InspectionXpert Corporation announced today a new global licensing, marketing and distribution agreement with Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation.
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation, commonly known as "SolidWorks" is one of the leading suppliers of software application programs in the fields of Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Product Data Management (PDM), and interactive experience of 3D content. InspectionXpert is one of the leading providers of productivity enhancement tools for manufacturing and quality inspection. Under this strategic relationship, SolidWorks will begin selling certain InspectionXpert software products through its worldwide value added reseller channel. The new solution will be branded as SolidWorks Inspection.
"Since SolidWorks is one of the leading design and product data management solution providers in manufacturing markets across the world, this agreement gives us unprecedented exposure and the opportunity for accelerated market share," said Jeff Cope, CEO of InspectionXpert. "SolidWorks products are known as easy to learn and use and that fits perfectly with our mission to help make quality management and inspection more effective and faster, from the small machine shop to global OEMs."
The increasing demand for integrated and powerful software solutions for product design and manufacturing quality processes is a key area of focus for both companies. InspectionXpert recently announced its fifth year of double digit growth, with a 75% increase in gross revenues over the prior year. InspectionXpert has rapidly become a recognized leading innovator of quality process automation across an expanding, global client base of manufacturing industry segments including aerospace, defense, medical device, alternative energy, automotive and construction equipment, oil and gas, and machine or job shops.
"InspectionXpert's emergence as one of the fastest growing quality management and inspection solutions and their innovative approach to key areas of the product design and quality management functions was very attractive to our company," said Bertrand Sicot, CEO for SolidWorks Corporation. "Now our resellers can offer even more value and our end users will be able to buy and use InspectionXpert software applications as part of the new SolidWorks Inspection bundled solution, increasing productivity and return on investment."
Under the new agreement, SolidWorks resellers will be able to sell InspectionXpert software products as part of a growing portfolio of SolidWorks solutions. InspectionXpert will focus on the fast-growing on-demand, cloud-based, and OEM-customized application opportunities which will provide all companies in the product manufacturing value stream new capabilities to easily and cost effectively improve their quality and inspection processes. In addition, the new quality management professional services being offered by InspectionXpert Services Corporation are increasing the ways companies can use InspectionXpert as their single source for quality improvement.
"We are excited to support SolidWorks resellers and increase the value for all our users," said Gretchen Bazeley, Director of Business Development. "Our SolidWorks relationship is another way we can increase our visibility and value to all suppliers and manufacturers who need to improve quality management and productivity."
InspectionXpert software increases efficiencies and the accuracy of quality inspections and documentation, providing manufacturing companies and their supply chains with the flexibility to easily and cost effectively improve their quality and inspection processes.
