Major Automotive Supplier Places $240,000 Order with Mechanical Dynamics

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 28 Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. announced today that it has received
more than $240,000 in Q1 orders from the U.S. arm of a major automotive
supplier, which is deploying functional virtual prototyping to perform studies
of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) issues in braking systems.  Revenue
from these orders is expected to be recognized by Mechanical Dynamics during
the first and second quarters of 2001.  With these orders, the company's
worldwide operations have invested more than $750,000 in Mechanical Dynamics'
ADAMS(R) virtual prototyping solutions over the past 12 months.

    The customer will use ADAMS to model and study brake systems in order to
understand the design sensitivities of the brakes at a system level, including
foundation brake components and their interaction with a vehicle's suspension.

    "We look forward to working with this supplier to bring the benefits of
functional virtual prototyping to their brake development process," said
Robert R. Ryan, president of Mechanical Dynamics.  "NVH is a significant issue
in braking systems that often results in high warranty costs, even if noise
and vibration problems don't affect braking function.  Using ADAMS to analyze
NVH performance early in the design process will help the company reduce
warranty costs as well as optimize brake system performance."

    Mechanical Dynamics pioneered the field of mechanical system simulation
with its market-leading ADAMS(R) software.  Engineering teams use ADAMS to
build and test functional virtual prototypes of their complex mechanical
system designs.  Mechanical Dynamics offers extensive implementation services,
including consulting and training.  In this way, the company partners with its
customers to help reduce the time, costs, and risks of the product development
process and meet the Smarter to Market(TM) challenge."

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