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CT CoreTechnologies presents its new version 3D_Evolution© 2009 at the Euromold

The CT CoreTechnologies Team introduced its powerful new version 3D_Evolution© 2009 on this year's Euromold, the exhibition for moldmaking and tooling, design and application development. The innovations include primarily developments in interoperability strategies, geometry optimization, as well as PLM integration. The highlight of collaboration solutions presented by CoreTechnologies is the unique technology for automatic migration, specifically from CATIA V4 to CATIA V5 with features and multi model links. Many established modules have been improved with new functions, like the Simplifier with its automatic generation of bounding geometry for IPP purposes and digital mock up, now also enhanced with the ablility to completely delete internal assemblies, the diameter of the selection ray freely definable. New „intelligent healing“ mechanisms can now be applied for twisted and self-intersecting faces. The errors detected by the certified VDA Checker are highlighted and deleted at the push of a button. The result guarantees a maximum of process reliability through consistent models that can be easily processed. Also brand new in geometrical 3D model comparison is the improved and clear graphic as well as independent detection of similar bodies with different descriptions within assemblies of different formats. Thanks to the new script language, multi-level processes are easily integrable with the enterprise batch manager. IE Webinterface with email notification as well as Up/Download function and computation on several computers are further advantages for the users, allowing for great flexibility. New functions for FEM Tools, such as new defeaturing for rounds, chamfers and other details, allow for the automatic generation of mid faces, with functions for direct parametric modelling on pure B-Rep models. And last, but not least, the increasing interest of technology ventures in VR and simulation methods has led CoreTechnologies to produce even more powerful OEM solutions and software components with new functions that are also available in the CT_Kernel_IO API. Reliable readers for all prevalent CAD native formats make features, PMI and GD&T information from CATIA V5 native data available, next to B-REPs, assemblies and attributes. With 3D_Evolution© 2009, both, end customers and OEMs are optimally equipped to face increasing world-wide competition.

CT CoreTechnologies joins JT Open Program

CT CoreTechnologies, provider of the leading conversion software 3D_Evolution©, joined Siemens’ PLM JT Open Program last September. The major reason behind this step may be seen as a result of the increasing importance of the JT format with its interesting technical potentials. The JT Open Program, a worldwide initiative of Siemens PLM Software for open data exchange, aims at standardizing technical cooperation through visualization, collaboration and data sharing within companies spanning the complete PLM value chain. The prime JT Open International Conference in Dallas end of September offered CoreTechnologies an excellent opportunity to strengthen its contacts with customers, especially in the aviation and automotive industries, presenting its solutions to crucial themes like Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) as well as quality control and long-term preservations of 3D models (LTDR). In fact, it is particularly with respect to such tasks that CoreTechnologies’ extensive experience with native interfaces, healing-technology, as well as quality control (VDA Checker) has paid off. The growing demand and importance of both integrated processes and reality simulation require effective interoperability of native 3D-CAD data. 3D_Evolution© customers are now ready to start, converting native data of all available CAD systems quickly and easily into the JT format, ensuring optimal process integration through native interfaces. The existing integration of the universal converter in PLM surroundings can be used unmodified here. The key benefit of CoreTechnologies’ native interfaces lies primarily in the ability to access all desired information of the CAD data, without any gaps, and most notably, without a CAD system license!

From Yokohama to Long Beach: intensified trade show participation

CT CoreTechnologies Inc. demonstrated the innovations around its collaboration tool 3D_Evolution© at the PTC User World Event in Long Beach, California. The user conference, featuring the most comprehensive assembly of PTC software experts and solutions providers, was a big success for the CT CoreTechnologies Inc. Team. The demand for efficient CAD-interoperability solutions continuously increasing, visitors attending the booth showed particular interest in the powerful modules, namely, the feature-based module, especially 3-CAD model conversions from and to Pro/E, the Simplifier module, indispensable for Know-how protection, and, last but not least, the OEM Solutions for customer-specific interface integrations. As a result of this positive feedback, CT is considering expanding its business operations to the West coast, where leading aerospace industries are headquartered, following its Ohio location, centre of US auto suppliers.

CT CoreTechnologies Inc. expands business operations in Japan

The innovative CAD interoperability solutions of CT CoreTechnologies Inc. have recently received considerable acclaim on the Japanese market, as demonstrated by the high visitor turnover attending the CT booth at the AEE Fair Trade in Yokohama last May. Though not as comprehensive as the Tokyo Motor show, AEE hosts 300 exhibitors, and over 60.000 (mostly technically versed) visitors, attracting suppliers of the automotive industry from all over the world. In brief: the ideal platform for suppliers of specific software solutions. The innovative 3D_Evolution technologies, namely FEM Tools (Geometry optimisation - defeaturing), Featurebased Module (conversion of CAD models with history and parametrics), and the Simplifier Module (bounding geometry creation for the crucial Intellectual Property Protection (IPP)) attracted a great deal of attention. CT CoreTechnologies Inc. takes positive stock of the trade fair; current projects are due with Toyota and Nissan, having discovered the optimal conversion tool 3D_Evolution© for their process chains.

Intrinsys new partner in England

Following Italy, USA and Japan, a new reseller has been most recently added to the list of our partners in Europe, marketing the intelligent solutions of CT CoreTechnologies Inc.. Since 1998, Intrinsys, by Milton Keynes in England has been providing engineering consultancy and Product Lifecycle Management application solutions, supporting many renowned customers in the automotive and aerospace industries as well as leading OEM’s. To address the growing demand for interoperability optimization products in companies, CT CoreTechnologies launched its sophisticated, yet easy to handle software 3D_Evolution, ensuring loss-free data conversion of big amounts of 3D-CAD models, without even having to access the license of the source system. This measure implies a great deal of reduction in time and costs, special modules like feature recognition, intelligent healing or model simplification support the user immensly, clearing the obstacles facing users in the complex world of data exchange.

Hi-Tech Mold implements 3D Evolution© as standard for CAD translations

Hi-Tech Mold, a family owned and operated company that specializes in the design and building of production and prototype molds for the plastics industry, has made the decision to implement Core Technologies’ software 3D Evolution© for the translation and advance healing of 3D models. A critical focus in advanced computer-aided design (CAD) with manufacturing technologies and collaboration software that implements scripts from repeat functions was a must when finding a solution. In conjunction with the software’s advanced healing and stitching, Hi Tech Mold has enhanced its ability to provide critical 3D design data to its production team as well as its other plants around the globe in any computer CAD format that is required. Following pilot programs which included extensive competitive evaluations, 3D_Evolution© was found to maintain the highest degree of accuracy over all of its tested competitors. “3D Evolution© provided us a way to translate data without the source CAD application while performing advanced healing on models through an automated process using the Enterprise Batch Manager [EBM]” says Tom Madden, IT Manager of Hi Tech Mold. “As a result of our involvement with Core Technologies, we are able to deliver interoperability across platforms using JT Open as a standard.” On average, Hi-Tech Mold is saving over 80% in rework time associated with model clean-up. As an example, Hi Tech was able to turn a fifteen hour job around in less than one hour. The internal capabilities to reduce open faces and free edges increase the quality of the models. With these advanced tools Hi-Tech Mold is seeing dramatic improvements in their data migration and interoperability with their suppliers. “The ease of access to a variety of formats and the quality of the results makes 3D_Evolution© the optimal solution for our data translation needs. The entire package, including the EBM and the FlexLM license system, is easy to handle and provides us with a fully automatic process that speeds up our ability to provide reliable data to our suppliers and plants” according to Tom Madden.

Core Technologies/USA welcomes Selliman as Vice President of Sales

“We’re pleased to add such a valuable resource to our highly skilled team. With his extensive industry knowledge, David will be able to greatly contribute to our high growth organization from day one”, said Dominique Arnault, CEO CT CoreTechnologies Inc.. Selliman further comments: “I’m thrilled to be joining CT CoreTechnologies Inc. at this exciting time. The company has won substantial business in Germany. Our goal is to extend the use of our technology in the US to reduce time to market by implementing an automated process for translations and advanced healing". Our world headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany has assisted in gaining 350 customers worldwide. As external IT managers specializing in the field of technical electronic data processing (EDP), we sell systems. Our main strength is our ability to offer individual consulting services as well as the implementation of system integration for translation (feature based and boundary representation). Our product, 3D Evolution Conversion Engine (kernel technology), has assisted companies in translations, PDQ (Product Data Quality), geometry simplification, product data management (PDM), and all fields of computer-aided-technology. "CT CoreTechnologies Inc. has a competitive advantage due to its ability to translate CAD models without the need for the source CAD application. Furthermore, its feature recognition technology has afforded CAD designers the ability to focus on their core design without the chore of re-mastering a model. Most multinational companies have invested abroad to either seek new markets and customers or to achieve greater production efficiencies. Companies don’t just replicate their production processes abroad; they increase their cost saving by standardizing on one CAD application, thus the need for translations, advanced healing, and the ability for geometry simplification. CT CoreTechnologies Inc. offers an automated process for your data exchange needs. Its Enterprise Batch Manager allows users across the globe to request a translation any where the World Wide Web is available".

CT CoreTechnologies Inc. intensifies its presence in Italy

CT CoreTechnologies Inc., producer of the universal CAD-Converter 3D_Evolution©, continues its expansion and has established a strong sales partnership with Achelon in North Italy. Thanks to the rising demand for effective 3D data conversion solutions in the European automotive and supplier industry, CT CoreTechnologies Inc. intensifies its presence on the Italian market. With Achelon, CT CoreTechnologies Inc. has won a renowned and strong reseller for its products. Achelon has already has a great customer base and is a competent partner with many years of practical experience. These CAD/CAM experts from Cuneo service their customers, including Fiat, Bosch and Ferrari and provide resources for choosing the right IT solution even after sale. With 3D_Evolution©, Achelon completes its portfolio and can now offer an effective solution for CAD-data exchange to its clients in North Italy. CT CoreTechnologies Inc. launches its newest version 3D_Evolution© – Superfast and extends its technological lead in the data conversion market. The software provides advanced healing functions for the automatic correction of CAD models, modules for feature-based conversion and automatic simplification of CAD models. The future prospectus is quite good and the great success of the software will be repeated on the Italian market.

Castech decides on 3D_Evolution©

Maumee, Ohio – (July 12, 2006) – Castech, a subsidiary of Hydro Corporation and the world’s leading independent supplier of cast aluminum engine blocks, cylinder heads, extrusion-based components and systems within crash management and other structural applications has decided on CT CoreTechnologies Inc. 3D_Evolution© for implementation for its data exchange system as well as for the advanced healing capabilities. Through the implementation of 3D_Evolution©, Castech will enhance its ability to provide critical 3D design data for both design and analytical analysis in any CAD format that is needed.

Webasto Automotive decides for 3D_Evolution's© migration tools

Webasto Automotive, a global supplier of roof systems, moveable body systems, and temperature management systems has decided on CT CoreTechnologies Inc. software, 3D_Evolution©, for its automatic data exchange and migration system. In conjunction with the software advanced healing and feature recognition capabilities, Webasto Automotive will enhance its ability to provide critical 3D design data to its plants and suppliers around the world in any CAD format that is required either as a parametric model or BREP solid. During an intense 6 month evaluation of several software’s including Proficiency, Theorem, Open DXM, and CATIA’s internal exports, 3D_Evolution© was found to maintain the highest degree of accuracy over all of its competitors tested. According to Christian Donitzky of Webasto AG, “3D_Evolution is providing Webasto with the necessary advanced migration tools to facilitate data between CATIA V4, CATIA V5 and Unigraphics and also the ability to convert them to such formats as step, sat, x_t, jt, rf and vice versa with our supply base in a loss-free data environment. On average, we are saving over 90% in rework time associated to model clean-up. As an example, with one of our suppliers, we were able to turn a 15 hour job around in less than 1 hour.” Donitzky continued, “The quality of the software is very good. The internal functionalities to reduce open faces and incipiencies raises the quality of the models and does not change the geometries initial design. With these advanced tools we are seeing dramatic improvements in our data migration and interoperability with our suppliers. The easy access, the large variety of formats and the quality of the results make 3D_Evolution© the optimal solution for our data translation needs. The entire package, including the Batch Manager and the Flexlm license system are easy to handle and administrate providing us with a fully automatic process to speed up our abilities to provide reliable data to our suppliers and plants.”

Continental decides for 3D_Evolution©

Continental Automotive Systems, a global supplier of chassis, powertrain and brake systems has decided on CT CoreTechnologies Inc. software, 3D_Evolution©, for worldwide implementation for its automatic data exchange system as well as the advanced healing and feature recognition capabilities. Through the implementation of 3D_Evolution©, Continental Automotive Systems will enhance its ability to provide critical 3D design data to its plants around the world as well as to its supply base in any CAD format that is needed. The world-wide introduction of 3D_Evolution© begins in January 2006 for Continental’s European facilities and the implementation for US operations is planned for mid 2006.

CT CoreTechnologies Inc. sets up business in USA

CT CoreTechnologie GmbH was built up in 1998 in Germany. The core competence of the meanwhile international acting company is the development and distribution of CAD data conversion software. Customers in the automotive, aviation and consumer goods industry are DaimlerChrysler, MAN, Bosch, TRW, JohnsonControls, Airbus, Boeing, Hilti and many more. As a result of the enormous increase of international customers during the last year the CT CoreTechnologie Group decided to expand in the US. Because of strategic reasons the “Capital of the automotive sector” Detroit has been chosen as new location overseas. In the American market you can find similar basic conditions as in Europe and in addition all the international companies that are already customers of 3D_Evolution© in Europe put the business venture on a firm footing.

3D_Evolution© wins Benchmark at ZF Friedrichshafen AG

As a result of an extensive benchmark of different data conversion and healing software ZF Friedrichshafen AG decided in favor of 3D_Evolution©. Hereby four well-known products have been compared and tested on models that are especially relevant in practice. First of all the testers emphasized the quantity and quality of the interfaces, the efficiency of the automatic healing function and the user-friendly surface and functionality. Yet another decision criterion was the competent support service that is provided by the producer and resellers. Concerning the decisive factors 3D_Evolution© has been persuasive.

The Software that saves time

CT CoreTechnologie, subsidiary of CT CoreTechnologie Germany, is based in Lyon for more than 2 years and employs 7 expert engineers, specialised in computer technical data development. Their expertise covers the fields of technical data exchanges, product data management and all that is related to the computer-aided design. 3D_Evolution©: BREP and/or Feature base data conversion, including an Advanced Repair Technology. 3D_Evolution© will simplify the work of many CAD users. It converts complete data, letting the user choose between a BREP model only or a model integrating the design history and the parametric features.

3D_Evolution© offers a maximum compatibility between the various CAD systems. Based on a modern and innovating data structure, 3D_Evolution© can currently represent and manipulate the majority of the existing "Features". It can recover them automatically and then transform a simple solid model into a parameterized one. Handling important assemblies and complex geometries, 3D_Evolution© is reliable and simple to use. In interactive mode, 3D_Evolution© makes it possible to visually control the models construction errors and as a consequence to analyse their quality. On top of the automatic correction functionalities, the user can take advantage of much manual functionality allowing him to correct the errors detected.

The software 3D_Evolution© is faithful to the policy of CT CoreTechnologies Inc.: Save time and Simplify working by seeking innovating solutions constantly, more powerful and easy to use. The version 2004 will make a big step forward in the CAD data transfer field, bringing there intelligence and flexibility, absent on the market until now. Based on the characteristic forms recognition, the 3D_Evolution© new functionalities will give the possibility of preparing your models according to your needs.

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