In order to better support its increasing number of resellers in China, SolidCAM has appointed Lu Shun Jie as Product Manager for China. Lu Shun Jie holds a Master′s degree in Mechanical Design from the Hubei University of Technology. In the last years, he served as Product Manager for Cimatron in China, where he won extensive experience in the aerospace industry and the Mold & Die industry.
“There is a growing demand in China for CAM software that is based on the leading 3D mainstream platform SolidWorks. Users here understand the benefits of single-window integration and full associativity. I look forward to leverage my knowhow to support the combined “SolidCAM+SolidWorks” solution for production as well as for Mold & Die applications.” Lu Shun Jie stated. Bernhard Chew, SolidCAM′s Asia-Pacific Manager, added: “Our current release SolidCAM2007 R11 with its powerful High-Speed Machining and simulateneous 5-axis module enjoys increasing demand from the Mold & Die industry. The experience of Lu Shunjie in these high-end manufacturing applications will help us to better penetrate this market in China”. About SolidCAM Founded in 1984 by its Managing Director Dr. Emil Somekh, SolidCAM provides manufacturing customers with a full suite of CAM software modules for 2.5D and 3D milling, high speed machining, multi-sided indexial 4/5 axes milling, simultaneous 5 axes milling, turning, turn-mills up to 5-axes and WireEDM. SolidCAM is a SolidWorks Certified Gold Product and provides seamless, single-window integration and full associativity with SolidWorks software including parts, assemblies and configurations. Today, SolidCAM has more than 11,000 seats installed in industry and education. SolidCAM is sold by a worldwide reseller network in 40 countries. SolidCAM has been on a very rapid growth path since it implemented the SolidWorks integration strategy. In the CIMdata NC Software Market Assessment Report, CIMdata named SolidCAM as the worldwide fastest growing CAM vendor in 2003, 2004 and 2005 with revenue growth rates of +39.4 percent, +51.1 percent and +40%.