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Aug 11, 2008

Radan to Preview Newest Productivity Features at IMTS 2008

Planit will preview Radan 2009 R1, the newest version of its powerful CAD/CAM software for sheet metal manufacturing, at IMTS 2008.  Attendees will be the first to see Radan's newest features and enhancements showcased in booth D-3224.  IMTS will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, September 8-13, 2008.

 "As we expand Radan's capabilities, we are continually focused on ways we can help our customers increase their material utilization and productivity," said Steve Sivitter, worldwide sales director for Planit's Metals Business.  "The newest capabilities that we are previewing at IMTS continue this Radan tradition of improving our customers' bottom line."

 

Radan 2009 R1 features further improved material utilization, new programming and usability features including:

·         New more powerful algorithms for nests using Common Line Cutting on profiling machines, improved nesting algorithms and geometry analysis providing even greater accuracy and material utilization

·         Improved scrapping of sheets resulting in increased ease of use for machine tool operators

·         Remnant creation for improved material handling and utilization

·         Powerful new editing functions for punch tooling and punch overlaps enabling users to quickly and easily change tools or edit the tool setup, resulting in faster programming times

·         Redesigned interface for configuration and customization of the end user's system including the ability to edit run time estimates in the verifier sequence based on how long each operation takes on the user's specific machine, resulting in more accurate run time estimates

·         Enhanced 3D import/export tools

For more information about Radan, visit Planit in booth D-3224 at IMTS, or visit the company's website at www.radan.com.

About Planit Solutions:

Planit serves customers throughout the world with design and manufacturing software solutions (CAD/CAM) for metalworking, woodworking and stone-cutting industries. It is the world's largest supplier with more than 85,000 industrial seats installed at thousands of customer sites around the world.

The company provides its customers with products and services that enable them to improve the productivity of their machine tools, shorten design and manufacturing time, optimize material usage and deliver high quality goods and services to their customers. Leading Planit brands are Alphacam, Cabinet Vision, Cabnetware, Edgecam, Jobshop and Radan. For additional information visit www.planit.com