CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
11 May 2007
Implementation Investments
OMRON Corporation Expands Use of Moldflow Plastics Insight
Moldflow Japan K.K., a subsidiary of Moldflow Corporation announced that it has received an order for Moldflow Plastics Insight® (MPI®) software from OMRON Corporation, a global leader in the field of automation. The order was received during Moldflow's third quarter of fiscal 2007 and further validates the strategy of continued expansion of Moldflow's geographic reach and further penetrating existing accounts.
Yoshitomo Okumura, Manager, Monozukuri Innovation Headquarters, Evaluation and Analysis Center of Omron Corporation which produces industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (ticket gate machines, ticket vending machines and traffic controls) and healthcare products, commented on the additional installation of Moldflow products, "We established a task force in the second half of fiscal 2006 to revolutionize our manufacturing capability and improve the quality of advanced design by enhancing our CAE technology capabilities." He continued, "We undertake highly complex analysis and collectively manage the technology and know-how that each department accumulates separately then distribute it throughout the company to strengthen our manufacturing capabilities. As one of our areas of focus is plastics flow analysis, we introduced Moldflow products based on the following criteria:
1. ease of deployment within the group; 2. the ability to couple plastics flow analysis with structural analysis; and 3. a robust CAD interface. MPI will allow us to manufacture high-quality plastics parts globally and provide our customers with high-quality products."
Seiji Kajiya, Vice President of Sales for Moldflow Japan comments, "OMRON Corporation has utilized Moldflow products in several of their factories since the 1990's. We appreciate that OMRON evaluated our products with positive results in the past and have now ordered additional products at this time." He continued, "In Japan, use of Moldflow technology has expanded beyond research environments and is now commonly used in business operations such as product development and design, mold design and manufacturing - allowing our customers to reduce their manufacturing costs, improve part quality and decrease time to market."
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