MARKET PLACE
3D industrial design software
DeskArtes provides 3D industrial design software and value adding software technology for rapid prototyping, 3D printing, simulation, data verification and data healing. Its Industrial Design software packages are tailored for industrial designers, for conceptual product design and styling requiring a high visual appeal. Functionality ranges from 3D surface modelling to photorealistic rendering and sophisticated data exchange to/from other systems. Also availabe are 3D Data Processing software packages for rapid prototyping and data exchange markets, which offer high-end functionality for data repair and processing of standard format data files.
Deskartes Oy, Espoo, Finland.
Tel. +358 207 414 510, www.deskartes.fi
Software development services
SterlingTech Software develops and tests software for projects in the medical device industry. The company offers a free product development strategy analysis service to determine the most cost-effective solution to allow its customers to reach the market faster and avoid costly regulatory problems. The customised analysis will address full life cycle development and test, project management, requirements capture, architecture design, risk planning and hazard identification, software design and implementation, and software/hardware verification.
SterlingTech Software, Rochelle Park, New Jersey, USA.
Tel. +1 201 227 7569, www.sterlingtechsoftware.com
Quality management software
Pilgrim provides compliance and quality management software solutions. The company claims the products offer a platform for creating safer and more compliant products by managing advanced quality planning, change management and corrective and preventative actions. It also helps manage customer complaints, employee training, engineering collaboration, equipment calibration and maintenance, internal and external audit management, investigations, risk management and supplier quality.
Pilgrim Software Olympia, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Tel. +31 35 695 0959, www.pilgrimsoftware.com
Measurement/data processing software
LaserLinc manufactures noncontact laser and ultrasonic systems that feature its operator friendly measurement/data processing software. Total Vu software provides inprocess tolerance checking, trending, SPC, feedback control, data logging and defect detection. According to the company, these tools reduce scrap, save material, increase production efficiency, improve quality, and provide a complete view of the process, enabling problems to be identified and facilitating improvements.
LaserLinc Inc., Fairborn, Ohio, USA.
Tel. +1 937 318 2440, www.laserlinc.com
Design engineering software
Boothroyd Dewhurst has introduced a new version of its software for reducing manufacturing costs and assessing the environmental impact of product designs. DFMA 2009 reportedly guides engineers through simplification of a product design, then estimates labour and part manufactuing costs. The software identifies major cost drivers associtated with a wide range of choices for part manufacture and finishing. It also allows designers to conduct an environmental assessment by allowing them to evaluate the impact of material selection during the final concept stage, as well as account for the end of life status of their product.
Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc., Wakefield, Rhode Island, USA.
Tel. +1 401 783 5840, www.dfma.com
Enterprise resource planning software
SYSPRO provides enterprise resource planning software that promotes best practice lean manufacturing. Its Material Yield System accomodates customer specific dimensional requirements and makes automatic yield calculations. In the plastics industry, this involves factoring the yield from full plastic sheets, rods or tubes and then facilitating the return of remnants to inventory for reuse. The system automatically creates new part numbers and pricing for the returned remnants, filling customer orders from existing inventory or inventory from another branch, if possible.
SYSPRO, Costa Mesa, California.
Tel. +1 714 437 1000, www.syspro.com
Regulatory software
Blue Mountain offers a browser-based software product that enables the collaboration of maintenance, calibration and validation personnel, working together with asset owners and quality managers to maintain assets in a
controlled and validated state. According to the company, Regulatory Asset Manager reflects the reality that each group has its own unique requirements and ways of working with assets. Therefore, no group needs to compromise its productivity to work together.
Blue Mountain Quality Resources, Inc., State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tel. +1 814 234 2417, www.coolblue.com
Medical imaging technologies
ContextVision develops medical imaging enhancement, analysis and processing technologies. According to the company, its patented GOP algorithm allows unprecedented image quality to be achieved by simultaneously enhancing fine structure and reducing noise and speckle across MRI, X-ray,
ultrasound and CT image data.
ContextVision AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel. +46 8 750 3557, www.contextvision.com
Compliance management software
Proquis provides software and validation and consultancy services to help simplify regulatory compliance. Its integrated systems provide controlled document management, process improvement, nonconformance management and audit management. Managed Service Provision is also offered for customers who do not wish to manage the rigours of the required IT. This allows clients to maintain their compliance critical data in software on Proquis’ servers accessed via secure connections. An automated Proquis system has been adopted by Smith & Nephew to manage its hip resurfacing product. It says the software delivered a return on investment within 12 months.
Proquis Ltd (UK), Sittingbourne, UK.
Tel. +44 1795 479 001, www.proquis.com
Domain specific modelling
MetaCase provides domain-specific modelling environments. The MetaEdit+ product suite is a set of software development automation tools that allows users to create and implement modelling languages and automatic code generators custom-tailored to their particular needs. The company also offers training and consulting services to assist clients in maximising their use of domain specific modelling.
MetaCase, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Tel. +358 14 641 000, www.metacase.com
Label design software
PRISYM offers label design and print software that can be used to include variable data such as product codes, descriptions, bar codes, logos and images in labels. PRISYM 5 allows users to design bar code labels, reduce manual inputs and thus the potential for human error; use one labelling system for all printers; speed up label production; and centralise labelling management. Variable data is automatically sized to fit a dedicated area on the label.
PRISYM ID Germany GmbH, Rinteln, Germany.
Tel. +49 5751 891 1724, www.prisymid.de
Programming software
CAM-Service has introduced a new version of its NC programming software. Version 3 of CAGILA has optimised functions developed especially for laser cutting that allow effective data preparation for NC based micro processing. Customisable lead-ins, automatic placement of destruction/relief cuts, quick definition of processing sequence and automatic tool offset compensation reduce the programming time to a few minutes. The software supports many NC controllers, including A3200, PMAC and LPL. Automatic generation of stent family designs with different length and diameter can reportedly be achieved easily.
CAM-Service GmbH, Herford, Germany.
Tel. +49 5221 9943 93, www.cam-service.com
