ESPRIT/MS PowerFold for MicroStation Modeler Ships; Newest of "best-of-breed" mechanical engineering application streamlines sheetmetal product lifecycles

Business Wire, Sept 9, 1996

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Bentley Systems, Inc. and DP Technology today announced that ESPRIT/MS PowerFold for MicroStation Modeler is now shipping. The mechanical engineering software product streamlines the design and manufacturing process of sheetmetal products and metal stamping dies. Design and manufacturing engineers use PowerFold to produce more manufacturable designs and accurately plan the manufacturing process.

PowerFold is integrated with MicroStation Modeler using the single engineering model. The single engineering model in MicroStation Modeler contains all product information so users can quickly and efficiently perform modeling, detailing, analysis and, now with PowerFold, manufacturing planning. Users work with a single user interface and there is no need for data translation and no loss in data resolution.

Peter Brooks, director of mechanical engineering products at Bentley, comments, "The integration of the PowerFold technologies into the MicroStation Modeler environment provides a breakthrough for engineers in design and manufacturing. They no longer have to experiment with flat pattern designs, wondering if the final pattern matches the dimensions of the design." He adds, "The easy-to-access PowerFold capabilities result in better products and a streamlined product lifecycle."

PowerFold automates the process of unfolding and folding a design. It prepares the 3D design for manufacturing and verifies that the final product will match the original 3D model. Unique "intelligent unfolding" technology in PowerFold factors weld lines, bend lines, and material characteristics into this simulation. As a result, time and materials are not wasted through traditional trial and error processes.

Daniel Frayssinet, president of DP Technology, states, "Our goal is to provide advanced automation for designers and manufacturers that significantly increases their productivity. We have for years provided stand-alone PowerFold capability that has been very successful for all our users. The integration of PowerFold into the MicroStation environment will increase the productivity of our customers and expand the use of this technology."

Other "best-of-breed" mechanical applications using the single engineering model of MicroStation Modeler include Structural Research & Analysis Corporation's COSMOS/M DESIGNER II, for structural analysis; Baystate Technologies' DRAFT-PAK Mechanical and Econocap Engineering's Ece-Mechanics for automated GD&T, standard parts generation, and bill of materials generation; DP Technology's ESPRIT/MS CAM for milling, turning, and wire EDM NC part programming; Mechanical Dynamic's ADAMS/MS Motion and ADAMS/MS Mechanisms for simulating the motion of assemblies.

Pricing and Availability

ESPRIT/MS PowerFold supports Intel-based PCs running DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT. PowerFold is priced at $1250 US and is now available.

For more information on ESPRIT/MS PowerFold or MicroStation Modeler, please contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY, 1 610-458-5000 (US), 31 2356-85588 (Europe), 61 3-9699-8699 (Asia), via e-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com, or through the World Wide Web at www.bentley.com.

About DP Technology

DP Technology, the company behind ESPRIT, has focused exclusively on the development of manufacturing software since the earliest days of desktop computing. The company's products are packed with nearly two decades of programming experience, metalworking knowledge, and CNC know-how. DP Technology dedicates nearly 20% of annual revenues to ongoing R&D and continues to produce powerful innovations that position its ESPRIT software family among the leading CAM products worldwide.

More on Bentley

Bentley Systems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in engineering software products and user services. The company now serves over 220,000 professionals in building/plant engineering, GeoEngineering, and mechanical engineering. Its MicroStation products are proven at over 70% of the largest U.S. engineering firms and are the software foundation behind the engineering of well-known buildings, airports, hospitals, highways, machines, bridges and industrial plants throughout the world. With annual revenues of over $95 million in 1995, Bentley has risen to number three in the AEC software segment and become one of the world's fastest growing software companies. -0-

MicroStation and MicroStation Modeler are registered trademarks; and Bentley is a trademark of Bentley Systems, Inc. ESPRIT is a trademark of DP Technology Corporation. COSMOS/M is a registered trademark of Structural Research & Analysis Corporation. DRAFT-PAK is a registered trademark of Baystate Technologies, Inc. ADAMS is a registered trademark of Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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