50 High School Students Honored by Deneb Robotics

23 September 1998

REMINDER/50 High School Students Honored by Deneb Robotics for Summer Commitment to Computer Simulation Training

TROY, Mich.--Sept. 23, 1998--As school bells ring in the new year, Deneb Robotics will honor 50 Detroit Metro high school students for successful completion of the first-ever Computer Simulation Summer Camp (CSSC).
The ceremony will be held at the EDS Virtual Reality Center in Detroit, Michigan, with customized hands-on sessions in the virtual reality training studio. The logistics of the celebration are as follows:

Where:            EDS Virtual Reality Center
                  Albert Kahn Building - New Detroit Center Area
                  2nd Avenue North of Grand Blvd.

When:             Wednesday, September 23, 1998
                  Noon to 6:00 pm

Participants:     Highland Park Community Schools - Camp site
                  Detroit School of Industrial Arts - Camp site
                  Oakland Technical Center, Southeast Campus - Camp 
                   site
                  Wayne State University, College of Education 
                   - University partner
                  Job Skill Technology - Camp development and 
                    instruction
                  Deneb Robotics - Industry partner

    "Deneb's educational outreach included three summer camps this year, all providing exposure to Deneb's widely used industrial simulation software," said Victor Rhoder, director of education and training, Deneb Robotics, Inc. "It's exciting to see high school students gain interest in high-tech skills that motivate them toward more complex concepts that they otherwise would have avoided. Ultimately, it could lead to high-paying jobs in the technology sector, where demand is enormous."
    The camps focused on career opportunities in design and leading-edge technologies. High-end Pentium(R) based computers were used with industry-level simulation software from Deneb Robotics, Inc. Students learned how they can design and build products in a virtual environment, just as major automotive, aerospace and defense companies do in today's Digital Manufacturing era.
    Continued development of such curriculum will be explored at an Education and Training Forum, October 7, 1998, in Troy, Michigan, concurrent with the 1998 Deneb International Simulation Conference and Technology Showcase. Chairing the program is Elaine Seat from Lockheed Martin Energy Systems. Presentations will be given by representatives of Focus: HOPE, Ohio Northern University, DSIA, Job Skill Technology, and Georgia Tech University. Professionals from commercial training organizations, users and educational institutions are welcome at the Forum.
    For more information, contact Victor Rhoder, Director of Education and Training, Deneb Robotics, Inc. at 248-267-9696, or e-mail rhoder@deneb.com.
    Deneb Robotics Inc., a subsidiary of Dassault Systemes, is a worldwide recognized leader of multi-CAD digital manufacturing software. Deneb offers an integrated suite of tools that begin at the conceptual phase of product and process design enabling design for assembly, design for manufacturability and design for maintainability. Deneb's suite includes products for: discrete event simulation for simulation based work instruction, and simulation-based training; factory layout and throughput analysis; workcell tooling design and validation; assembly planning and analysis; human motion and task analysis; robotic off-line programming; CNC program validation; CMM program verification. All products can be viewed in a Virtual Reality environment, shared around the world using Deneb's Virtual Collaborative Engineering environments, and run from a PC on the shop floor or in the field for operator instructions.
    Deneb Robotics' software is widely used in the aerospace, automotive, defense, environmental, medical, nuclear and research communities. With offices in Europe, Scandinavia, Asia, India and the United States, Deneb Robotics has earned an international reputation for physics-based simulation products that combine ease of use with state-of-the-art digital manufacturing technologies and methodologies. Deneb is located in Troy, Michigan with offices in the U.K., France, Germany, Japan and India and can be visited via the Internet at http://www.deneb.com.

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