Hong Kong, China and Paris, France - October
29, 2003 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University (PolyU), Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq:
DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) and MTECH
Engineering Co. Ltd. (MTECH) today announced the
creation of an academic partnership to support
the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
and promote Hong Kong as a world class high-tech
and design center.
Under the terms of the co-operation agreement,
Dassault Systèmes will provide the Mechanical
Engineering Department with CATIA V5 and
SMARTEAM for its Product Analysis and Design
Program (PAD) and Design Analysis Center (DAC).
Dassault Systèmes and business partner MTECH
will also install and support the system. In
turn, ME will strengthen PLM education in its
undergraduate degree programs and design and
supervise PLM postgraduate research projects.
Furthermore, ME will become a Certified CATIA
Training Center in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Today’s market demands engineers who can focus
on knowledge rather than skill,” said Ronald So,
head and chair professor of Mechanical
Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
“Our program requires close collaboration with
industry, and thanks to this partnership, we can
offer our students a one-of-a-kind program that
focuses on knowledge. It will give them the
opportunity to learn about conceptual product
design, how the design works, how to realize the
product, and how to market and sell it.“
“We are convinced that PolyU’s decision to
integrate PLM technology into the ME product
design program will bring new talent to Hong
Kong and benefit the manufacturing industry in
the Pearl River Delta Region,” said Stephen Au,
Managing Director of MTECH Engineering Co., Ltd.
“Hong Kong, as a competitive, innovative design
center, would be a strong, complementary partner
for Mainland China as the manufacturing center.”
“This agreement will give students at PolyU
access to the most sophisticated PLM technology
on the market today,” said Francis Bernard,
Executive Committee advisor, Dassault Systèmes.
“Not only will it help them prepare for
professional life, it will also ensure that they
work with the same tools used by manufacturers
around the world. In the long run, the
partnership will benefit Hong Kong because PolyU
graduates will have world-class PLM knowledge
and skills.”
About ME of PolyU
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a
leading university in Hong Kong providing high
quality education and conducting applied
research that is germane to local needs as well
as to the needs of its surrounding region. The
Mechanical Engineering Department works hard to
uphold this objective with most of its research
directed towards industry and yet is fundamental
enough to underpin our teaching programs. The
Department offers Doctor’s, Master’s, Bachelor’s
and Higher Diploma degree in mechanical
engineering as well as in Product Analysis and
Design and Computer Aided Engineering Design.
These programs are offered to provide a wide
range of options for our students so that they
could graduate with the requisite knowledge to
serve society in a wide variety of fields, such
as product designers and engineers, service
engineers, mechanical engineers, etc. The
programs are designed to help our students to
learn the engineering fundamentals, to acquire
engineering insights, to have problem solving
abilities, to be able to turn concept into
products/devices, and to design reliable and
cost-effective products/devices. Our programs
are fully accredited by the Hong Kong
Institution of Engineers, the accreditation body
in Hong Kong.
Information is available at
http://www.me.polyu.edu.hk.
About MTECH
MTECH is a knowledge engineering orientated
company that aims to provide and apply
information technology solutions to the
manufacturing industry in Hong Kong and China.
Being the IBM/Dassault Systèmes business partner
specifically on CATIA, DELMIA, SMARTEAM and
ENOVIA PLM & e-Business solutions, MTECH offers
expertise in the form of a Methodology
specifically developed for manufacturing
automation. Our people have more than 10 years
of experience on information technology,
automation, product development and tooling
design. MTECH’s strategy is comprised of
architecture, know-how, services, technology,
and support and education, thus enabling our
client to take advantage of a one-stop shop, a
one-stop support opportunity and migrate their
technology to a higher level without
interrupting their production efficiency.
MTECH Engineering Co., Ltd. Information is
available at
http://www.mtech.com.hk.
About Dassault Systèmes
As world leader in 3D PLM (three-dimensional Product
Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes
group brings value to more than 65,000 customers
in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market
since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets
3D PLM application software and services that support
industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of
the entire life cycle of products from conception
to retirement. Its offering includes 3D PLM integrated
solutions for product development (CATIA, ENOVIA,
DELMIA, SMARTEAM), general-use 3D solutions (SolidWorks),
and 3D components (SPATIAL). Dassault Systèmes is
listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris
(#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information,
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