Taipei, Taiwan and Paris, France – May 25, 2004 –
IBM and the Taiwan Mold and Die Industry
Association (TMDIA) today announced the opening of
Taiwan’s first Mold and Die Training Center. The
Center will incorporate IBM Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) solutions developed by Dassault
Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065,
DSY.PA) in its training.
Created to enhance the skills of Taiwan’s mold and
die industry professionals, the center will use
CATIA V5, which will enable the center’s trainees
to design mold and die in a virtual 3D product
development environment. SMARTEAM will enable
trainees to efficiently reuse their product data
and automate business processes in a collaborative
Web-based environment. CATAC Integration Inc., an
IBM Business Partner and Dassault Systèmes
Education Partner, will provide instructors for
the center.
The Mold and Die Training Center, located in
Taipei’s Neihu Industrial Park, will provide
skills training for mold and die trainees, as well
as offering a certification program and
job-placement assistance. Taiwan’s government is
providing financial support for the center.
“We are excited to celebrate the opening of the
Mold and Die Training center, which represents the
culmination of our work with IBM and Dassault
Systèmes,” said Chen Hsing-Shih, president, TMDIA.
“We believe that the PLM Solutions from IBM and
Dassault Systèmes will deliver a solid foundation
for our training activities.”
“With production in Taiwan’s mold and die industry
having totaled NT$50.6 billion in 2003 and
predicted to increase by more than 10% per year,
IBM sees the Mold and Die Training Center as a
critical resource for achieving the long-term goal
of making Taiwan a leading mold and die skills
center in the Asia Pacific region,” said Raoul van
Engelshoven, vice president, IBM Product Lifecycle
Management, Asia Pacific.
“We see Taiwan as a significant emerging force in
the worldwide mold and die industry,” said Francis
Bernard, advisor to the president, Dassault
Systèmes. “CATIA V5 and SMARTEAM will enable the
center’s students to receive the most current and
thorough training possible. Furthermore, our
solutions will facilitate collaboration between
the Taiwanese mold and die industry and the
worldwide mechanical industry, which has massively
adopted our solution. We are proud to play a key
role as solutions provider for this important and
state-of-the-art facility.”About the Taiwan
Mold and Die Industry Association
The Taiwan Mold and Die Industry Association
(TMDIA) was founded in 1990 with 180 members. It
has rapidly grown and now includes nearly 800
members. The products produced by its members
include traditional molds for everyday products as
well as CAD produced precision molds for computer,
electronics, communication and optical products,
and have expanded to include molds for large sheet
metal stamping in the auto industry, large scale
plastic extrusion, and precision forging, etc. In
addition to the many services provided
domestically by the Association to its members,
the TMDIA also broadens its international
exchanges. From its foundation, it has actively
taken part in all activities of the Federation of
Asia Die and Mold Associations (FADMA), and, in
November 1997, it was accepted as a member of the
International Special Tooling and Machining
Association (ISTMA), officially becoming a member
country of the international mold association.
About Dassault Systèmes
As world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle
Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group
brings value to more than 70,000 customers in 80
countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market
since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets
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 integrated
PLM solutions for product development (CATIA®,
DELMIA®, ENOVIA®, SMARTEAM®), mainstream product
design tools (SolidWorks), and 3D components
(ACIS®) from Spatial Corp. Dassault Systèmes is
listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris
(#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges.
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