The Tools, Dies and Moulds Centre in Karachi will be equipped with 100 seats of UGS' NX Software for Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Systems for teaching, training and developing human resource for the rapidly growing engineering industry in Pakistan.
The centre, which is being set up by Technology Upgradation & Skills Development Company (Tusdec) would provide support to country's dies and moulds sector in carrying out rapid prototyping through latest technologies like stereolithograpy, selective laser sintering and rapid tooling along with support for CAD/CAM and CNC machining. The TDM Centre would deploy Unigraphics software as part of a complete tutorial system for product development, design and manufacturing. Induction of UGS software would ensure smooth transition of data between applications such as 3D scanning devices, rapid prototype machines and CNC machine tools.
Appreciating US firm Unigraphics for donating software to TDM centre, Chairman Tusdec, Almas Hyder said that the establishment of TDM equipped with latest machinery and software would have a salutary effect on the engineering sector as well as the national economy. He said that Pakistan now has no choice but to jump the curve to come in line with the hi-tech digital technology prevailing globally in the engineering industry.
The Chairman of TDM Centre, Munir K. Bana, said that the TDM Centre would disseminate "hands on" training to the employees in the engineering industry, besides launching full-fledged technical courses for fresh engineering graduates. "To begin with," he said, "TDM Centre Karachi would shortly be commencing classes in the fields of Computer Aided Designing (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)."
Bana said that Unigraphics software would go a long way in helping our local engineering industry to catch up with the world-wide industry leaders. Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) has already provided a piece of land over an area of 2-acre in Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi, for this project. The expected beneficiaries of TDM Centre are telecom, automobiles, medical devices, home appliances, aviation and dies & moulds manufacturing sectors.
Simcon International (Pvt) Ltd, the Unigraphics (UGS) channel partner in Pakistan, would be the first line of support for UGS at TDM Centre. "It is a great honour for Simcon to be part of this service to the nation," said Simcon's Managing Director, Farrukh Jamal, the prime mover of the effort from Simcon. He added that the availability of UGS software at TDM Centre would introduce state-of-the-art technical know how to the Pakistan engineering industry and further stated that we are grateful to UGS Corporation for their initiative and generosity.
It may be mentioned that UGS is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management software and services with nearly 4 million licensed seats and 46,000 customers world-wide.
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