ALGOR AND KUBOTEK PARTNER FOR DIRECT CAD/CAE DATA EXCHANGE

The new technology partnership between ALGOR and Kubotek provides a seamless, integrated process for design and analysis. ALGOR's InCAD technology provided direct CAD/CAE data exchange of the Magnum aircraft engine frame modeled in KeyCreator (left). An ALGOR linear static stress analysis (right) was performed to determine stresses from the applied torque loads. Model courtesy of Aviation Enterprises Ltd.

PITTSBURGH, PA and MARLBOROUGH, MA – March 10, 2005 – ALGOR and Kubotek USA, Inc., supplier of the KeyCreator^TM (formerly CADKEY^®) design and manufacturing software, today announced a new technology partnership. ALGOR has been named a Kubotek Solution Partner and ALGOR's InCAD technology now provides direct CAD/CAE data exchange between KeyCreator and ALGOR.

This highly integrated design and analysis solution allows engineers to create solid models in KeyCreator and then directly capture that exact geometry in ALGOR for analysis. Analysis options include static stress and Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) with linear and nonlinear material models, linear dynamics, steady-state and transient heat transfer, steady and unsteady fluid flow, electrostatics and full multiphysics.

"The partnership between ALGOR and Kubotek provides our joint customers with a seamless, integrated process for design and analysis," said John Wright McCullough, Product Manager, Kubotek USA. "Interoperability issues as a result of the globalization of manufacturing and outsourcing continue to plague the industry and the partnership with ALGOR is another demonstration of Kubotek’s commitment to open and integrated engineering solutions."

"We are excited to offer easy-to-use FEA software to KeyCreator customers and are including InCAD technology for KeyCreator in our entire line of mechanical design products at no additional charge," said Bob Williams, Product Manager, ALGOR. "Providing KeyCreator users with convenient access to our wide range of analysis and simulation tools allows them to verify and improve their product designs through virtual prototypes rather than costly physical prototypes."

About Kubotek
Kubotek USA, Inc., headquartered in Marlborough, MA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubotek Corporation. Kubotek USA develops and manufactures KeyCreator software (formerly CADKEY) and is responsible for sales, marketing, distribution and support for the Americas, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More than 20,000 global customers use Kubotek design and manufacturing software. Kubotek Corporation was founded in 1985 in Osaka, Japan, and has been publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 2001. Kubotek Corporation is a worldwide leader in creation engineering – the development of technologies for modeling, measuring and machining in industrial businesses large and small. Visit Kubotek at http://www.kubotekusa.com.

Kubotek, KeyCreator and CADKEY are registered trademarks or trademarks of Kubotek Corporation.