CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
7 April 2005
Product News
ImpactXoft and IMS Software Establish Business Partnership; IMSpost is preferred postprocessor for the IX Manufacturing Solution
ImpactXoft and IMS Software, a provider of manufacturing products and advanced postprocessing solutions, announced a business partnership and the availability of the IMSpost software within ImpactXoft's IX Manufacturing solution.
IMSpost from IMS Software is the world's most advanced postprocessing software and transforms CAD/CAM cutter location (CL) files into the specific machine codes (G/M codes) required by NC machines. IMSpost works with all major CAD/CAM systems, hardware platforms, and NC machines, in one easy to use interface. IMS provides a library of postprocessors within IX Manufacturing to drive CNC machines from numerous machine tool vendors with support of over 50 different CNC controllers. IX Manufacturing customers will now have access to the most extensive postprocessor library as well as simulation solutions for any level of machining complexity available in the market.
IX Manufacturing is part of ImpactXoft's IX SPeeD Suite, a design environment for Simultaneous Product Development (SPD) that features industry solutions specialized for vertical disciplines participating in the development of products for the Electronics and Electrical (E&E) and consumer goods markets. IX Manufacturing is a solution for machining and manufacturing specialists that need dedicated tools to work productively with product engineers. In addition to powerful 3D modeling capability, IX Manufacturing covers the entire manufacturing process including tool path definition, milling, drilling and pocket operations, computation, verification, NC programming and automatic shop floor documentation.
"We are very pleased to announce our partnership with ImpactXoft" said Dan Wrenn, president of IMS Software. "IX Manufacturing and IMSpost together provide a fully functional solution to address the complete manufacturing needs of our target customers."
"Teaming up with IMS enables us to give our manufacturing-focused users superior tools to complete the product development process," said Andrea Nassisi, director of product management for ImpactXoft. "We are thrilled to recommend IMSpost as the preferred postprocessor and simulation solution for IX Manufacturing."
ImpactXoft is a private, venture-funded software company providing a suite of products for Simultaneous Product Development. The IX SPeeD Suite features solutions that enable industrial designers, product engineers, mold and tooling designers, and tool manufacturers to work together as never before while utilizing specialized tools to help them achieve specific responsibilities. ImpactXoft has also formed a strategic partnership with Dassault Systemes to deliver ImpactXoft's technologies within their portfolio of world-leading 3D PLM products. More information is available at http://www.impactxoft.com/?cam=IMSpr .
IMS Software, Inc., founded in 1989, is a provider of NC postprocessing, simulation and verification solutions and services to companies seeking a competitive advantage in the manufacturing industry. Information on IMSpost, IMSverify and IMS Software, Inc. is available at http://www.ims-software.com.
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