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Bangalore, India, August 9, 2006 - QuEST, a global product
development and delivery solutions provider, today
announced a multi-year, strategic relationship with MAG
Industrial Automation Systems, a leading machine tool and
systems company serving key global industry sectors
including Powertrain, Aerospace, Heavy Equipment, Power
Generation and General Machining. As per the agreement,
QuEST will provide MAG with integrated comprehensive
support ranging from product development services to
manufacturing process support for its customers.
QuEST's scope of work for MAG in product design will
include product detailing support, CAD, Finite Element
Analysis for MAG's global engineering businesses, while
the manufacturing support activities will include
cycle-time estimation, fixture design and manufacturing,
tooling development, and the proving out of components on
various MAG range of product platforms.
In addition to adding dedicated engineering capabilities,
MAG intends to establish a Technical Demonstration Centre
(TDC) at QuEST, where MAG's broad portfolio of products
and technologies will be showcased.
"India is a country which today represents a significant
market as well as a reliable source for engineering and
manufacturing. Increased outsourcing activity to India by
the aerospace and automotive industries has driven demand
for machine tools. MAG is very excited and optimistic
about expanding its installed base in the Indian market,"
said Mr Roger W. Cope, President, MAG Industrial
Automation Systems. "QuEST's comprehensive engineering
services complement MAG's outstanding talent in
engineering and process knowledge. The combination will
generate value for MAG and its global customers."
"We are indeed delighted and privileged to have been
selected by MAG as their partner of choice for providing
them with product detailing and manufacturing support for
all their business units globally," said Mr Aravind
Melligeri, President, QuEST. "This is a highly significant
customer win for QuEST, as it demonstrates the expansion
of our offering beyond the traditional design and
development support and extends to other areas in the
product development life cycle, and encompasses emerging
areas such as manufacturing support all under one roof."
Mr. Melligeri further added, "High-end technology
organisations such as MAG have clearly seen value in
partnering with QuEST. Our focus on pure-play engineering
enables us to be a value adding partner to several of our
strategic customers and we plan to replicate this model of
engagement that MAG has chosen with several others of our
strategic customers."
A dedicated team of QuEST engineers has been working to
support MAG requirements for close to 12 months. This team
is expected to increase as the companies work to serve the
global manufacturing market. About MAG Industrial
Automation Systems MAG Industrial Automation Systems is a
group of leading machine tool and systems companies
serving the durable-goods industry. Utilizing a
comprehensive line of equipment and technologies, in
combination with diverse process engineering knowledge,
MAG provides tailored manufacturing solutions to key
industrial sectors across the globe.
MAG has a large portfolio of highly-recognized and
well-respected brands including Cincinnati, Fadal,
Giddings & Lewis, Cross Hüller, Ex-Cell-O, Lamb, Hüller
Hille, Hessapp, Witzig & Frank and Maintenance
Technologies. With manufacturing operations in the United
States, Germany, China, Korea, Brazil, France and the
United Kingdom, the companies of MAG Industrial Automation
Systems are ranked amongst the top 5 in the global
metalworking market.
For more information, visit
www.mag-ias.com.
About QuEST
Established in 1997, QuEST is a leading pure-play
engineering services firm providing product development
and engineering solutions to major global companies. It
has established Global Product Development (GPD) Centers,
which support product development activities for its
customers' product lines. QuEST's expertise ranges from
concept designing to drafting and modeling, to analysis to
product realization solutions in the following domains:
aerospace, civil structures, energy, industrial products,
oil & gas and transportation. Using Six Sigma and ISO
processes, QuEST partners with a host of Fortune 500
companies to provide better, faster and more
cost-effective solutions to its customers. Over 850
engineers across US, UK, Italy, Germany, Japan and India
make our team technically competent and truly global. For
more information, visit www.quest-global.com.
For further information please contact:
Romana Charania
Asst Manager Corporate Communications
QuEST
Ph 080 41190900/ +91-99455-39195
Email:
romana.charania@quest-global.com
Eswari Prasad
President, MAG India
Ph +91-99003 85644 / +1-513-236-5877
Email:
Eswari_prasad@cinmach.com
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