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GibbsCAM® Awarded "Certified Select Product" Rating with Solid Edge V11MOORPARK, CA - February 8, 2002
Gibbs
and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® computer-aided manufacturing
(CAM) software for programming computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery
and controls, announced today that Electronic Data Systems (EDS), has once
again approved GibbsCAM as a "Certified Select Product" for Solid
Edge. The certification process, which is part of the Solid Edge Voyager
solution provider program, required completing EDS' extensive test procedure
using Solid Edge V11. The tests performed rigorously exercised the integration
between Solid Edge V11 and GibbsCAM 2002, to ensure a continued high-level
of interoperability between the latest versions of the two applications.
"Solid Edge from EDS is pleased to once again
approve GibbsCAM as a Certified Select Product," states Kris Kasprzak,
Voyager Program Manager. "This certification ensures that the Solid
Edge/GibbsCAM combination provides customers with a powerful CAD/CAM solution,
based on the highest level of interoperability." This announcement
further demonstrates the two company's commitment to work together to
provide industry leading, best-in-class CAD/CAM solutions. "Working
directly with Solid Edge, we were able to develop a level of integration
between our products," says Bill Gibbs, founder/president of Gibbs
and Associates. "As a result, the Solid Edge/GibbsCAM combination
continues to deliver incredible value and performance to customers."
The Solid Edge-to-GibbsCAM Transfer Add-In, which facilitates
model transfer to GibbsCAM with a single menu selection from within Solid
Edge and was required as part of meeting the "Certified Select Product"
qualifications, is now included as a standard feature of the GibbsCAM
2002 release allowing Solid Edge/GibbsCAM users easy access to this powerful
capability. Updates to the Add-In will also be available at Gibbs' Online
support section on their web site, www.GibbsCAM.com.
GibbsCAM customers continue to experience significant
reductions, often as much as 75 to 85 percent, in their overall programming
time through the Solid Edge/GibbsCAM CAD/CAM solution. Because GibbsCAM
and Solid Edge are both based on the Parasolid modeling kernel, part model
data can be directly exchanged. Not only does this common usage of Parasolid
eliminate the need for data translation, but it also facilitates both
systems evaluating the model exactly the same way preventing geometric
differences from being introduced. This ensures that the part geometry
will be machined directly as designed resulting in the highest degree
of fidelity in the finished product. GibbsCAM's associativity mechanism
also allows toolpath to be updated to reflect changes in the geometry
without having to redefine parameters or re-associate geometry through
"Redo All Ops". Changes to process parameters, such as tooling
changes, speed and feed rates, can also be easily accommodated at any
time.
About Solid Edge and EDS
Solid Edge from EDS is powerful, 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software
that can reduce manufacturing companies' time to market by an achievable
50 percent. Solid Edge empowers designers of machinery, automotive tooling,
electro-mechanical and other products to easily and quickly create, capture
and share product knowledge across the entire engineering organization.
The exclusive Solid Edge Insight knowledge-sharing technology embeds design
data management capabilities directly within CAD to provide better quality
products, lower costs, and shorter delivery cycles. Thousands of companies
worldwide, including Alcoa, NEC Engineering and Volvo, cite Solid Edge
for its innovative design capabilities and ease of use. The Solid Edge
Voyager Program includes more than 150 integrated engineering software
applications and computer hardware solutions. Learn more at www.solidedge.com.
EDS, the leading global services company, provides strategy,
implementation and hosting for clients managing the business and technology
complexities of the digital economy. EDS brings together the world's best
technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps
clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways, establish their
customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS, with its management-consulting
subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, serves the world's leading companies and governments
in 58 countries. EDS reported revenues of $19.2 billion in 2000. The company's
stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EDS) and the London
Stock Exchange. Learn more at www.eds.com.
About GibbsCAM and Gibbs and Associates
Since 1984, Gibbs and Associates has been a leading developer of CAM software
for CNC machining supporting 2- through 5-axis milling, turning, mill/turning,
multi-task simultaneous machining and wire-EDM. The current GibbsCAM product
line is widely acclaimed for its ease of use and productivity power. The
Virtual Gibbs integrated off-line CAM system and the Gibbs SFP embedded
shop floor programming CAM system are fully compatible. High-level process
models can be bi-directionally exchanged between the shop floor and manufacturing
engineering allowing the capture of shop-proven processes for standardization.
GibbsCAM also offers fully integrated manufacturing modeling capabilities
that include entry-level 2D, 2.5D, 3D wireframe, surface modeling, solid-modeling
creation, and the ability to access many CAD data formats. Gibbs and Associates
distributes its products worldwide through a network of international
Resellers. For more information about Gibbs and Associates and its CAM
software packages, call 1-800-654-9399, or visit the company on-line at
www.gibbsCAM.com.
The Gibbs logo, GibbsCAM, GibbsCAM logo, Virtual Gibbs, Gibbs SFP, SolidSurfacer, MTM and “Powerfully Simple. Simply Powerful.” are either trademark(s) or registered trademark(s) in the United States and/or other countries of Gibbs and Associates, a Cimatron company. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Contact:
Yvonne Anderson
Gibbs and Associates
(805) 523-0004
(805) 523-0006 FAX
yvonnea@GibbsCAM.com
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