[June 13, 2011] Discus Software Launches Version 5.0 Tweet Jun 13, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Discus Software Company, a global company focused on software tools for manufacturing engineering and quality assurance, announced the immediate availability of Discus 5.0, an update to its flagship product. In a release, Discus said this round of software enhancements will further streamline first article inspection and process planning for quality engineers. The release includes a new product, Discus CMM, a revamped Discus OCR product, and enhanced tools and functionality to increase time savings and data accuracy for engineers. Using the new Discus CMM software module, quality engineers can increase documentation efficiency. The software allows extraction of measurement results directly from PCDMIS text CMM reports. It also enables import of results into CMM reports. Michael J. Parsley from Precision Systems Manufacturing of Liverpool, New York said, "Since Discus has helped us reduce the time for First Article Inspection by over 50 percent, we're a very satisfied user. We're excited about new features coming out in DISCUS 5.0." "We are constantly listening to our manufacturers to learn what will make FAI processes more manageable, and DISCUS 5.0 represents the most comprehensive set of FAI software tools developed to date," said Bob Roush, General Manager of DISCUS Software. More information: http://www.DISCUSsoftware.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]