Ghent, Belgium, February 9, 2009 - Metso Automation has signed an agreement with Bricsys NV for integrating Bricscad V9 into Metso's software applications. The software controls industrial processes and power plants. Metso Automation supplies process automation for the pulp and paper industry globally, and serves customers in the energy, power, and process industries.
Metso Automation was one of the key pilot users of BRX, the advanced application development platform from Bricsys. For two years, Metso Automation worked closely with the Bricsys development team in testing Bricscad with BRX. This led to the long-term collaboration agreement between the two companies.
The agreement allows Metso Automation to integrate Bricscad V9 with Metso Automations’ software, and then distribute it to customers as of December 2008. As part of the agreement, Metso Automation purchased several hundred Bricscad V9 licenses for internal use.
Mika Karaila, Project Manager responsible for the integration of Bricscad, comments: “Two years ago we decided to look for an alternative DWG platform to bundle with our applications. After considering all options we chose Bricscad. We knew we were early adopters of their technology, but the responsiveness of the Bricsys development team combined with the robustness of their products proved we made the right choice. In particular we are impressed by the scale and deepness of their test procedures. “
“This is a major achievement for our company, because it confirms the quality of software that Bricsys stands for,” says Erik De Keyser, CEO of Bricsys. “Metso Automation’s software has a high impact on industrial processes and controls. Bricsys is pleased to see that our BRX development environment matches the high level of quality demanded by them.”
About Metso Automation
Metso Automation is one of the three major divisions of Metso Corporation, a global engineering and technology corporation with 2007 net sales of approximately EUR 6 Billion. With headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, its almost 27,000 employees in approximately 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper, rock and minerals processing, energy, and other selected industries.
Metso Automation is the global market leader of the pulp and paper industry’s specialty analyzers, consistency transmitters, and automatic control valves. It is the world’s third largest supplier of pulp and paper industry automation solutions and among the top ten suppliers of power plant automation. In recent years, Metso Automation significantly expanded its market position as a flow control supplier for the petrochemical and refining industries.
Metso Automation’s net sales in 2007 were EUR 698 million, contributing 11% to Metso Corporation’s net sales. At the end of 2007, the division employed 3,564 people.
About Bricsys
Bricsys is a global provider of engineering software through its network of 70 offices on four continents. The product portfolio consists of Bricscad and Vondle (an extended SaaS platform). Bricscad is the powerful DWG-alternative CAD platform that enables DWG-based applications to serve the growing markets of GIS, AEC, mechanical CAD, and civil engineering. Bricsys products are available in 14 languages, with more languages in development.
Wherever they are on the globe, customers can communicate support requests directly to the Bricsys support team around the clock. Every month, Bricsys transparently reports to its customers on the status and development of its software products. Bricsys is a founding member of the Open Design Alliance, thereby contributing to the interoperability in the engineering industry.