Automotive supplier makes PLM software choice

Actify's compressed .3D format, allows relevant data to be easily and securely made available without requiring knowledge of a CAD systemGeorg Fischer Automotive will be standardising its design data communications and visualisation with SpinFire Professional throughout the company. Georg Fischer Automotive has been using SpinFire Professional successfully for six years at various factories. As the company has grown over the years Georg Fischer's design communication and visualisation needs have also grown.
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 August 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Software targets Czech usersActify , has released SpinFire Professional 8.2, which features the addition of a Czech language version and an improved .3D file formatDue to the benefits it hase received from using Actify's visualisation solution it was an easy decision to expand and standardise on Actify's solution throughout the company in 13 locations and five countries.
'We have decided to use SpinFire Professional as the central data visualisation and communication solution in order to achieve higher investment security and reduce costs', Uwe Kruse, CIO of GF Automotive explained.
'With SpinFire Professional, we can increase collaboration in the design process and shorten development cycles, while improving quality and customer satisfaction'.
Actify's partner Infotech Enterprises is actively supporting Georg Fischer Automotive in the implementation of the project.
By analysing the needs of each location, Infotech Enterprises has been able to identify the exact communication and visualisation solution needed to support the design process in the most efficient way.
SpinFire Professional is gaining more and more importance as it is being used as a company-wide collaboration tool, and not only in engineering.
Its usage spans across various departments, such as sales, marketing, logistics, purchasing, key-account management, quality management and assembly.
With Actify's compressed .3D format, the relevant data can be easily and securely made available, throughout the organisation and to external partners, without requiring the knowledge, or use, of a CAD system.
Thus, the company can reduce costs in product development, purchasing, tender preparation and production, as well as in sales and marketing, while increasing productivity.
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