Applied Production, Inc.: 20 Years of Service and Still Going Strong
Providing quality software solutions for sheet metal fabricators

Milford, OH, January 4, 2005 — Applied Production, Inc. is celebrating 20 years of service to the sheet metal industry! Applied Production, Inc. started business in 1985 with a vision to increase the productivity of sheet metal fabricators through technology. The company is located in Milford, OH, just outside of Cincinnati, the home of many high-tech software companies. During these past 20 years, Applied Production, Inc. has built its competitive edge by fulfilling its customers’ requirements through the use of the most advanced equipment and technology. In addition, Applied Production, Inc. is proud of its highly skilled staff who works with customers to provide competitive solutions to meet manufacturing needs, which increases productivity and reduce costs.

"From our office and production staff, we would like to take this time to thank each and every one of our customers and friends for their tremendous support over these past 20 years. By focusing on the specific needs of the sheet metal industry, our organization has built a reputation for excellence that now extends around the world," said Joseph Bucalo, president of Applied Production, Inc. "We are committed to maintaining this high standard of excellence in our development of new products, the maintenance of existing products, and in extraordinary service and support of our customers. We are now looking forward to new endeavors as we continue with our motto to provide the most technically advanced software tools for the designing and manufacturing of sheet metal parts and assemblies." As a developer of sheet metal fabrication software, Applied Production, Inc. has made its primary focus to develop easy to use yet powerful sheet metal products. Products like ProFab Elite program your CNC punch press faster and easier than ever.

Our product line began with a language based programming system for CNC punch presses. In 1986, Applied Production, Inc. introduced ProFold, the first software to unfold 3D wireframe models in a CAD system. Engineers and designers around the world use ProFold to create accurate flat pattern layouts faster and easier. ProFold simplifies the unfolding process, allowing you to draw the part in AutoCAD, CADKEY, or KeyCreator and quickly develop the correct flat pattern. Whether you make simple brackets or complex multi-bend parts, ProFold will save you hours of manual calculations while increasing the accuracy of your flat pattern layouts and eliminating errors. With the increasing popularity of 3D solid modeling, Applied Production, Inc. later introduced ProFold Solids. Solid models are easily unfolded with a click of the mouse, accurately calculating the correct bend compensation while adjusting holes and cutouts accordingly.

In 1990, Applied Production, Inc. introduced  ProFab,  the first knowledge based graphic CAM system for CNC punch presses and laser machines. ProFab automates CNC punch press programming, utilizing an in-depth knowledge of your punch press, tooling and manufacturing techniques, while keeping you in control of the process. ProFab is fully integrated with today’s most popular CAD systems, including direct interfaces to SolidWorks, Solid Edge, CADKEY, AutoCAD, and Mechanical Desktop. With the short learning curve of ProFab, users can be generating NC code within the first hour of installing the software. ProFab Elite uses advanced techniques for tool and turret loading along with the most efficient machine optimization routines in the industry in order to reduce programming time and increase shop floor productivity. The easy to use graphical interface of ProFab Laser makes it easy to quickly nest one or more parts, create cut paths, and generate NC code for virtually any 2 or 2-1/2 axis CNC laser, oxyfuel, plasma, router and waterjet machines.

Applied Production, Inc. is #1 in customer satisfaction and continues to develop powerful, easy to use CAM software for the sheet metal industry. Additional company and product information is available on the company’s Web site, www.AppliedProduction.com.