CLEVELAND, OHIO – AUGUST 21, 2003 –
cSHARE, a leading enterprise PLM/PDM solutions provider, today
announced that The Lincoln Electric Company, the world leader
in the development and manufacture of arc welding products,
robotic arc-welding systems, and plasma and oxyfuel cutting
equipment, has selected cSHARE to assist the company in
supporting and expanding its SMARTEAM product lifecycle
management (PLM) solution worldwide via the Internet.
Lincoln Electric utilizes SMARTEAM for
Solid Edge
CAD data and engineering bill of
materials (BOM) management installations. Lincoln Electric has
decided to retain cSHARE to help Lincoln Electric take the
solution to the next level, according to Bob Noland, PDM
Systems Administrator.
Mark Orzen, President of cSHARE, says,
“Bringing the benefits of PLM to the extended global
enterprise is what cSHARE is all about, and we are pleased to
be working with a worldwide leader such as Lincoln Electric.
We are looking forward to helping the company expand its
SMARTEAM solution and achieve a leaner, more efficient,
worldwide PLM capability.”
About The Lincoln Electric Company
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design,
development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic
arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has operations,
manufacturing alliances and joint ventures in 18 countries and
a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering
more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln
Electric, its products and services, visit the Company's Web
site at www.lincolnelectric.com.
About cSHARE
cSHARE Corporation provides enterprise product data and lifecycle
management (PDM/PLM), Quality Management (QMS) and Knowledge
Base Engineering (KBE) and Design Automation solutions that
inspire innovation, facilitate collaboration, and foster
efficiency.
Headquartered outside Cleveland, Ohio,
cSHARE is focused on providing solutions that leverage
information and eliminate redundancies, fully supporting its
customer’s LEAN initiatives. Recognized as a leader in
providing solutions that bridge the gap between engineering,
manufacturing, supply chain and ERP, cSHARE can be found at
www.cshare.com or by calling (440) 954-3145.
About SmarTeam Corporation
SmarTeam Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. company, (Nasdaq:
DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) develops, markets and
supports rapidly implemented, yet totally customizable,
product lifecycle collaboration solutions that drive
efficiency, quality and responsiveness for customer centric
organizations and their value chains. Founded in 1995,
SmarTeam is one of the fastest-growing companies in the PLM
market with over 2,000 customers worldwide, and a broad
solutions portfolio that enables manufacturing organizations
and their supply chains to efficiently manage and collaborate
on product information from concept through obsolescence.
SMARTEAM solutions help companies gain improvements in product
quality, reduce costs, expedite project turnaround, comply
with industry standards and shorten time-to-market.