Intelligent Manufacturing € March € 1995 € Vol. 1 € No. 3
Intelligent Manufacturing € March € 1995 € Vol. 1
€ No. 3
Intergraph Software Solutions (Huntsville, Ala.), a developer of
integrated software for technical desktop applications, has signed an
agreement with Deneb Robotics (Auburn Hills, Mich.), a provider of
three-dimensional software for virtual factory simulation and other
applications involving remote control of automated devices and
immersion into virtual reality environments. The deal will enable
Intergraph to resell Deneb's Virtual NC and Ultra interactive
simulation software packages. The agreement extends a previous
contract between the two companies that allows Intergraph to resell
Deneb's IGRIP simulation software. Hardware support now includes
Silicon Graphics, Sun and Intergraph workstations.
Deneb's Virtual NC is a 3-D interactive simulation environment
specifically designed for visualizing and analyzing the functionality
of a machine tool, its CNC controller, and the material removal
process. It is being used to prove out NC programs, setup
configurations, advanced machine tools and complex machining
processes. Virtual NC provides a dynamic environment for concurrent
engineering, rapid prototyping, machine tool and machining
simulation, and operator training.
Intergraph will also resell Deneb's application-specific Ultra
interactive 3-D simulation products. These software packages enable
users to rapidly prototype and evaluate robotic manufacturing
processes, verify tooling concepts, optimize workcell design and
layout, determine workcell cycle times and throughput, confirm
reachability, and generate off-line programs for robots within the
workcell.
Effective Management Systems (Milwaukee, Wis.), a manufacturing
software company, has agreed to acquire Intercim (Minneapolis,
Minn.), a rival manufacturing software company. The companies focus
on complementary segments of manufacturing operations.
Intercim had $4.5 million in revenues last year and employs 30
people. EMS is a $23 million company with 170 employees. Together,
the companies serve about 1,400 customers which operate discrete
manufacturing plants.
Intercim provides information management systems that directly
control manufacturing operations. These systems integrate design
engineering, quality and manufacturing engineering with machines and
personnel. Intercim's Art-to-Part systems transfer necessary
manufacturing information from the engineering department directly to
the point of production and manage that information on a real-time
basis.
EMS's Time Critical Manufacturing products are a suite of
manufacturing execution systems software that provide manufacturers
with production management, shop-floor scheduling, inventory
management, and other applications integrated with its Factory
Workstation.
Intellution (Norwood, Mass.), a manufacturer of industrial
automation software, has been awarded a U.S. patent for its Display
Object technology. This technology instantly detects updates needed
for screen display and immediately redraws that portion of the
display to reflect real-time changes in monitored data sources. The
use of this object technology ensures real-time data display accuracy
and reduces processing overhead in performing display updates.
Display Object technology is incorporated in all Intellution
products.