Childcare product manufacturer Dorel Juvenile Group purchases 250,000th license as SolidWorks solidifies its market leadership and sets the standard for engineering productivity
CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003-- SolidWorks today continued its dominance of the three dimensional (3D) mechanical design market when it announced it has shipped 250,000 licenses of its flagship software since 1995. This milestone stems from SolidWorks' seven-year-history of making engineers more productive with solid modeling so they can design better products faster, more affordably, and with more precision than with any other software. Juvenile products manufacturer Dorel Juvenile Group, home to the Safety 1st and Cosco brands, purchased the 250,000th license, and is one of more than 35,000 customers worldwide that use SolidWorks(R) software to accelerate product time to market.
"SolidWorks has continued to top the $353 million market for
value-priced 3D mechanical design software for both revenues and the
number of seats shipped," said Bruce Jenkins, executive vice president
at market research and technology assessment firm Daratech, Inc. "The
company's commitment to making 3D modeling technology easy to afford,
easy to learn, and easy to use continues to drive its market
leadership."
Since 2001, SolidWorks has nearly doubled the number of licenses
it has delivered because of growing demand for its cost-effective,
feature-rich 3D design tools. Its production success in designing
everything from microelectronics to enormous steam generation machines
used in power plants has spurred increased sales in existing and new
industries. SolidWorks' rapid adoption in education markets has also
contributed to accelerated growth. SolidWorks has sold more 3D
mechanical design software to high schools and institutions of higher
learning than any other vendor.
Designing safety into childcare products
Under the Safety 1st brand, Dorel Juvenile Group, a division of
Dorel Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIIBF), makes childcare products and
toys ranging from video baby monitors to cribs and tricycles. It chose
SolidWorks to smooth out and accelerate design communication between
its product design team and its computer-aided design (CAD)-focused
engineers. The company's design team previously generated free sketch
and solid foam renderings of new product designs that engineers had to
manually convert into CAD data. This two-step process took time and
increased the risk of errors that would delay production, according to
Pete Giardina, design systems engineer at Dorel Juvenile Group.
SolidWorks' short learning curve and intuitive user interface
enable the design team to graphically recreate their ideas in a
digital format. The software's precision and troubleshooting
capabilities allow the engineers to quickly convert the design team's
concepts into production-ready solid models. "SolidWorks gives us one
tool that provides both the design flexibility and engineering
accuracy we need to reduce our overall design time and get products to
market faster than with our previous CAD software," said Giardina.
"This market is incredibly competitive, and we must constantly
innovate with new products to set ourselves apart. SolidWorks gives us
the advantage to quickly turn those innovations into safe, reliable
products."
Dorel Juvenile Group will use SolidWorks PhotoWorks(TM)
photorealistic rendering tool to strengthen its marketing programs by
showing retailers, customers, and sales staff lifelike images of new
products. The company will also use SolidWorks' eDrawings
e-mail-enabled design communication tool so that design team members,
retailers, and sales staff can comment on a new stroller design, for
example.
"SolidWorks' proven ability to help companies like Dorel Juvenile
Group excel in their markets has created a growing global network of
commercial and educational users who become advocates for SolidWorks'
design capabilities," said John McEleney, CEO of SolidWorks. "Every
day more 2D users choose SolidWorks than any other 3D mechanical
design solution because our customers tout the software's powerful,
easy transition to 3D. Simplifying solid modeling and helping
engineers do their jobs better is why SolidWorks has reached this
quarter-of-a-million-license milestone. Now, it's on to the next
250,000 licenses."
Dorel Juvenile Group receives ongoing software implementation,
training, and support from SolidWorks reseller Computer-Aided
Products.
About Dorel Juvenile Group
Dorel Industries Inc. is based in Montreal, Canada and is a global
manufacturer of consumer products. It specializes in two market
segments: juvenile products and home furnishings. Its juvenile
products division, Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG USA) has major facilities
in Columbus, Indiana and Canton, Massachusetts. DJG USA manufactures
product under the Cosco and Safety 1st brand names, and is licensed by
Eddie Bauer among others. It offers an extensive line of products such
as car seats, strollers, high chairs, infant health and safety aids,
play-yards, and juvenile accessories. European juvenile operations are
carried out through the Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG Europe) located in
Holland and the Ampa Group which has major facilities in France,
Italy, and Portugal. Brand names marketed in Europe are Maxi-Cosi,
Bebe Confort, Quinny, Safety 1st, Babideal, MonBebe, and Baby Relax.
Dorel Industries, Inc. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the symbols DII.A and DII.B in Canada and on the NASDAQ Exchange under
the symbol DIIBF.
About Computer-Aided Products
Founded in 1989, Computer-Aided Products (
www.capinc.com) is a
leading regional reseller of CAD/CAE/PDM software, training,
consulting, and support. Custom and on-site training to rapidly
transition users from first-generation solid modelers is a specialty.
The company supports New England engineering teams from three offices.
The company supports a broad range of SolidWorks Gold Partner products
including COSMOSWorks(TM), PDMWorks(TM), ShapeWorks, SigmundWorks, and
SMARTEAM(R).
About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. (Nasdaq:
DASTY,
Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software
for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. Founded
in 1993, SolidWorks' mission is to unleash the power of 3D for
everyone in product development and foster a collaborative user
community. In seven years of delivering product, SolidWorks has
shipped more than 250,000 total seats of software worldwide.
SolidWorks has offices around the globe and sells, distributes, and
supports its products through a worldwide reseller network. For the
latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the
company's Web site (
www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000
(outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).
SolidWorks is a registered trademark, and PhotoWorks and PDMWorks
are trademarks of SolidWorks Corporation. COSMOSWorks is a trademark
of Structural Research and Analysis Corporation. SMARTEAM is a
registered trademark of SmarTeam Corporation Ltd. Other brand and
product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c)
2003 SolidWorks Corporation.
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