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Precor Deploys ProductCenter Collaborative PDM, Migrating Years of 3D CAD Data in Record Time
Leading Exercise Equipment Manufacturer Selects ProductCenter for Its Mixed CAD InteroperabilityBURLINGTON, Mass., October 17, 2002 — Workgroup Technology Corporation (WTC) (NASDAQ: WKGP), a leading provider of collaborative product data management (PDM) software solutions, today announced that Precor Incorporated has purchased and implemented ProductCenter ™ 8.1. Precor, a leading manufacturer of home and commercial exercise equipment, switched to ProductCenter from another PDM solution, which inadequately limited vaulting and configuration control support to only Pro/Engineer® computer-aided design (CAD) data. ProductCenter was chosen for its ability to integrate with multiple CAD solutions, supporting a mixed-CAD environment at Precor that includes both Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks®.
"Like many companies, PDM interoperability is important to us," states Carol McDonald, Precor product support manager. "The true value of a PDM solution is its ability to manage multiple CAD solutions and various data types. It made no sense to implement multiple PDM solutions to individually support Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks. WTC offered strong solutions to both for a consistent integrated environment to manage all our product data."
McDonald was also impressed with how little time it took to deploy ProductCenter. "By experience we've learned to maintain very clean data bases, but it was impressive being able to migrate over seven years of Pro/E data to ProductCenter in just five days. This speaks to WTC's in-depth understanding of the 3D CAD environment, enabling us to deploy ProductCenter in short order, with no disruption to operations."
About Precor Incorporated
Founded in 1980, Precor is headquartered northeast of Seattle in Woodinville, Wash., with international offices in the United Kingdom, Germany and Hong Kong. One of the largest fitness equipment manufacturers in the United States, Precor sets the standard for innovation and excellence in product quality, customer service and delivering a natural, low-impact workout experience.
About Workgroup Technology Corporation
Workgroup Technology Corporation (WTC) develops, markets and supports ProductCenter™, a web-enabled, extended enterprise Collaborative Product Data Management (PDM) solution that provides document management, design integration, configuration control, change management, and enterprise integration for optimizing product development. Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company differentiates itself on the basis of its controlled and secure accessibility, enterprise integration, and quick adaptability of its software. Thousands of users at mid-sized and global companies are in production and benefit from WTC products, including ABB, Inc.; Eaton Corporation; FlightSafety International; General Electric Company; Goodrich Turbine Fuel Technologies; Honeywell; Millipore Corporation; Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.; U.S. Army; and Whirlpool Corporation. The company's Web site is located at www.workgroup.com.
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