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May 2005

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UGS Digital Manufacturing Symposium is June 15-16, 2005

Join UGS at this FREE annual two-day event to find out how our new Tecnomatix digital manufacturing solutions are helping the world's leading companies see farther, plan earlier, change faster-and beat their competition.

See a full day of case studies from companies that have achieved measurable benefits using UGS digital manufacturing-including GM, Caterpillar, Rolls-Royce, American Axle, GE Transportation, Visteon and many more.

Get a up-close view of the solutions that make up the Tecnomatix portfolio-including the new production execution tools-in our special breakout sessions

Attend an executive workshop on best practices for implementing a digital manufacturing strategy

An ideal location.and a chance to see the Detroit Tigers!

The symposium will be held at the Conference & Event Center, across the street from the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. UGS is also sponsoring a trip to the "Tiger's Den" in Comerica Park to see the Detroit Tigers play the San Diego Padres. Availability for the ball game is limited to the first 100 registrants.

Agenda Overview

Wednesday

Introducing Tecnomatix, the new digital manufacturing solution from UGS

Users speak out: High-level manufacturing executives explain how their companies are gaining value from Tecnomatix. Speakers include:

General Motors: Kirk Guttman, Global Information Officer, Manufacturing & Quality

Rolls-Royce: Matt Thomas, Project Manager, Computer-aided Process Planning

American Axle: Abdallah Shanti, Vice President, Information Technology, Electronic Product Integration & Chief Information Officer

Caterpillar: Randy Miller, Global IT Solutions

GE Transportation: Jayne Abney, Supply Chain Manufacturing Planning Process Leader

Visteon: John McLoughlin, Manager of Manufacturing Engineering

PLUS three more digital manufacturing users!

ROI panel discussion with user presenters

Q & A roundtable with UGS digital manufacturing development, sales and marketing representatives

Wednesday Evening Event

Trip to Comerica Park to watch the Detroit Tigers versus the San Diego Padres!

Thursday Workshop Options

Management Track: Implementing a digital manufacturing strategy

An interactive workshop to help managers: 1) assess the benefits of using digital manufacturing and 2) understand the best practices for implementing a digital manufacturing strategy, including support for corporate lean and Six Sigma initiatives.

Technical track 1: Manufacturing process and data management

An interactive workshop to help companies: 1) improve part and assembly process planning and 2) manage manufacturing data for process standardization and knowledge re-use.

Technical track 2: Plant performance optimization

An interactive workshop on: 1) designing and validating plant layouts and material flow for optimal performance and 2) evaluating workplace tasks for optimal worker safety and performance.

Technical track 3: Production execution and quality management

An interactive workshop to help companies: 1) reduce the negative impact of variation in product assembly and share quality data throughout the enterprise and 2) extend product lifecycle management to the shop floor with solutions for production control and tracking.

For further information and to register visit https://www.ugs.com/forms/symp_dig_mfg.shtml .

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