January 26, 2005  |  Imaginestics to increase casting suppliers value

Purdue Research Park, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A - Imaginestics, the software developer of the Knowledge Reuse Management (KRM) system, announced today that it has been selected by American Foundry Society (AFS) to integrate its Casting Source Directory into the ToolingNet portal. The Casting Source Directory is comprehensive, reliable information about cast metals and alloys, casting processes and virtually every metalcasting company in North America. The integration of the Casting Source Directory with the ToolingNet Portal will enable engineers and buyers of castings to easily locate casting suppliers online. Imaginestics will also allow engineers using i-advisor on their desktops to directly locate the casting suppliers through a seamlessly integrated search into the Casting Source Directory.

"We are excited about this partnership with AFS and in helping to increase the value of casting suppliers through our technology", said Nainesh Rathod, Imaginestics, President & CEO. "Our research work in the casting domain with the help of ToolingNet grant and development of our i-advisor product allowed us to be well positioned to be selected"

"The Casting Source Directory is the Yellow Pages for designers and buyers of metal castings," said Alfred Spada, American Foundry Society. "By combining it with the ToolingNet portal and i-advisor, the Directory becomes an interactive tool that will allow OEMs to narrow their searches for casting suppliers based on casting design and manufacturability criteria as well as metal and manufacturing process. This combination will be an unparalleled tool for design engineers and buyers."

About Imaginestics
Imaginestics is a privately-held software and services company founded in December 2002. It is emerging as the leader in knowledge-based systems for the manufacturing and life sciences industry. Imaginestics' mission is to unleash the power of existing engineering and manufacturing systems through an integrated product suite that taps companies' past and present knowledge and optimizes their future development. Imaginestics' product suite includes, i-compare, i-migrate, i-config, i-parts and i-advisor.

About American Foundry Society
The American Foundry Society was founded in 1896 and has grown to an international organization of approximately 9,000 individual and 400 corporate members in 47 countries. AFS assists member companies and individuals to effectively and efficiently manage all production operations, to profitably market their product and services, and to equitably manage their employees. AFS also promotes the interests of foundry industry before the legislative and executive branches of the federal government and markets the capabilities of the industry to its customer base. With the direction of its volunteer's committee structure, the professional staff of AFS provides support in the areas of technology, management, marketing and education to further activities that will enhance the economic progress of the metalcasting industry.