NEWS RELEASE
Simufact Engineering has founded subsidiary in India
Hamburg based software company intensifies its involvement in the Indian market
Hamburg, Germany, February 21, 2013 – The Hamburg based software company Simufact
Engineering has founded the Indian subsidiary Simufact India Private Limited. Dr. Gabriel
Mc Bain (38) has been appointed as Director of Simufact India. The registered office of the
new company is the city of Bangalore, in which leading complement suppliers and
aerospace companies are based.
With its software solutions, Simufact primarily aims at metalworking and -processing
companies, among these the automotive and aerospace industry, but also at plant and
mechanical engineering companies and sector-related suppliers. This software simulates
forming, welding and mechanical forming processes and supports companies to design and
optimize their production processes quicker. By virtual testing, companies save valuable
production resources and simultaneously reduce the time needed to release innovative
production processes for serial production. In this area Simufact ranks among the leading
companies.
For several years, Simufact has been successfully operating on the Indian market. In close
cooperation with its reseller partner Partner Kadkraft Systems Pvt. Ltd., based in the northwestern city of Chandigarh, Simufact has already been able to acquire a number of
renowned Indian customers for its software applications. The customer base includes,
among others, L&T Special steels and heavy forgings, Shivam Autotech and Ramsays
Corporation
“The metalworking industry in India expands very dynamically”, says Michael Wohlmuth,
Managing Director and CEO of simufact engineering gmbh. “This is why the Indian Machine
Tool Manufacturers’ Association anticipates double-digit growth rates in the next years,
mostly by the benefits of the booming automotive industry in India. In these premises, we will
continue to expand our activities in India beyond the foundation of an own subsidiary.”
Gabriel Mc Bain, Director of Simufact India, adds: “The primary task of Simufact India is
currently to offer our customers a comprehensive technical service; we do not only help to
introduce our software on-site, we also provide engineering support and train the users far
beyond the application of our software products in questions of production technology. Our
reseller partner Kadkraft will further cooperate with us in Indian sales activities.”
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Gabriel Mc Bain – a portrait
To his new task, Gabriel Mc Bain (38) contributes years of scientific and industrial
experience in forming technology. After graduating in metallurgy and materials engineering
from RWTH in Aachen, he worked there as a research employee in several research
projects on incremental forming technology and bulk metal forming at the institute of Metal
Forming for more than five years. In 2009 he obtained the doctorate with a thesis on
numerical modeling of innovative bulk metal forming processes. Gabriel Mc Bain has gained
his industrial experience as a project manager of acut Aachener Umformtechnik GmbH and
at Simufact since 2010.
Press photo available: Portrait photo Gabriel Mc Bain
About Simufact Engineering GmbH
Simufact Engineering GmbH is a global operating software and service company for process
simulation in the manufacturing industry. For more than 15 years, the Hamburg based
company has been developing and supporting simulation solutions for the design and
optimization of manufacturing techniques in metal processing and is one of the leading
companies in this area. Based on leading standard technologies, Simufact develops and
globally markets industry solutions for the forming and welding technology and heat
treatment. In its role as a service partner, the company is also specialized in offering
individual and innovative solutions for manufacturing processes to its customers, using
state-of-the-art CAE tools. Additional services like consulting, training and technical support
complete Simufact’s performance. Simufact customers come from all areas of manufacturing
technology: forging, cold forming, rolling, sheet metal forming, mechanical joining, heat
treatment, and welding. In the headquarters in Hamburg, in the German offices in Aachen,
Kassel, and Marburg, as well as in the company’s U.S. subsidiary Simufact-Americas in
Plymouth, Michigan, Simufact employs more than 50 people.
For more information, please visit www.simufact.com
Simufact is a registered trademark of Simufact Engineering GmbH. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Press Contact:
Volker Mensing
Director Marketing & Communications
simufact engineering gmbh
Tel.: +49 (0)40 790162-160
volker.mensing@simufact.de
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