Tulips benefits from responsiveness to customer needs

Petach-Tikva, Israel and Cary, NC, USA– December 11, 2008 – OptiTex, the leading CAD software manufacturer for cut-fabrics industries, has implanted a new extension for reading OBJ geometry from [TC]2’s new “avatar from 3D scan” feature in response to its customer Tulips. Tulips is a Belgian based company with a production facility in Asia that specializes in custom made lingerie with high standard fabrics.

“OptiTex has always prided itself on being responsive to the needs of our clients,” states Ran Machtinger, President and CEO of OptiTex, Ltd. “Our remarkably user-friendly software is an outgrowth of our broader customer-friendly approach and we’re very pleased to expand our software to accommodate valued customers such as Tulips who want to leverage the OBJ reader to add different types of avatars.”

Tulips uses a [TC]² NX-16 3D body scanner at their Belgian Facility to obtain personalized body measurements and asked OptiTex to add the new OBJ geometry reader to its software. OptiTex not only augmented Tulips’ software; OptiTex will also include it in its standard default import/export format files list in its cutting-edge 3D Runway Designer. OptiTex has supported customers using 3D body scanners and [TC] ² technologies since 2005. 

“We are fortunate to have partnered with such a responsive company as OptiTex,” says Frank Indigne, Managing Director of Tulips. “Using 3D Runway Designer not only helps us design the most elegant, sensual lingerie on the market, it helps us save money by eliminating fabric waste and speeds our time to market to finally produce a unique perfect fitting bra.”

“We are not only the CAD software of choice of leading names such as Hugo Boss and Tommy Hilfiger, but we also play a supporting role in the creation of fine undergarments,” concludes Machtinger. “We’ve basically have every aspect of design covered from head to toe.”

Comments Dr. David Bruner, [TC]²’s VP of Technology Development, “we are very pleased that Tulips is the first apparel company and OptiTex the first CAD company, to showcase our new high fidelity avatar from body scan feature with their customers.”

About OptiTex
OptiTex develops innovative, user-friendly 2D and 3D CAD solutions for all cut-fabric and fashion-related industries. OptiTex solutions are designed to facilitate collaboration among partners throughout the manufacturing process. OptiTex is also active in e-commerce, providing online sales tools to promote branding and customer loyalty. As the industry standard, OptiTex is a cornerstone of design training with installations in universities and educational centers worldwide. OptiTex products are sold and supported around the world through certified distributors and OEMs.

About [TC]²
[TC]2  , Cary, NC USA, is the world’s leading supplier of 3D body scanning systems and is a recognized provider of solutions for the soft goods industry specializing in technology development and supply chain improvement.  Visit www.tc2.com for more company information.

About Tulips Lingerie
Brussels, Belgium is a new innovative player in the luxury lingerie world, which produces custom and perfect fitting lingerie through 3-bodyscanning and a high tech production. For more questions please contact us at info@tulips-lingerie.com

Contact:
OptiTex International                      [TC]²
Ms. Tania Fuchs                            Ms. Karen Davis
Tel: +972-3-9049979                     Tel:  919.380.2177
Fax: +972-3-9042710                    Fax:  919.380.2181
optitex.int@optitex.com                 kdavis@tc2.com
www.optitex.com                         www.tc2.com