VISUALIZATION

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Mechdyne Corporation and ModViz, Inc. today formally announced an agreement to provide affordable and accessible immersive visualization solutions for a wide range of industry customers. The agreement opens new doors for both companies in the emerging advanced immersive visualization industry. Mechdyne is the largest developer of advanced immersive visualization solutions for a wide range of applications including military control rooms, to manufacturing review theaters, to oil and gas exploration centers. ModViz's software enables off-the-shelf PC clusters to generate and support outstanding dynamic, real-time 3D visual imagery on a variety of displays, including fully immersive environments. An emerging technology, "viz clusters" are finding wide application in the oil and gas industry and the manufacturing industry. Said Bob Jacobson, ModViz CEO, "Working with Mechdyne, we can reach mutual customers with complete, competent visualization solutions at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. Our software products are considered best-of-breed and so are Mechdyne's environments, so we know we're a good fit!" According to Chris Clover, CEO & President of Mechdyne, "the partnership between ModViz and Mechdyne takes immersive visualization one step further, and enables both companies to offer the highest quality of turn-key solutions." Innovative solutions for the oil and gas industry, to support real-time collaborative decision-making, top the companies' agenda. The goal is to make oil and gas E&P (exploration and development) more effective, workflows more efficient, and the oil business more profitable overall.