Robbins Mines OneSpace.net for Design Reviews

Collaboration software streamlines product development, increases savings and profits

Sindelfingen, Germany, August 16, 2005 - CoCreate Software, a leading provider of flexible CAD and collaborative PLM software, today announced that The Robbins Company, designers and manufacturers of tunneling and mining equipment, uses OneSpace.net to streamline product development.

The Robbins Company is the world�s leading manufacturer of hard rock tunnel boring machines. Since the early 1950s, Robbins tunnel boring machines and mining equipment have been used in more than 700 projects worldwide. The company develops and manufactures globally with customers, contractors, suppliers and project teams all over the world.

�OneSpace.net is an excellent fit for our global environment,� said Stefan Kolb, technical manager at the German subsidiary Robbins GmbH. �So far, I�ve seen it avert time-consuming and costly misunderstandings and travel expenses. We know that our overall savings will be considerable as we use this software more and more.�

OneSpace.net is collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Robbins enlists the tool to hold design reviews in OneSpace.net�s meeting center where teams discuss, inspect and change drawings, models and interfaces. Team members and customers anywhere can view models and other data with the tool�s two-way application-sharing function, built specifically for engineers so that it can handle large graphic files without bogging down.

Clear communication promises to lead to product success. �OneSpace.net increases the advantages of 3D modeling exponentially,� said Kolb. �We envision including team members, customers, contractors, consultants, suppliers and field service personal in our OneSpace.net meetings. They then can see our products live - over the entire life cycle - including early concept studies, the design process, manufacturing, assembly, operation and disassembly on the job sites. Everyone involved in a project gets a much more tangible view of our tunnel boring machines, compared to, say, e-mail or ftp services. It�s like we are right there showing them.�

Kolb adds, �With input from customers and suppliers, we end up with better products and shorter delivery times. That means we aren�t just saving money, but potentially growing our sales and competitive edge.�

The company can also use OneSpace.net�s project workspace to store and retrieve information online. Team members can access project data at any time from any location via the Internet. This guarantees that the team works on the same version of a file- a key tactic for drastically reducing misunderstandings.

Robbins first used OneSpace.net with CoCreate�s free trial. �For the trial we involved 10 team members from Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US who were working on one project,� said Kolb. �OneSpace.net was easy to use, and the team was up and running quickly.�

About CoCreate 

CoCreate�s flexible CAD and collaborative PLM applications enable manufacturers to take advantage of changes within their supply chains and markets. Our software provides the competitive advantage manufacturers need to quickly adapt to new opportunities and gain sustainable top line growth.

Our mechanical CAD product, Designer Modeling, is for designers who need freedom to create and change 3D designs without misunderstandings or delay. Model Manager, a data management product, is for teams who can�t afford to work on the wrong revision of a 3D CAD model or 2D drawing when creating assemblies. OneSpace.net collaboration software is for project teams who are overwhelmed by the complexity of a design process that stretches across sites, contractors, or outsourced teams.

We help teams design products, manage CAD data, and share ideas so they can reach their time-to-market goals. 

www.cocreate.com

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