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Delphi Purchases Transom Jack Human Simulation Software

15 December 1997

Delphi Purchases Transom Jack Human Simulation Software

                   Automotive Interior & Lighting Division
                 To Use Software for Manufacturing Ergonomics

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 15 -- Transom Technologies, Inc.
announced today that Delphi Automotive Interior & Lighting Systems, a division
of Delphi Automotive Systems, has purchased its industry-leading Transom(TM)
Jack(R) human-centric visual simulation software.
    Transom Jack will be used by the Advanced Development Group at Delphi
Automotive Interior & Lighting Systems.  The group plans to use Transom Jack
to assess the ergonomics and manual workflow of manufacturing processes.
    "Delphi is one of a growing number of organizations using Transom Jack for
manufacturing applications," said James D. Price, president and CEO of
Transom.  "These companies are using the software to simulate manufacturing
processes in order to refine manual workflow and enhance worker productivity
and safety.  Transom Jack helps them anticipate and avoid ergonomic hazards
before the factory is laid out."
    Transom Technologies, a privately held company headquartered in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, is the world's leading provider of human-centric visual simulation
software.  Commercial, government and academic organizations throughout the
world use the company's Transom Jack software to improve the ergonomics of
product designs, refine manufacturing and maintenance processes, and train
personnel.  Transom customers include such prominent organizations as
BMW/Rover; Bombardier; British Aerospace; Deere; FMC; Lockheed Martin; NASA;
PACCAR; Toyota; the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy; U.S. NIOSH and NIST; and
Volvo.
    Transom is a trademark of Transom Technologies, Inc.  Jack is a registered
trademark of the University of Pennsylvania, and is licensed exclusively to
Transom Technologies, Inc.  All other company, brand and product names are
trademarks of their respective holders.

SOURCE  Transom Technologies, Inc.