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Date: Wednesday, October 1 2003

Leading prototype, racing and niche volume casting supplier, Grainger & Worrall (jgrainger@gwcast.co.uk), has added a CATIA V5 seat to the CAD Suite, this enabling the company to fulfil its goal of receiving design data in all native forms.

The company, which has 17 CAD seats, now

daily works in all of the world's leading CAD, CAM, and CAE packages to ensure ease of interface with its OEM, Design House, and Tier 1 customers.

"The CATIA V5 seat is an important step for us as it closes a gap in our service", says Edward Grainger. "As a prototype and niche volume production casting specialist, we are able to provide the easiest possible interface between automotive design engineer and component manufacturer to ensure optimum engineered components quicker and more cost effectively."

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