Press Release
November 2010
PROSTEP Contact
ANARK and PROSTEP
Announce 3D PDF Partnership
Darmstadt, Germany and Boulder, USA – November 30, 2010 –
Anark Corporation, a leading provider of automated 3D CAD
transformation and product visualization solutions, and PROSTEP
AG, a leading PLM integration specialist in the area of product data
integration, today announced a new partnership to collaborate on
technology and customer implementation initiatives that leverage
the Adobe 3D PDF format as an open and freely viewable data
container for 3D design and manufacturing applications. This new
partnership will provide customers with best-of-breed CAD/PLM to
3D PDF automated solutions.
In the announcement made in September 2010, Adobe Systems
Incorporated and PROSTEP AG guarantee a smooth transition for
existing LiveCycle customers from their current 3D PDF technology
(called Adobe® LiveCycle® PDF Generator 3D) to the new
PROSTEP 3D PDF technology called PROSTEP PDF Generator
3D.
The excitement surrounding this new 3D PDF technology, now
supported by a growing number of world class, independent
software organizations, will be aggressively promoted as a new 3D
ISO standard with Long Term Archival and Retrieval (LOTAR)
capabilities, similar to the role that PDF plays today for viewing and
archiving business data defined in text and 2D-based
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documentation. This new Adobe-supported 3D PDF standard will
make it possible to generate downstream, fully viewable and
archivable 3D PDF engineering and manufacturing documents such
as those required for model based definition, manufacturing work
instructions, 3D bills of material and RFQs to name a few.
Additionally, the new PROSTEP 3D PDF technology provides direct
integration capabilities for internal and cross-enterprise PLM/ERP
processes and 3D design and process data transfer in a lightweight
PDF document.
“Adobe has fully committed to continuing its support of the 3D PDF
format within the Adobe Platform (announced by Adobe on May 24,
2010), today and for decades to come. By combining the power of
the 3D PDF format with the backing of strong ISVs like PROSTEP
and Anark, the time is right for an independent, open, and publicly
available 3D data format to transform the way 3D CAD data is
repurposed in downstream work flows”, said Stephen Collins CEO
of Anark Corporation. “Leveraging the open 3D PDF format,
Adobe’s platform strength (including the free Adobe Reader), and a
growing and vibrant third-party software development network gives
customers the freedom to purchase best-of-breed software
solutions instead of forcing the purchase of software solutions from
a single CAD or PLM vendor”, continued Stephen.
“PROSTEP is excited to be joining forces with Anark, the leading
provider of 3D PDF authoring software. Anark and PROSTEP will
be working together to enable fit-for-purpose 3D and 2D
manufacturing documentation such as work instructions, technical
data packages and supplier requests for quotes, published from
PROSTEP PDF Generator 3D. Additionally, PROSTEP will be able
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to take advantage of the unique “Anark Core Recipe” technology
which assures that any changes to the original source of the 3D
CAD or manufacturing data will be automatically updated in the
authored 3D and 2D PDF manufacturing documentation”, said
Peter Pfalzgraf, director of PROSTEP’s 3D PDF business
initiatives.
“Anark is excited to leverage PROSTEP’s leading PDM
interoperability software solution, OpenPDM. Anark Core products
will greatly benefit from the native PDM components integrated in
PDF Generator 3D for LiveCycle that PROSTEP has developed
with their PLM partners such as Siemens, Dassault, and PTC.
Almost overnight, Anark Core will inherit capabilities to transact with
leading PDM systems such as ENOVIA, Matrix One, Teamcenter,
Windchill, and other popular PDM systems”, said Scott Collins SVP
of Product Development for Anark Corporation.
For more information about the exciting changes within the world of
3D CAD to 3D PDF transformation, please contact your local Anark
or PROSTEP representative.
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About Anark
Anark Corporation provides powerful enterprise software and solutions to manufacturing
organizations that need to cost-effectively utilize their 3D CAD data and manufacturing information
for design collaboration, manufacturing automation, data exchange, visualization, simulation, and
technical documentation applications.
Anark helps market leaders such as Boeing, Cessna, Pratt & Whitney, Lockheed Martin, B&W, and
Herman Miller unlock the potential of their 3D assets to save money, accelerate product
development, and to collaborate and communicate more effectively and securely. www.anark.com
About PROSTEP AG
PROSTEP AG is recognized as the leading PLM integration specialist in the area of product data
integration. The company offers customers from the aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding and
mechanical engineering industries – including EADS/AIRBUS, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler –
integration solutions for CAD, PDM and supplier communication, thus making e-engineering a
reality.
The PROSTEP Group has a current headcount of more than 280 in Germany, France and the USA.
In addition to its headquarters in Darmstadt, PROSTEP also maintains branch offices in Berlin,
Bexbach, Hamburg, Hanover, Koblenz, Munich, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg and Wuppertal, as well as Lyon
and Toulouse (France) and Troy, Michigan (USA). www.prostep.com
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