Simultaneous product development comes to Italy

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 25, 2005

AE Solutions has signed a reseller agreement to join ImpactXoft's Need Speed programme and sell the IX Speed Suite in Italy.

AE Solutions, a distributor of advanced engineering solutions and services for industrial applications, has signed a reseller agreement to join ImpactXoft's Need Speed programme and sell the IX Speed Suite in Italy.

ImpactXoft's global network of distribution partners is quickly growing across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

AE Solutions focuses on providing the most advanced engineering technologies and superior services to solve product development challenges, specialising in products for computational design optimisation, design for manufacturing (DFM) and integrated product and process development (IPPD).

AE Solutions' goal is to help customers achieve the highest ROI from their technology investments, in addition to improving their product development process.

As a reseller for ImpactXoft, AE Solutions will help expand the user base of the IX Speed Suite in Italy and provide technology support and expert services.

The IX Speed Suite is a powerful design environment for simultaneous product development (SPD) that features industry solutions specialised to meet the needs of vertical disciplines that develop products for the electronics and electrical (E and E) and consumer goods markets.

All products in the suite feature functional modelling and collaborative design capabilities that help drive a more flexible, productive, and innovative product development process.

The product suite ensures that colocated as well as globally dispersed teams of professionals - spanning critical roles such as industrial design, product engineering, mould and tooling design and NC manufacturing - can take advantage of highly specialised toolsets while working in parallel to develop market-competitive products.

"This agreement signifies a new business opportunity for our company", said Cristina Di Mattina, Director at AE Solutions.

"We are committed to bringing the very best technologies and services to our clients, and ImpactXoft's product suite offers them the edge they need to improve productivity and stay competitive in today's market".

"We are excited to begin focusing all of our efforts on helping our clients improve their product development processes with functional modelling and the IX Speed Suite products".

"Our partnership with AE Solutions marks our continued growth and success in the Italian market", said Martin Welch, ImpactXoft Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

"They understand the need in the product development market space for our IX Speed Suite".

"We are confident that AE Solutions' expert technical and industry knowledge will enable them to help their customers achieve great success with our products".