Missler Software, developer of TopSolid'Wood, the integrated CAD/CAM software for the woodworking industry, has recently announced the generation of post-processors for the machines Biesse, the leader manufacturer of CNC machinery for the furniture and carpentry industry.

TopSolid'Wood is an integrated design, manufacturing and management (CAD/CAM/PDM) software specialized for wood processing. TopSolid'Wood outputs to the CNC plant floor through TopSolid'WoodCam, an integrated CAM solution which automatically produces the ISO code, via a post processor, to manufacture parts on CNC machinery. TopSolid'Wood offers unique and complete simulation of the machine tool which is vital to verify complex 5 axis tool paths.

TopSolid'WoodCam outputs to the Biesse Rover series CNC machines and can manage all machining operations from 2 ½ D, 3D, 4 and 5 axis. Many software functions exist to optimise machining operations with Biesse machines: automatic positioning of parts, assemblies and nested parts; topological analysis which permits the choice of the optimum machining operation; automatic creation of tool paths in profiling, grooving, surfacing from 2 ½ D to 5 axes and customization of machining strategies by the generation of re-usable processes for greater automation of operations.

According to Dominique Laffret, Vice-President of Strategic Relationships at Missler Software: "We are very happy to collaborate with Biesse. Missler Software's strategy is to work closely with machine tool manufacturers to ensure that our post-processor development is in line with machine developments. TopSolid'Wood is a completely integrated CAD/CAM solution so we need to keep abreast of all machine innovations to ensure that our software is up to date. Biesse is a leading manufacturer of machines for the wood industry on a worldwide scale and we have many customers using Biesse machines."

On one level Missler Software provides an interface to Biesse's shop floor CAM solution BiesseWorks. For more complex machining TopSolid'Wood can directly drive Biesse machines. With top-class Biesse machines, Missler Software will provide to customers a CAD/CAM solution to drive these machines.

Missler Software and its European resellers work closely with Biesse in Europe. TopSolid'Wood was on demonstration at the Biesse booth at Ligna in May '07 and displayed at the BiesseInside in Biesse S.p.A Headquarter in October (Biesseinside, 10-13 October, Pesaro). Close collaboration also exists between Missler Software and Biesse America - TopSolid'Wood was demonstrated on the various One2One Biesse open days and on the Biesse booth at the AWFS wood trade fair which took place in Las Vegas in July 2007.

About Missler Software:
Missler Software is one of the leading global suppliers of CAD, CAM and ERP solutions. The company's product lines include TopSolidand GOelan. Missler Software offers a uniquely integrated solution for the wood industry, mechanical engineering industry (general mechanical design, special machinery, tooling, boilerwork …) and sheet metal industries.

Thanks to its advanced technology and its fully integrated solution, Missler Software is experiencing rapid growth in the global CAD/CAM market. For further information contact international@topsolid.com or visit www.topsolid.com

About Biesse:
The Biesse Group
Biesse operates in the market of machinery and systems involved in processing wood, glass, marble and stone. Founded in Pesaro in 1969 by Giancarlo Selci, Biesse SpA has been listed since 2001 in the Star segment of the Italian Stock Exchange.

The Company offers modular solutions that range from the design of turnkey systems for large furniture manufacturers to individual automatic machines and processing centres for small- and medium-sized companies, to the design and sale of individual high-tech components.

Thanks to its orientation towards innovation and research, Biesse is able to develop products and modular solutions that are able to meet the varied needs of a broad customer base.

As a multinational, the Biesse Group markets its products through a network of subsidiaries and 18 branch offices located in strategic markets.

The branch offices ensure specialised after-sales service to customers, while also carrying out market research aimed at developing new products. The Biesse Group has a staff of over 2,300 people distributed over its main manufacturing sites in Pesaro, Novafeltria, Alzate Brianza, Bergamo, Turin, Ravenna, Bangalore and the 26 branch offices/representatives in Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania. The Group also makes use of at least 300 salesmen and agents, enabling it to cover a total of over 100 different countries.

Biesse Wood Division develops and produces machinery for the furniture and carpentry industry, and offers a full range of solutions covering the entire industrial processing cycle for wood, wood derivatives, composite materials and non-ferrous alloys. Biesse Wood Division also develops specially designed application software used to program the numerical control machines and to solve various woodworking problems.

For more information please visit our web site at www.biesse.com