Computer-aided estimating software will support real-time cost estimating capabilities at a driveline and transmissions manufacturing group in concert with product data management.
Micro Estimating Systems, an OnCourse Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: OCTH) company, announced that it would supply computer-aided estimating software to Metaldyne Corporation's Driveline and Transmission Group. The enterprise license provides worldwide access to Machine Shop Estimating (MSE) for Metaldyne engineering and financial users. This software order ranks as one of the largest contracts received by Micro Estimating in its 20-year history.

Operating under an enterprise-wide license on a centralized server, the MSE tool can support real-time cost estimating capabilities at all Metaldyne locations.

The MSE application will act in concert with a product data management application to complete the suite of products used to support the Metaldyne Driveline and Transmission Group's Proposal Management process.

Once fully implemented, authorized users will have immediate, worldwide access to estimates.

The Metaldyne contract specifies several custom design enhancements that make the MSE tool specific to Metaldyne and its product base.

Designers, estimators, and those in the approval process will benefit from a corporate- wide estimating system.

'The MSE tool provides Metaldyne with efficient and accurate corporate- wide costing standards,' said Chuck Beyer, president, Micro Estimating Systems.

'This is important especially when dealing with the cost savvy automotive industry.' Beyer sees an important message underlying this contract: 'Metaldyne's confidence in our software should prove to other potential customers that Micro Estimating Systems can deliver quality solutions for its customers' specific applications,' Beyer added.

Metaldyne, a leading global designer and supplier of metal-based components, assemblies and modules for transportation-related powertrain and chassis applications, serves the automotive segment through its Chassis, Driveline and Transmission, and Engine Group.

Headquartered in Plymouth, Mich., USA, Metaldyne has annual revenues of $1.5 billion.

For more information, please visit http://www.metaldyne.com.

OnCourse Technologies, (OCTH), a publicly traded company, is a market leader in developing intelligent software solutions for manufacturers.

More than 28,000 manufacturers worldwide use advanced OnCourse software to heighten efficiency in technical estimating, computer aided design (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM), integrated e-commerce systems, and tooling management.