Manufacturing solutions provider adds new technology to its product family, giving designers and engineers the ability to reuse existing parts, reveal hidden assets and reduce duplicate parts

Troy, MI (March 18, 2014) - FISHER/UNITECH, a leading reseller of SolidWorks® 3D design software and top Stratasys partner,offers best-in-class technology solutions for product development and manufacturing.   They are announcing the addition of a search-based application (SBA) technology for product development named EXALEAD OnePart from DassaultSystemes SolidWorks.  SBA is a disruptive technology that will revolutionize how designers and engineers manage and access product data in environments with multiple repositories and formats of legacy information.

EXALEAD OnePart allows designers and engineers to rapidlylocate and access existing parts, product designs and other related information located anywhere inside the organization, even beyond PDM and PLM repositories.  This innovative technology will save a company substantial time and costs as it eliminates the need to reproduce new parts and reduces the time spent searching for already created parts. EXALEAD OnePart helps designers find reusable 2D/3D designs and related documentation at the speed of thought with just a few clicks across multiple programs.  The application offers both semantic and geometric based search arguments to find existing parts.

“FISHER/UNITECH is pleased to introduce EXALEAD OnePart from DS SolidWorks,” said Charles Hess, President and CEO at FISHER/UNITECH.“OnePart is a solution using SBA technology that provides exceptional search results for companies with extensive legacy product data.   With OnePart, we are at the threshold of a new era for product developers”he said.

FISHER/UNITECH will provide software, training and implementation services for EXALEAD One Part for existing and new clients throughout all locations.  The new product compliments the company’s current array of solutions for Product Data Management and Product Lifecycle Management, or connects directly to files of any brand of CAD.   It will also provide search services for data stored in competitive PLM systems.  More information can be found on EXALEAD OneParton FISHER/UNITECH’s website.

About FISHER/UNITECH (www.funtech.com)

FISHER/UNITECH, established in 1993, provides Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Rapid Technology solutions to the discrete manufacturing industry. The company’s focus is on process improvement for product development and manufacturing. With locations throughout New England and the Midwest, the company is a leading reseller of SolidWorks 3D mechanical design, analysis and data management software, as well as the full line of Rapid Technology equipment from Stratasys. Rapid Technology applications include Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM), Rapid Prototyping and 3D Printing. Professional services are offered for design automation and data management which provides customers with a full service, one-stop source for complex PLM systems. The company offers advanced web-based delivery of training with its live, instructor-led 3DU. Please visit the company's website at ( http://www.funtech.com) or call 800-816-8314.


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Carol Hoffman
Manager, Marketing
FISHER/UNITECH   
248.577.5100, ext. 7109 
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Charles Hess
President and CEO
FISHER/UNITECH 
 248.577.5100, ext. 7106 
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