CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
15 July 2008
Implementation Investments
SofTech’s ProductCenter PLM Solution Selected by Fluidigm Corporation
SofTech, Inc. announced that its ProductCenter™ PLM solution has been selected by Fluidigm Corporation of South San Francisco, CA. Fluidigm is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) to the life sciences market.
Fluidigm will utilize ProductCenter for management of its SolidWorks® product design data; process automation including electronic change notification (ECN) through ProductCenter Workflow; and engineering BOM data management with a link to the corporate ERP system. “With its ability to access accurate product data, ProductCenter should significantly improve Fluidigm’s current data management processes. We expect increased productivity as well as improved data integrity and reduced costs using ProductCenter,” states Brandon Ripley, Senior Electrical Engineer at Fluidigm. “ProductCenter and its reporting tools should streamline our ECN process and enhance our product release practices.”
ProductCenter’s integration to SolidWorks, its customizable Web Client interface and SofTech’s Customer Support organization contributed to Fluidigm’s selection.
About Fluidigm Corporation
Fluidigm develops, manufactures and markets proprietary Integrated Fluidic Circuit (IFC) systems that significantly improve productivity in life science research. Fluidigm’s IFCs enable the simultaneous performance of thousands of sophisticated biochemical measurements in extremely minute volumes. These “integrated circuits for biology” are made possible by miniaturizing and integrating liquid handling components on a single microfabricated device. Fluidigm’s IFC systems, consisting of instrumentation, software and single-use IFCs, increase throughput, decrease costs and enhance sensitivity compared to conventional laboratory systems.
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