Kohala Coast, HI – March 9, 2012 – Bimba Manufacturing, a forward-thinking innovator of actuation technology, presented their new online 3D CAD product configurator and catalog powered by PARTsolutions at the National Fluid Power Association Annual Conference March 8, 2012 in Kohala Coast, HI. Bimba showed the audience of market-leading executives how they are using technology as a competitive advantage, using an iPad to demonstrate 3D CAD product catalog and configuration capabilities.

Bimba CAD Models

Bimba’s new 3D digital parts catalog empowers design engineers to quickly access and configure highquality product data and 3D models that can be instantly downloaded in more than 150 native and neutral CAD and graphic formats. Bimba selected PARTsolutions based on its expertise, ease of use, stunning visual graphics, as well as its ability to provide native CAD file formats that run across multiple web browsers, devices and CAD systems.

Check out the video to see the Bimba configurator in action:

PARTsolutions recently joined the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) to show their support for an industry to which many of its customers belong.

“NFPA is dedicated to advancing the fluid power industry as well as helping members strengthen their companies and we want to be part of that,” said Tim Thomas, CEO, PARTsolutions. “Getting involved with current issues and trends at NFPA will help us better serve our customers looking to take their businesses to the next level.”

PARTsolutions joins the NFPA as a Service Supplier Member, comprised of companies that sell fluid power components and materials, or provide business or other essential services to the industry.“We’re pleased to have PARTsolutions participating as an NFPA member. Supplier Members like them are critical to our growth. We believe that this diversity of membership provides opportunities to learn from each other and improve the effectiveness of the industry,” said NFPA CEO Eric Lanke.

Other presenters at the four day conference included Ken Gray, Global Product Manager at Caterpillar; John Caslione, President and CEO of GCS Business Capital; and Haiyan Wang, Founding and Managing Partner of China India Institute. These speakers were carefully chosen by NFPA to appeal to executives across all spectrums and to address a variety of unique business strategies.