Released on: September 29, 2008, 4:29 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Optimation Client Pierce Manufacturing Profiled on National
Geographic’s Ultimate Factories

Press Release Body: Michael D. Lundy, P.E., President & CEO of Optimation offered
congratulations to Pierce Manufacturing for being selected as one of the few
companies that are showcased on the Ultimate Factories Series by National
Geographic.

Ultimate Factories has explored manufacturing goliaths such as Harley Davidson, BMW,
Corvette and 'brings to life some of the greatest one-of-a-kind factories in the
world.' The 'Fire Trucks' documentary features the sequence of events it takes to
build a Pierce Aerial.

To learn more about the episode featuring Pierce, log on to:
channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/3329/Overview.

More shows have been or will be aired which include a number of Optimation customers
such as Caterpillar and Kawanee. Lundy added, “We are please to be a part of these
advanced "Ultimate Factories". Watch for this series on your local National
Geographic channel.”


For 30 years Optimation® has been the world leader in Part Nesting for Optimized
Material and Labor utilization. Consistently providing product advancement
leadership to industry, the company’s new Nesting Technology, AxiomVE make previous
nesting methods obsolete. The new technology, Vision Emulation™, allows the system
to “see” the shape of parts, just as human eyes would view them. When a person
looks at a part, they see the whole shape and any special features on the part.
This information is then used to determine if the part will fit in an area of the
nest. Vision Emulation eliminates excessive trial and error as well as excessive
rotation.
Optimation (www.optimation.com) offers benchmarking against any other method of part
nesting; recent benchmarks have show improvements up to 15% in material efficiency
alone. As lean efficiencies are essential, the most advanced nesting technology
guarantees the most important parts are always nested in the next available machine,
providing advanced information to integrated costing, labor reporting, and material
inventory systems. Because Optimation is strong financially and has the most
advanced technology; the company offers direct financing from its own capital
resources.

Optimation
www.optimation.com
Michael D Lundy P.E.
Opti1@optinest.com
877-827-2100


Web Site: http://www.optimation.com

Contact Details: Optimation
704 NW Mock Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
816-228-2100