NEWBURY, Berkshire, UK, January 2008 - Concurrent Systems Inc Ltd, a leading developer of multi-CAD design and document management solutions today announces that Hornby Plc, due to their recent acquisition of Airfix, are to expand their usage of DesignDataManager.
“After using DDM successfully for the past 3 years to manage their Pro/ENGINEER® data, Hornby are now expanding their use of the DDM system to control the Airfix designs that includes SolidWorks® data, and streamline their existing processes using DDM Graphical Workflow” states CSI's Managing Director, Joe McBurnie.
“DDM offers a system that satisfies the majority of Hornby’s needs along with the flexibility of extending the system to suit specific CAD applications. With the Airfix acquisition, and the additional requirement to control SolidWorks 3D design data, DDM and its Multi-CAD support fits the bill perfectly. CSI have listened to its customer’s requests and moved the DDM product suite forward to include graphical workflow. We now intend to streamline our manual engineering processes using these tools.” States Hornby Product Development Director, Mike Walters.
About HornbyHornby is a household name and is famous as the UK brand leader in the model railway hobby. The company’s founder was Frank Hornby (1863 - 1936) who applied for a patent in 1901 to protect an invention he called ‘Improvements in Toy or Educational Devices for Children and Young People’. Nobody then could have imagined how this product would influence the model railway hobby that we know today. www.hornby.co.uk
Airfix Today
Airfix today
Under the ownership of Hornby Hobbies Ltd, the Airfix brand sits comfortably with the other well known brands of Hornby (train sets) and Scalextric (slot car racing). In 2007 Airfix have released various kits including; 1:72 RNLI Severn Class Lifeboat, a 1:48 MkI Spitfire and 4 Diorama Airfield sets under Hornby ownership.
Visit Hornby PLC at www.hornby.co.uk
www.scalextric.co.uk
www.airfix.com
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