Epson expands use Of PTC CoCreate to large format printers

Having originally implemented CoCreate for design in its consumer inkjet printer division, Epson also now uses CoCreate to design and develop all its large-size enterprise printers. Using CoCreate across divisions allows for greater design flexibility and efficiency. Existing designs are quickly and easily modified to meet tight development schedules and bring products to market fast. Their product is well suited for the explicit modeling approach of CoCreate, allowing designers to directly modify model geometry, leading to significantly shorter development cycles, improved productivity and reduced costs. The new Epson Stylus Pro 9700/ 7700 printers were designed in just 12 weeks.

Epson uses CoCreate Model ManagerTM for product data management in team projects. Before implementing CoCreate Model Manager, each engineer stored his or her own design and part data, either locally or on a server, making it difficult for the team to know which versions were current. Now, current design data is shared with the entire product development team across all products, which virtually eliminates risk of error and significantly improves process efficiency.