India's Leading Glass Container Manufacturer Chooses SolidWorks 3D Me

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors/Manufacturing Writers

    CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2005--

    3D Mechanical Design Helps Engineers Creatively Meet Diverse Needs
    of Hindusthan National Glass & Industries' World-Renowned Customers

    India's leading glass container manufacturer, Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Limited (HNGIL), and its affiliates have purchased 20 licenses of SolidWorks(R) 3D mechanical design software to support their design and engineering processes across five locations. HNGIL is replacing its AutoCAD(R) 2D design tools with SolidWorks software to shorten development time and achieve international quality standards for its global customers.
    HNGIL produces more than nine million bottles per day, ranging from 5 milliliters to 3,200 milliliters and satisfying the rigorous quality standards of global companies like Nestle, Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline, Heinz, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, Abbott Laboratories, Dr. Willmar Schwabe, Novartis, sanofi-aventis, Wyeth, Allied Domecq, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi, McDowell, and SABMiller. HNGIL has established a state-of-the-art CAD/CAM facility that enables customers to choose unique container shapes, sizes, and colors for use in a wide range of industries, such as processed foods, soft drinks, beverages, pharmaceuticals, liquor, beer, and cosmetics. SolidWorks software will help HNGIL meet several important challenges in designing glassware, including aesthetics, sturdiness, and efficient mass production.
    "Ideal distribution of glass, for example, dictates a container's sturdiness, and that does not happen by accident," said Dr. Sanjay Somany, managing director of HNGIL. "It is based entirely on scientific engineering and control during the design and production of the ware involved, be it a bottle, flask, vial, or jar. SolidWorks software's powerful 3D modeling capabilities and ease of use stood out over the other 3D CAD software we evaluated for this work. We are confident that SolidWorks will help us improve our productivity and pass on these benefits to our customers through better designs and higher quality standards, all within a faster turnaround time."
    In addition to efficient container design, HNGIL will use SolidWorks to refine the machinery and tooling used in the manufacturing process.
    "HNGIL is not only pioneering the glass container business, the company is taking the lead in using the latest technology to streamline the entire design and manufacturing process," said Ved Narayan, SolidWorks vice president of Asia-Pacific operations. "SolidWorks will work with HNGIL to communicate in 3D with their global clients and transform the way they do business."

    About Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Limited

    Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Limited (HNGIL), founded in 1946, is a pioneer and an acknowledged market leader in glass container manufacturing in India. HNGIL and associate companies are producing over nine million bottles per day ranging from 5 ml to 3200 ml for multifarious industries like processed foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, liquor, and cosmetics. For more information, visit www.hngil.com.

    About SolidWorks Corporation

    SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. (NASDAQ: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. It is the #1 supplier of 3D mechanical design software for the mainstream market. SolidWorks leads the market in number of users in production, customer satisfaction, and revenue. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).

    SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (C) 2005 SolidWorks Corporation.

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