BIRMINGHAM, UK, Oct 6, 2015 – Autodesk has confirmed its commitment to Digital Footwear Creation by unveiling the new Autodesk Footwear group that will be fully focused on supporting designers and manufacturers of all types of footwear.
Shoe design created in Crispin ShoeMaker and rendered with VRED
The ranges of products previously named Delcam Crispin and Delcam Custom Orthotic Insoles have been combined under the Autodesk Footwear brand. The new group brings together the existing software solutions, plus technologies and services for the footwear industry available from Autodesk.
All of the staff from the Delcam businesses have been moved into the new group, meaning that customers continue to benefit from the combined support of the development, sales and technical staff, and their vast experience in the production footwear and orthotic insole industries.
As part of its commitment to the current market and to the Future of Making Things, Autodesk Footwear combines solutions for the design and manufacture of production footwear and custom insoles to enable the creation of a complete custom shoe, from last creation, to complex upper and sole design,and to the incorporation of custom insoles.
Autodesk is renowned for its high quality design and manufacturing software across a wide range of sectors and the footwear team are looking forward to the opportunities that having a wider portfolio of products will bring to the industry.
Chris Lawrie, director of Autodesk Footwear commented: “The reinforcedfocus on the footwear industry means greater possibilities for both our existing and new customers. Being able to provide an even wider range of tailored solutions improves the options available to both designers and manufacturers.”
The new groupwill continue the high level of investment in dedicated products and services for the footwear and insole creation market. By working with Autodesk Footwear, businesses will benefit from a team of developers, sales and support staff who together offer vast industry knowledge and experience in all areas of footwear development.
The footwear team has been established following Autodesk’s acquisition of Delcam in February 2014.
For further information on Autodesk Footwear please visit www.autodesk.com/footwear.
About Delcam
Delcam is one of the world’s leading suppliers of CAM software and associated services, and also supplies systems for product design, tooling design, reverse engineering and inspection. The company has grown steadily since being founded formally in 1977, after initial development work at Cambridge University led by the late Donald Welbourn. It is now among the largest developers of product design and manufacturing software in the UK, with subsidiaries in America, Europe and Asia. Over 330 people are employed at Delcam’s Birmingham headquarters, with almost 400 staff working in the company’s overseas subsidiaries and around 200 more in its international joint ventures.
Delcam’s software and services help manufacturing companies to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. The company’s software is used in over 90 countries by more than 45,000 organizations. These customers range from multi-national corporations to independent designers, toolmakers and sub-contractors, and come from a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, electrical appliances, footwear, healthcare, motor sport, packaging, toys, sports equipment, jewelry and signmaking. On February 6, 2014, Delcam was acquired by Autodesk and now operates as a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary.
For further information, please visit www.delcam.com.
