CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
October 2, 2007
Product News
Forming Technologies Announces the Release of CATIA-Based ProgNest
Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI) the industry's leading developer of solutions for design, simulation, and costing of sheet metal components, today announces at the COE 2007 Automotive Industry Workshop in Dearborn, the global release of Catia ProgNest R18 CAA V5 based. ProgNest is the only tool in Catia for Nesting Sheet Metal Blanks on Progressive Die Strips. ProgNest produces up to 9 progressive die configurations as well as calculating accurate cost evaluations based on nesting layout, carrier location, and dimension. All results are stored in the standard CATPart file for ease of use of PLM integration. This is the latest solution fully integrated into Catia CAAV5 environment and is installed on R16, 17, & 18.
"ProgNest is the latest solution fully integrated within the Catia environment," said Michael Gallagher, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, FTI. "Our clients will be able to process more quotes and accurately estimate the progression and coil width requirements which will enable them to reduce collaboration lag resulting in 50% less engineering changes and mistakes. Another key advantage of ProgNest is it reduces the risk of inaccurate material cost calculations from estimate to actual-which means the difference between taking on a job that is not profitable to profitable."
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