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ParallelGraphics were selected in the Product engineering section

by Kevin Parker

Behind product maintenance

Boeing, Airbus, General Atomics, Pfeizer, Loral, DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen, ESA and Ford comprise a diverse bunch, but they do share some common traits. They all cite accelerated time-to-market, improved product quality, organizational efficiency, and lower costs using a solution from ParallelGraphics that transforms design data into ‘visual know-how’ for product maintenance and training.

Headquartered in Ireland and led by Francis Bernard, founder of Dassault Systémes, ParallelGraphics’ Cortona3D solution feeds design data from CAD, product data management, and enterprise resource management solutions into 3D authoring tools that then integrate visual know-how into product documentation. But it doesn’t take a CAD expert to use Cortona3D. An intuitive interface enables people with no 3D experience to create simulations and associated text.

The benefits are significant: eg, maintenance and training information delivered up to 70 percent faster; development costs of documentation and training reduced; elimination of costly and inaccurate translations; increased productivity and workforce efficiency; and lower costs due to reusing content.