Tokyo, United States
Moldflow Corporation (NASDAQ:MFLO), the leading global provider of design through manufacturing solutions for the plastics injection molding industry, today announced that the next International Moldflow User Group (iMUG) will be held October 17-18, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan.
Building on the recent success of Moldflow's international and regional user groups, which attracted more than 1,150 customers during the past year, the International Moldflow User Group for 2006 will be held at the Meguro Gajoen, Tokyo, Japan, marking the second time this event will have been held in Japan.
"We are honored to be hosting the international Moldflow user group meeting in Tokyo," said Seiji Kajiya, Moldflow VP of sales for Japan. He continued, "We look forward to introducing other Moldflow users from around the world to the great successes our Japanese customers have realized using Moldflow software."
Featured keynote speakers will include:
-- Dr. Hidetoshi Yokoi, Vice Director, Center of Collaborative Research
-- Professor Phil Coates, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Transfer), University of Bradford and the recent recipient of the Personal Contribution Award at the Plastics
Industry Awards
-- Peter Kennedy, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Moldflow Corporation
The conference will also feature peer-reviewed presentations by members of the Moldflow user community as well as product and technology presentations by Moldflow development and product managers. In addition, Moldflow technical staff will be available to offer product usage help that will enable participants to sharpen their product knowledge and skills and ensure they are realizing maximum value from their investment with Moldflow.
Participating in the International Moldflow User Group allows customers the best opportunity to meet members of Moldflow senior management, research & development, product marketing, technical support, and application engineers. It also gives new users the opportunity to interact with long-time users and share best practices.
"During the past year, we were excited to have seen more customers attend Moldflow user groups than in any previous year," said Roland Thomas, president and CEO of Moldflow. He continued, "We believe this is due to the strong technology partnerships we forge with our customers. These partnerships are what allow our customers to provide valuable feedback to Moldflow, which ultimately allows us to develop products that solve unique and complex problems, and we look forward to welcoming users from among our global customer base to Tokyo."
For more information about iMUG visit
http://www.moldflow.com/imug06.
About Moldflow Corporation
Moldflow (NASDAQ: MFLO) is the leading global provider of design through manufacturing solutions for the plastics injection molding industry. Moldflow's products and services allow companies to address part and mold design issues at the earliest stage and maximize productivity and profitability on the manufacturing floor. For more information, please call Moldflow at 508-358-5848 or go to http://www.moldflow.com.
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CONTACT: Moldflow Corporate Contact: David Kagan 508-358-5848 x 285 David_Kagan@moldflow.com or Moldflow Japan Contact: Yaeko Bando +81 6 6120 7500 Yaeko_Bando@moldflow.com
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)