PTC and Suzuki Team Together
21 November 2000
PTC and Suzuki Team Together
PTC's Engineering Solutions to Streamline Engine Design and
Development Processes, for Motorcycle Racing Division
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 21 PTC , the product
development company, today announced the addition of Suzuki Motor to PTC's
Performance Team Program. Suzuki Motor Corporation, headquartered in
Hamamatsu, Japan, is the newest partner to PTC's technical sponsorships
program. As part of this initiative, PTC will provide engineering software
and services for the Suzuki Motorcycle Racing Division.
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Suzuki will be implementing PTC's Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/MECHANICA software
for it's new year 2001 road racer project, in order to streamline the engine
design and development processes. The Motorcycle Racing Division of Suzuki
has already won the World Grand Prix 500 this year, as well as the Superbike
in the US (AMA circuit) and the World Endurance Championship Series. In
Japan, Suzuki took first place in the All-Japan Road Race Superbike (R2-1)
Championship three times, and the company's team was currently ranked second
in Japan.
"Our goal within Suzuki's Motor Racing Division, is to enter 4-cycle
vehicles in the World Grand Prix 500, as early as the year 2002. This
challenge is like nothing we have faced before, in terms of preparation and
overall product design completion," said Hironori Iguchi, who is heading up
the Racing Group for Suzuki. "I expect PTC's rich lineup of solutions and
ample experience, will be a tremendous help to our achievement of the
challenge ahead of us."
"PTC is very excited about Suzuki as the newest addition to its
performance team program. Suzuki becomes our third Japanese performance team,
others include Nissan Motor Sports International and Dome, giving us a well-
rounded program," commented Trenton Brown, executive vice president,
International Sales at PTC. "We look forward to providing our best
engineering solutions in order to enable Suzuki to remain a winner in their
racing league and wish them much luck over this next year."
About PTC's Engineering Solutions
The PTC i-Series of flexible engineering solutions, based on PTC's award
winning Pro/ENGINEER software and the practices of PTC Global Services, is a
group of design and engineering solutions focused at addressing collaborative
product commerce engineering initiatives. These solutions are relied on daily
by more than 250,000 users to drive their worldwide product development and
engineering functions. The solutions use unique approaches with many patent-
pending and award-winning technologies such as Pro/ENGINEER behavioral
modeling that captures engineering knowledge and allows designers to innovate
new products more rapidly and effectively. The PTC i-Series of flexible
engineering solutions, underpinned by PTC's Windchill software, also feature
Pro/MECHANICA, DIVISION, Pro/DESKTOP, ICEM, CDRS, InPart, CADDS 5i, and
MEDUSA.
About PTC
PTC, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Waltham, Mass., USA (Parametric
Technology Corporation), develops, markets, and supports product development
solutions for collaborative product commerce (CPC) solutions that help
manufacturing companies shape innovation and achieve competitive advantage in
the Internet age. These B2B e-commerce solutions employ powerful Web-based
collaboration and flexible engineering technologies to streamline product
development and delivery processes. PTC's software solutions are complemented
by the strength and experience of PTC Global Services, which provides
training, consulting, support, and e-commerce services to customers worldwide.
With PTC's CPC solutions, manufacturers can take advantage of the Internet to
improve product quality, reduce costs, and shorten time-to-market cycles. PTC
can be reached at 781-398-5000, or via the Web at http://www.ptc.com.
About Suzuki Motor Corporation
Starting business in 1909 as Suzuki Loom Works, the firm was incorporated
in 1920. Since its foundation in Hamamatsu, Japan, SUZUKI has steadily grown
and expanded. They continually move forward to meet changing lifestyles. The
SUZUKI name is seen on a full range of automobiles, motorcycles, outboard
motors, and related products such as generators and motorized wheelchairs, and
even prefabricated storage sheds and houses.
http://www.suzuki.co.jp/cpd/koho_e/1.htm
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