Zuken and Quadra Solutions Announce New Part List Management Tool for CADSTAR

May 9, 2006 - Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken, the engineering consulting company, and UK based Quadra Solutions have launched starturn, a part list management add-on tool for CADSTAR.

starturn offers four core areas of functionality that enhance the post design documentation process within the CADSTAR desktop PCB design environment. This includes advanced export functionality for bill of materials (BOMs), enhanced drill drawing exports and report generation, assembly drawing creation and a new “where used” search capability. This user friendly tool allows designers to compile design-derived manufacturing and purchasing reports in minutes rather than hours.

BOMs can be exported into various file formats, including html, Microsoft Excel and XML, and for a fully tailored output, the user can specify exactly what design fields should be included.

Drill drawing functionality is more extensive in this tool, than with CADSTAR alone. starturn will generate drill tables within the PCB design, saving time associated with having to cut and paste from drill reports. Mark up of drill holes can also be carried out various ways within the design using this tool.

Improved assembly drawing generation is another of starturn’s core capabilities. Circuit references, for example, can be sited in multiple places within the design, through the association of attributes. Searching for parts within the parts library is also more expansive, with functionality that allows a user to select any part and search within any file directory. This is particularly useful when managing parts obsolescence.

This tool is now available from £480/€691/$837*. For more information visit www.cadstarworld.com/starturn

If you are interested in learning more, please contact your local CADSTAR distributor to find out more about the unlimited versions of CADSTAR solutions.

* Euro and Dollar prices will vary according to current Exchange Rates, figures listed are based on 10 th April 2006 Exchange Rates.

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About Quadra Solutions:
Established in 1999, Quadra Solutions Ltd has steadily developed its position within the UK Manufacturing Design community. Quadra Solutions offers experience within the electronic design automation (EDA) and the manufacturing arena. With qualified engineers from a variety of industries Quadra offer expert advice to the mechanical and electrical engineering design sectors. As both a PCB Design bureau and training centre, Quadra is able to ensure that their customers maximise on their investment, this has ensured Quadra’s place as the UK’s largest CADSTAR supplier. Software development is a continuation of the role fulfilled by Quadra’s Information Technology Solutions team. Quadra Solutions customers range from sub sea to aerospace projects, medical to military, and communications to consumer electronics. For Further information please visit our website: www.quadrasol.co.uk

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About Zuken:
Established in 1976, Zuken has evolved into a provider of solutions that maximize the efficiency of the design and manufacturing processes of electronics companies around the world. Zuken holds a leading global share of the PCB/MCM/HIC software market in the field of electronic design automation (EDA). In addition to its longstanding experience as a provider of innovative solutions for PCB design, Zuken’s expanded portfolio encompasses proven solutions for the development of information technology (IT) infrastructures. Listed on Level 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company is headquartered in Japan and has development, sales and support centers in 10 countries including the US, Germany, UK and France. Zuken's customers include the world's top 30 electronics manufacturers from automotive to aerospace, communications to consumer electronics, and medical to military.
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About CADSTAR:
Zuken’s CADSTAR is a Windows-based solution for PCB design that spans schematic capture, placement, routing, library creation and management, signal integrity, EMC analysis, and production of manufacturing data.