Beaubois Selects Solid Edge From UGS PLM Solutions for Computer-Aided Design of High-Tech Woodworking Products

Ease and Speed of 3D Modeling Combined With Built-In Design Management Cited in Selection By Canadian Company

PLANO, Texas and SAINT-GEORGES, Quebec, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- UGS PLM Solutions, the product lifecycle management (PLM) subsidiary of EDS (NYSE:EDS), today announced that its Solid Edge(R) computer-aided design (CAD) software system has been selected by Canadian high-tech woodworking manufacturer Beaubois. The Quebec-based manufacturer purchased 35 licenses of Solid Edge to design architectural woodwork and custom furniture across multiple market segments.

"We needed to design faster and more productively but were limited by our 2D system," said Francois Lacombe, General Manager of Beaubois. "Solid Edge delivers a competitive advantage by shortening time to market and allowing us to design more complex products faster and easier which helps us expand into new markets."

Beaubois produces custom woodwork for buildings and is often contacted for a bid in the middle of construction of a project, dramatically decreasing the time it has to deliver its product. Hampered by its slow 2D design system, the company decided to move to 3D solid modeling and initiated a detailed evaluation of CAD alternatives that resulted in the selection of Solid Edge, from among three finalists, as the most effective solution for their business needs.

Beaubois also cited Solid Edge's built-in design management called Insight. "We already will be creating drawings faster by first modeling the product in 3D," Lacombe said. "With Insight, we also will be able to more easily share drawings with the building architects who will now be able to very quickly review them through view and markup tools."

Lacombe also cited the ability to use 3D data created in Solid Edge directly within the CNC routers at Beaubois as an added bonus. This reuse of data frees time and expense expended by personnel who previously had to program the routers in the manufacturing plant.

Mobius Technologies, a certified Solid Edge value-added reseller located in St-Romuald, Quebec will support Beaubois.

"Mobius Technologies proposed the most realistic and complete approach to our needs and demonstrated an ability to understand our industry and support our work," said Lacombe.

The Solution

Solid Edge from UGS PLM Solutions is powerful 3D CAD software that allows manufacturing companies to Design with Insight and achieve competitive advantage through cost reduction, while increasing top line revenues. 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, greatly eases the design of increasingly complex products required to meet continually changing market demands. 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 200 integrated engineering software applications and computer hardware solutions.

www.solidedge.com

About Beaubois

With a portfolio of more than 1,000 projects completed since its founding in 1977, Beaubois stands out from its competition in the field of architectural woodwork in Canada and the United States. Beaubois (Saint-Georges, Qc, Canada). The firm invests annually in the continuing professional development of its 200 employees, improvements to its plant of 160,000 sq. ft. And the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment. The firm's focus on excellence is recognized by the AWI's Quality Certification Program, which gave Beaubois a perfect mark in October 2003. The company is also ISO 9001:2000 certified and this guarantees that Beaubois' clients will always benefit from its steadfast commitment to process improvements. The company specializes in architectural woodwork and custom-made furniture for various sectors, such as institutional, recreational, cultural, educational and commercial. Among the contracts in progress are: Bronx Criminal Courthouse, New York; Harris County Courthouse, Houston, Texas; Solano County Government Center, Fairfield, California and Salem State College Residence Hall, Salem, Mass.

www.beaubois.ca

About UGS PLM Solutions

UGS PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management, collaboration and product design software and services with 42,000 clients and more than 2.8 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. 

www.ugsplm.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 consultan cies, and UGS PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management, collaboration and product design software. With 2003 revenue of $21.5 billion, EDS is ranked 87th on the Fortune 500. The company's stock is traded on the New York and London stock exchanges. 

www.eds.com

 

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