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Sunglass Launches Cloud-Based Parts Library

Provides instant access to parts from 400 top-tier suppliers including SMC and Bosch.

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June 10, 2013

Sunglass launched the Sunglass Parts Library, an application on its Web-based platform which will give engineers access to over one million 3D manufacturing parts that can be dragged and dropped directly into Web projects. This library is made possible through an exclusive partnership with CADENAS.

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Through its partnership with CADENAS, Sunglass will now supply users with instant access to parts from over 400 top component manufacturers including ABB, Buhler, Eaton, FlexLink, HBM, IDEC, Madler, Bosch Rexroth, Schneider Electric, Schunk, SMC, Toshiba, Wurth, Yamaha and Yokogawa. Parts span categories such as spring, motor and gear, cylinder and shock absorber, hydraulics, automation, tool, plant design, electrical engineering and more.

"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to transform our extensive catalog of CAD parts into the first ever interactive parts library application on the web," said CADENAS CEO Jurgen Heimbach. "Sunglass provides the ideal platform for millions of engineers from 199 countries who work with our suppliers, and we truly believe that the parts library app will exponentially increase the rate at which designs are physically produced."

For more information, visit Sunglass.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.

 

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