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March 10, 2004:
AutoForm Wins Prestigious PACE Award for its Continuous Innovation

AutoForm Engineering is proud winner of the Automotive News PACE Award 2004, which recognizes its innovative software solution AutoForm-DieDesigner. The winners of this global contest were announced at a ceremony on Monday, March 8, at the Detroit Opera House.

A panel of independent judges selected 23 finalists from hundreds of applicants. Finally, eleven winners were announced in different categories. Among the winners were also BASF, Delphi, Denso, DuPont, Motorola, TRW Automotive and Visteon.

AutoForm participated with its software solution DieDesigner, which is a major innovation enhancing quality and productivity in stamping die design and tooling development. The judges’ comment on time savings: “In the testing of alternate die designs, DieDesigner is so fast and powerful that it permits exploration of multiple alternatives to an extent that was not possible before…” They also praise the seamless integration with process simulation software solutions of AutoForm, and the resulting high level of design quality: ”When a die design has been optimized using DieDesigner, the dies can typically produce parts from the first hit with no major problems and minimal rework.”

Dr. Waldemar Kubli, AutoForm Engineering GmbH (left)   Michael Wujciak, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (right)

Dr. Waldemar Kubli, founder and president of AutoForm said: “This award recognizes our global leadership and commitment to innovative solutions, which bring tremendous benefits to our customers worldwide.

The Automotive News PACE Awards are given annually by Automotive News, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Transportation Research Center Inc. Now in its 10th year, this premier award recognizes supplier innovation in product and process. The winners set the standard for game-changing innovation and excellence within the automotive supply industry.

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Contact:
Dr. Markus Thomma
Director of Marketing
AutoForm Engineering GmbH
Technoparkstrasse 1
CH-8005 Zurich
Switzerland