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Release Date: 28th June 2005 Icona Solutions appoints Cards Engineering GmbH & Co KG its exclusive software reseller for GermanyGerman automotive industry to benefit from cards Engineering's local support for Icona's aestheticaT for visualising the impact of manufacturing variation on assemblies early in the product development process. Manchester, UK. 28 June, 2005. - Icona Solutions Ltd., the developer of the aestheticaT software for visually simulating the effects of component variation, assembly variation and component deformation in automotive assemblies,, has announced that it has appointed cards Engineering GmbH & Co KG, of Cologne, its exclusive value-added reseller of aesthetica™ for Germany. The appointment takes effect immediately. ”Since launching aesthetica™ we have experienced growing interest in the software from the German automotive engineering and manufacturing sector,” said Dr. David Belford, executive chairman, Icona Solutions Ltd. “cards Engineering is our ideal partner in this important market in view of their high level of technical expertise, excellent reputation and extensive experience within the German automotive industry. ” “The unique facilities provided by aesthetica™ are in line with our business philosophy of helping our customers in the automotive engineering and manufacturing sector to make early design and engineering decisions in order to save time and money later in the manufacturing process,“ said Bernhard Philipp, Chief Executive, cards Engineering. “We are excited by the additional benefits that we will be able to offer our customers now, as the exclusive value-added reseller of aesthetica™ in Germany.“ Icona Solutions' aesthetica™ is a unique combination of simulation and visualisation software technologies. The software enables engineers to visualise the impact of production variation on aesthetic quality to quickly resolve fit and finish quality issues as early as possible in the design process. This reduces the need for expensive physical prototypes and helps to avoid costly late design changes. About cards Engineering GmbH & Co KG.Based in Köln, Germany, cards Engineering is a German-owned IT systems integrator and software reseller with operations in the UK, France, Spain, Belgium, Holland and the USA. With more than ten years experience in providing IT systems integration consulting, migration and technical services and the development of bespoke IT and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions to the automotive industry, the company offers efficient knowledge management to support the shorter product development cycles and the overall manufacturing processes of its customers. About Icona SolutionsFounded in 2003, Icona Solutions developed from pioneering work undertaken at the School of Computing, University of Leeds in the UK as part of a government funded (EPSRC) project. This resulted in the development and eventual commercial availability of the aestheticaT manufacturing variation simulation and visualisation software suite. The application of Icona's aesthetica™ software enables designers and engineers to simulate the effect of manufacturing variation realistically on a virtual prototype so that aesthetic review can be undertaken on the virtual model, be it a complete vehicle, an assembly or a component. This reduces physical prototyping or expensive post-production re-design. aesthetica™ software can be used at many stages in the design process, in place of physical prototypes, thereby reducing cost and improving efficiency.
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