aPriori Previews Product Cost Management Platform COE 2008

V6 to extend integration to 3D CAD systems; real-time product cost assessments enable engineering, manufacturing and sourcing departments to reduce product costs.

by DE Editors | Published May 5, 2008

aPriori (Concord, MA) previewed the next release of its product cost management software solution at CATIA Operators Exchange (COE) 2008, the Dassault Systems' annual user conference.

With support for additional 3D CAD systems and industry standards, aPriori v6 will help more manufacturing and product companies drive costs out of their products using aPriori's real-time product cost assessments.

aPriori v6, which is expected to be available in summer 2008, will feature support for leading 3D CAD applications with new integration to CATIA v5, NX (Unigraphics), SolidWorks, and more. Combined with existing integration to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and enhanced support for industry standards including STEP and IGES, aPriori will extend its ability to cost parts and products automatically.

The aPriori Enterprise Cost Management Platform provides discrete manufacturers and product companies with real-time, predictive, and precise product cost assessments throughout the entire development and production process, and enable savings in material, tooling, labor and overhead while evaluating alternative designs, processes and sources.

The aPriori Enterprise Cost Management software platform, deployable across the extended enterprise, is up and running in a matter of weeks generating cost assessments reflecting a customer's factories' and suppliers' capabilities.

For more information or to view an online demonstration, visit aPriori.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.

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