its software portfolio by adding CoCreate's OneSpace Modeling and OneSpace Model Manager with licenses for Model Manager's BOM add-on.
FORDS management demands a lot from its software. Its specialized technology must meet both legal regulations and accommodate a constant wave of new innovations in packaging -- a real challenge when development cycles can last as long as 6 - 9 months.
"We design the machine using packaging specifications given to us by our customer," says Peter Smith, Managing Director FORDS Packaging. "Very often, changes are made to the packaging necessitating machine design adjustments. We have to respond to these changes at any time in the development cycle."
With OneSpace Modeling, designers can make late changes, and then create virtual models so customers can see the product before FORDS produces the machine, giving FORDS a clear competitive advantage.
"We expect OneSpace Modeling to improve our design processes, produce more accurate designs and, in turn, cut errors that can occur before machine production," says Smith.
The company is confident CoCreate will meet these needs. FORDS renewed its commitment to CoCreate after 15 years of smooth operations with older CoCreate products as well as outstanding support and dedication from CoCreate's UK-based partner, Concurrent Systems Inc. (CSI -- http://www.csi-europe.com/ ).
For managing data, FORDS has begun using OneSpace Model Manager, including BOM functionality. "We're very satisfied with the in-house training we received from CSI and are now putting what we learned into practice," says Smith. A comprehensive 3D training is planned at the CSI facility in the near future.
"We are very happy to make this investment with a company that understands our business needs," says Smith.
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