SolidCAM has already been named by CIMdata as the fastest worldwide growing CAM vendor in 2004 (+51.1%) and 2003 (+39.4%). For 2006, SolidCAM is again projected by CIMdata to be the most rapidly-growing CAM software vendor with a forecasted revenue growth rate of +35.7%.
As main reasons for this tremendous market success, the founder and CEO of SolidCAM, Dr. Emil Somekh, named “our more than 20 years experience in the development of easy-to-use, powerful CAM software and the implementation of
high-end CAM functions including 5 axis simultaneous machining and Turn-Mill programming. In parallel, the expansion of our worldwide sales and support capabilities becomes more and more important.”
Part of SolidCAM`s growth strategy is the strengthening of its European operations by the appointment of Dr. Wolfgang Mueller (57) as “Vice President Sales Europe”. For more than 20 years, Wolfgang Mueller has held various management positions in the international manufacturing software industry, amongst others at UGS and Encore computer. Since 1998, he served Cimatron, an international CAD/CAM supplier for the molds, tools and dies industry, as General Manager Germany and Vice President Europe, being responsible for Cimatron`s business, both in the established Western and also the emerging Eastern European countries.
As of June 1, 2006, Wolfgang Mueller will bring his wide Marketing and Sales knowhow into the growth of SolidCAM. As the main reason and also motivation for his new challenge, Wolfgang Mueller states “the enormous growth potential of the product and the company SolidCAM. In its upcoming Release 11, SolidCAM will provide a first-class High Speed Machining module for the manufacturing of molds, tools and dies .”
SolidCAM GmbH in Schramberg will continue to further develop its wide customer base in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Denmark. The new Vice President Sales Europe will consolidate and expand SolidCAM´s sales and service activities in all European countries. He will lead SolidCAM´s further expansion into the mold, tool and die industries. Of course, this will need additional human resources. Wolfgang Mueller: “We are looking for motivated specialists, who like to work in our international team and thus contribute actively to the growth of the European´s manufacturing market.“
About SolidCAM SolidCAM is a powerful CAM product that has been especially designed for the shop floor. SolidCAM supports the complete range of major manufacturing applications including 2.5D/3D Milling, Multi-sided Indexial 4/5 axes Milling, Simultaneous 5 axes Milling, Turning, Turn-Mill upto 5-axes and WireEDM. The hallmarks of SolidCAM are its ease of use combined with its powerful CAM functionality and customized postprocessors that generate ready-to-go CNC-code. SolidCAM is widely used in the mechanical manufacturing, electronics, medical, consumer products, machine design, automotive and aerospace industries, as well as in mold and die and rapid prototyping shops. SolidCAM is a Autodesk certified product and provides seamless, single-window integration and full associativity to the Inventor design. SolidCAM is sold by a worldwide reseller network. For the latest news and information, visit the company’s Web site (
www.solidcamforinventor.com).
