IMS and Geometric partnership to help reduce total cost of ownership for machining houses

August 7, 2012 – IMS Software, developer of IMSpost for CNC postprocessing and IMSverify for CNC verification and simulation, today announced that they haveentered into a software licensing agreement with Geometric, a leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Global Engineering Services, and Offshore Software Product Development (OSPD) solutions and technologies. Geometric will license IMSverify technology from IMS to provide G-code verification and machine simulation within CAMWorks®, its unique parametric, knowledge-based CNC machining software.

“Our customers can look forward to a superior NC programming experience with the ability to seamlessly, yet independently, verify the G-code in CAMWorks before running it on the machine”, said Sameer Kondejkar, Sr. Director and Business Unit Head of GTS. “The partnership with IMS further reiterates Geometic’s commitment of bringing the latest in technology to help customers save time and money in their day-to-day operations. We encourage the machining community to visit us as IMTS 2012 to sneak a preview of the enhancements.”

"IMS is delighted to parter with Geometric" said Dan Wrenn, president and co-founder of IMS. "This relationship will bring unique features to CAMWorks and provide their customers with the most advanced capabilities for G-code prove-out."

About IMS

IMS Software, Inc., founded in 1989, is a recognized leader in providing NC postprocessing, verification and simulation solutions and services to companies seeking a competitive advantage in the manufacturing industry. With headquarters in Haverhill, MA., IMS solutions are sold worldwide, addressing the needs of companies of all sizes, primarily in the automotive, aerospace and defense, general manufacturing and machinery, and electromechanical industries. Information on IMSpost, IMSce and IMSverify is available at http://www.ims.com.

About Geometric

Geometric is a specialist in the domain of engineering solutions, services and technologies. Its portfolio of Global Engineering services and Digital Technology solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) enables companies to formulate, implement, and execute global engineering and manufacturing strategies aimed at achieving greater efficiencies in the product realization lifecycle.

Geometric’s Geometry Technology Solutions (GTS) business unit develops cutting-edge point productivity solutions that enhance design and improve manufacturing operations. The end-user products from Geometric include CAMWorks®, eDrawings® Publisher, DFMPro®, GeomCaliper®, 3DPaintBrush™, CAMWorksXpress® and Glovius®. The key technologies from Geometric are NestLib®, Feature Recognition (FR), GeomDiff and 3DSearchIT®. Geometric licenses these technologies to OEM partners and also designs and implements customized process solutions using these technologies for industrial customers.

For further details about Geometric’s GTS business unit, please visit www.geometricglobal.com/products or call +1.480.222.2256

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For Geometric:
Media Contact Tech Contact
Kavita Karnani +1.480.222.2256
+91.20.40284496
kavita.karnani@geometricglobal.com

For IMS Software
Andy Brewster
+1 888.888.8888
andy@ims.com