WCA May 2013

New company for India Hamburg, Germany-based software company Simufact Engineering has founded the Indian subsidiary Simufact India Private Limited. Dr Gabriel McBain has been appointed as director of Simufact India. The registered office of the new company is in the city of Bangalore, in which leading component suppliers and aerospace companies are based. With its software solutions, Simufact primarily aims at metalworking and processing companies, among these the

automotive and aero- space industry, but also at plant and mechanical engine- ering companies and sector-related sup- pliers. This software sim- ulates forming, welding and mechanical joining processes and supp- orts companies to design and optimise their production proc- esses quicker. By

❍ ❍ Dr Gabriel McBain, new director at Simufact India

virtual testing, companies save valuable production resources and simultaneously reduce the time needed to release innovative production processes for serial production. For several years, Simufact has been successfully operating on the Indian market. In close cooperation with its reseller partner, Kadkraft Systems Pvt Ltd, based in the north-western city of Chandigarh, Simufact has already been able to acquire a number of renowned Indian customers for its software applications. The customer base includes, among others, L&T Special Steels and Heavy Forgings, Shivam Autotech and Ramsays Corporation. “The metalworking industry in India expands very dynamically,” said Michael Wohlmuth, managing director and CEO of Simufact Engineering GmbH. “This is why the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association anticipates double-digit growth rates in the next years, mostly by the benefits of the booming automotive industry in India. In these premises, we will continue to expand our activities in India beyond the foundation of an own subsidiary.” Gabriel McBain added: “The primary task of Simufact India is currently to offer our customers a comprehensive technical service; we do not only help to introduce our software on-site, we also provide engineering support and train the users far beyond the application of our software products in questions of production technology. Our reseller partner Kadkraft will further cooperate with us in Indian sales activities.” Simufact Engineering GmbH – Germany Website : www.simufact.de

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