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PLANO, Texas – UGS PLM Solutions, the product lifecycle
management (PLM) subsidiary of EDS, announced today that the
Army’s Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) selected Solid Edge as
its computer-aided design (CAD) system following a yearlong
evaluation to update its previous 2D and 3D systems.
McAlester, Oklahoma-based DAC purchased 25 licenses of Solid Edge
for use in the design, testing and safety validation of ammunition
loads, which may be transported, stored and handled by numerous
conveyances for the U.S. Department of Defense. Solid Edge also
will be used to design equipment, which will be utilized in the
maintenance and demilitarization of ammunition.
DAC’s objective was to move from the 2D design process to 3D in
order to shorten the time it takes to produce multiple drawing
sets and also to use 3D data with Finite Element Analysis software
to determine the safety of the ammunition handling platforms
before they are constructed. DAC also targeted a need for design
management, specifically documenting its recent ISO 9001
certification processes.
Dual technical support for
DAC’s Solid Edge implementation is provided by UGS PLM Solutions
as well as A+ Integrated Solutions Inc., a Solid Edge value-added
reseller doing business in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and
Louisiana.
The Solution
Solid Edge (www.solidedge.com) from UGS PLM Solutions is powerful
3D CAD software that allows manufacturing companies to Design with
Insight and to reduce time to market, improve quality and lower
cost. The exclusive Solid Edge Insight technology embeds design
management capabilities directly within CAD, providing insight
into design intent to the entire organization and enhancing
collaboration. Insight, complemented by Solid Edge’s superior
core modeling and process workflows, has reduced Engineering
Change Orders (ECOs) and their related rework by 50 percent or
more. The extensive Solid Edge user community is comprised of
designers at thousands of companies worldwide, including Alcoa,
NEC Engineering, and Volvo. The Solid Edge Voyager Program
includes almost 200 integrated engineering software applications
and computer hardware solutions.
About DAC
As a member of the United States defense community, the Defense
Ammunition Center has many unique and special capabilities that
serve the ammunition industry, both government and private, around
the globe. This Oklahoma-based organization is part of the U.S.
Army Joint Munitions Command, which is the largest subordinate
command under the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
About UGS PLM Solutions
UGS PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management,
collaboration and product design software and services with 41,000
clients and more than 2.6 million seats of technology operating in
the market, is the product lifecycle management (PLM) subsidiary
of EDS. The company works collaboratively with its clients to
create solutions enabling them to transform their process of
innovation and thus begin to capture the promise of PLM. The
integration of the former operations of companies including
Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), Engineering
Animation Inc. (EAI) and UGS, UGS PLM Solutions has created some
of the leading design, collaboration and product data management
technologies that ultimately formed the foundation of the PLM
industry. Today, the company is a family of one, building on three
decades of leadership in continuing to be a pioneer in PLM. For
more information on UGS PLM Solutions products and services, visit
www.ugsplmsolutions.com
or www.eds.com.
About EDS
EDS, the world’s most experienced outsourcing services company,
delivers superior returns to clients through its cost-effective,
high-value services model. EDS’ core portfolio comprises
information-technology and business process outsourcing services,
as well as information-technology transformation services. EDS’
two complementary, subsidiary businesses are A.T. Kearney, one of
the world’s leading high-value management consultancies, and UGS
PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management, collaboration
and product design software. With 2002 revenue of $21.5 billion,
EDS is ranked 80th on the Fortune 500. The company’s stock is
traded on the New York (NYSE: EDS) and London stock exchanges.
Learn more at eds.com.
Note to editors: Solid Edge is
a registered trademark of EDS or its subsidiaries in the United
States and in other countries. All other trademarks, registered
trademarks or service marks belong to their respective holders.
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