Maska Delivers 3D Catalog with PARTsolutions Technology

Ste Claire, Quebec – 8/16/2007 – Maska, a leader in the design and manufacture of sheaves, bushings, elastomeric couplings and related drive components, announces a partnership with PARTsolutions, a leading provider of digital parts management technology and services, to provide a digital 3D CAD library of Maska’s entire standard product line.

PARTsolutions will provide Maska products digitally in various online market places, including the Autodesk® Supplier Content Center, Machine Design Magazine CAD library, and others to increase awareness and sales of their products. Maska components will also be available within PARTsolutions Intelligent Parts Management solutions, allowing Maska to introduce their products to new prospects worldwide independent of the CAD technology they may be using.

Maska manufactures top quality power transmission components for an impressive range of industrial applications. With the comprehensive product families and 1.5″ to 71″ sheaves in-stock, Maska covers all the classic industrial needs. MASKA industrial components are the first choice for engineers looking for quality from an experienced manufacturer. The new 3D CAD library is yet another way Maska
provides their quality product to its customers.

PARTsolutions has Web-enabled the Maska collection of mechanical power transmission products, allowing prospective customers to graphically configure components with the size, features, and options they need. Once configured, PARTsolutions creates high quality, native CAD data including the accurate Maska part number, which is downloaded by the design engineer.

“We selected PARTsolutions due to its ability to put our products on the desktops of engineers worldwide.” said Mario Lacasse, Sales Director, Maska. “This is the best solution for us and our customers.”

“PARTsolutions is excited to partner with Maska and looks forward to serving the company with the best lead generation network available, and to serving their customers with the best quality CAD native digital catalog data available,” commented Jay Hopper, President of PARTsolutions.