Market leading manufacturer of gun scopes completes the implementation of NX for machining tooling and prototypes.

FOR RELEASE Friday August 12, 2005
Portland, OR – Acuity Solutions Incorporated, a Northwest provider of CAD/CAM tools and services, today announced that Leupold & Stevens, a leading manufacturer of optical equipment located in Portland, OR, has chosen and completed the first phase of their implementation of NX as their standard CAM tool for their tooling and prototype departments.

“We chose NX as our standard tool for CNC programming because of its interoperability with our primary design tool (I-DEAS), its wide array of features including visualization and “Wizards”, and its position and strength in the regional market”, says John Milliman, engineer/tool designer at Leupold & Stevens. “Having a local presence like Acuity to provide custom training classes and consulting for Posts and DNC set-up was critical in helping us get productive.”

About Acuity
Acuity is a CAD/CAM solutions provider and technology partner to leading manufacturing companies in the Pacific Northwest. With 50+ years of combined technical expertise in product design and machining and 15 years in the business of delivering best-in-class PLM tools, Acuity is uniquely positioned to assist progressive manufacturers in getting the most out of their technology investment. For more information visit www.acuityinc.com.

About UGS
UGS is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with nearly 4 million licensed seats and 46,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, UGS’ vision is to enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services while leveraging UGS’ open enterprise solutions, fulfilling the mission of enabling them to transform their process of innovation. www.ugs.com

About Leupold & Stevens
Leupold and Stevens, Inc. is a family owned, fourth-generation Company that has been manufacturing precision optical products in the U.S. for nearly 100 years. Leupold’s success has been built on its commitment to your absolute satisfaction and to the shooting sports. For more information visit www.leupold.com

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Paul Stevens
Acuity Solutions Incorporated
503-220-1008
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