D-Cubed 2D and 3D DCM Geometric Constraint Solvers Powering Parametric Design Capability in New CAM-Optimized CAD System

PLANO, Texas, June 8, 2010 – Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, and Sescoi International, a leading provider of CAD/CAM software products, today announced the integration of D-Cubed™ software components from Siemens PLM Software into Sescoi International’s new WorkNC-CAD® Hybrid Modeling product.

WorkNC-CAD Hybrid Modeling is optimized for the CAD requirements of manufacturers. Parametric sketching and parametric assembly modeling are powered by the D-Cubed 2D and 3D Dimensional Constraint Manager ( 2D DCM and 3D DCM) respectively. These solutions are part of Siemens PLM Software’s PLM Components portfolio and are licensed under the company’s unique open business model. In WorkNC-CAD Hybrid Modeling, new surface design capabilities are tightly integrated with solid modeling functionality. Curves and surfaces can be manipulated, and models repaired, to prepare them for efficient manufacture using Sescoi’s WorkNC® automatic 2 to 5-axis CAM software.

Both D-Cubed 2D and 3D DCM components have also been integrated into Sescoi’s WorkNC-Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) application. This product enables manufacturers to rapidly extract cross sections and surface data from the CAD model ready for 2 or 4 axis wire eroding operations.

“The new CAD capabilities launched in WorkNC-CAD Hybrid Modeling and WorkNC-Wire EDM are tuned to the requirements of our WorkNC manufacturing applications,” said Bruno Marko, President and CEO of Sescoi International. “As our customers’ CAM-oriented parametric design requirements have evolved, the D-Cubed 2D and 3D DCM geometric constraint solvers have coped easily with these ever more demanding applications. Their advanced state of development and market-proven capabilities make the 2D and 3D DCM the most appropriate components to meet our current and future demands.”

“We are delighted to see the 2D and 3D DCM applied to the CAM-oriented requirements of Sescoi’s CAD offerings, reinforcing their status as by far the most widely used geometric constraint solvers across the CAD, CAM and CAE markets,” said Joan Hirsch, vice president, Product Design Solutions, Siemens PLM Software. “The 2D and 3D DCM have a customer base of unrivalled size and diversity stretching back over 20 years. This provides a uniquely sustained and intensive range of drivers for our continuous improvements to the functionality, quality and performance of these market-leading geometric constraint solving components.”

About Sescoi International SAS

For over 20 years, Sescoi has been developing software solutions renowned for their quality, reliability, ease of use, and automatic features, as well as for world-class technical support and service. Sescoi has established sales and support offices across the United States, Europe and Asia in order to serve thousands of local and international customers from a range of industries.

Sescoi's software solutions include:

• WorkNC a range of automatic CAM software solutions for 2 to 5-axis milling
• WorkNC Dental, automatic 3 to 5-axis Dental CAD CAM
• WorkNC-CAD Hybrid Modeling, a uniform CAD solution for the entire manufacturing process
• WorkXPlore 3D an advanced, high speed 3D CAD viewer
• WorkPLAN Enterprise, a new generation ERP manufacturing software solution for custom manufacturers
• MyWorkPLAN, cost effective and easy to use job shop software

With many years' business, engineering and software development experience, Sescoi understands customers’ requirements, helps them master the challenges of new software implementation and build their business long-term. For more information, please visit www.sescoi.com.

About PLM Components: Parasolid and D-Cubed

PLM Components are software tools that support innovation and promote interoperability in CAD, CAM, CAE and PLM applications. Siemens PLM Software develops these components, uses them throughout its own applications and licenses them to independent software vendors and end-user organizations. PLM Components include the Parasolid® software and D-Cubed™ software products, widely used technologies that provide 3D part and assembly modeling, editing and interoperability, 2D/3D parametric sketching, motion simulation, collision detection, clearance measurement and visualization functionality. Applications include mechanical CAD, CAM, CAE, mold design, sheet metal, AEC, GIS, structural, plant and ship design, CMM, reverse engineering and sales configuration. For more information, please visit www.siemens.com/plm/open.

About Siemens PLM Software

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 6.7 million licensed seats and 63,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software works collaboratively with companies to deliver open solutions that help them turn more ideas into successful products. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and services, visit www.siemens.com/plm.

About the Siemens Industry Automation Division

The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany) is a worldwide leader in the fields of automation systems, industrial controls and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and process industries to solutions for whole industrial sectors that encompass the automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added chain of manufacturers – from product design and development to production, sales and a wide range of maintenance services. With around 39,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry Automation achieved sales of €7.0 billion in fiscal year 2009. www.siemens.com/industryautomation

Note: Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. Parasolid and D-Cubed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. WorkNC, WorkNC-CAD, MyWorkPLAN, WorkPLAN Enterprise and WorkXPlore are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sescoi International SAS or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective holders.

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Neil Howarth
Siemens PLM Software
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Carol Jordan
Sescoi International
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