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Alpine Electronics
Improves Manufacturing Process Using Lattice3D Technology
3D Publishing Technology Saves Time, Money
Los Altos, CA — May 20, 2004 —Lattice3D, a leader in
enterprise-wide use of 3D data, today announced that Alpine Electronics,
Inc., the industry-leading manufacturer of high performance mobile
electronics, has standardized on Lattice3D technology for the publication
and distribution of 3D design data.
Alpine had a need to simply and efficiently share complex 3D
models throughout all corporate, design and manufacturing facilities.
Using Lattice3D applications, Alpine is now exploiting world-class
compression of CAD data without any resulting loss of data or information.
The use of Lattice3D has saved thousands of dollars for the company
in reduced time, smaller communication charges and the ability to
make design decisions faster.
"We needed a way for an entire project team in geographically
dispersed locations to view and discuss various models in the project,"
said Mr. Mick Ono, BP Project Manager, Alpine Electronics. "Using
Lattice3D, project members are able to see 3-dimensional parts.
The 3D parts can be shaded and rotated to show detail that was not
available before. Lattice3D was the only technology that gave us
quick reliable publishing capabilities of large data files. Lattice3Ds
publishing capabilities have shortened the time it takes to get
a product to market and has resulted in several thousand dollars
in savings."
The Lattice3D technology directly converts, compresses, and publishes
2D and 3D data from engineering for immediate use in downstream
applications ranging from assembly instructions to parts catalogs.
By merging the highly compressed data into their PDM system, Alpine
designers, engineers, manufacturers and others can quickly access
and integrate the data into MS Office, PDF, the Web or other applications.
The Lattice3D technology speeds development and design cycles by
allowing departments to publish, review and mark up data with a
simple browser.
Major automotive, manufacturing, architecture and aerospace companies
use Lattice3Ds award-winning XVL-based technologies throughout the
world to take data directly from engineering and convert and compress
3D images into an XVL file. Easy to use publishing applications
are then used by multiple business operations to produce user manuals,
documentation, parts lists, assembly instructions and more in almost
any format including Microsoft OfficeR, Adobe PDFR, Internet formats
and html. XVL enables the compression of very large data and the
usage of computer memory so that end-users are able to manipulate,
email, and publish models that were originally 50-250 times larger,
without loss of detail.
About LATTICE3D
With over 500,000 users at 2,000 companies, Lattice3D's applications
enable our customers to use existing 2D & 3D data beyond engineering--throughout
the extended enterprise. The companys 3D software easily creates
interactive 3D documents directly from CAD drawings, while its unmatched
compression enable uses ranging from technical illustrations and
electronic training manuals (IETM) to 3D sales presentations and
assembly instructions.
Lattice3Ds award-winning solutions increase efficiency,
lower costs, and improve product and service quality. Lattice3D
is a privately-held company founded in 1997 and is headquartered
in Silicon Valley and Tokyo. The company has offices worldwide and
works with resellers in 91 countries.
For more information, visit www.lattice3D.com.
Company Contact:
Lattice3D
415-274-1670
pr@lattice3d.com
Press Contact:
Strategic Reach
303-487-7406
info@strategicreachpr.com
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