We are involved in a number of new products involved in additive manufacturing, including the Bloodhound, of which we are an official sponsor." Combined knowledge and expertise "Moreover, we choose very carefully with the projects we get involved in. "We have been investing heavily in research and development and are supporting new talent by employing skilled graduates.
In the long-term, you cannot have a short-term view. "Behind our brand," he said, "is the team producing all of this and Delcam continues to invest in this growing team. Martell then went into some detail about the major industries the company works within, including prosthetics and orthotics, footwear, industry, dental and jewellery and how major brands within all of these marketplaces are using Delcam. We have a great income stream from all over the world and a steadily increasing customer base worldwide." We have done very well in the Americas - a major growth area - and in Asia. The reason we have been so successful in driving our business is down to our worldwide distribution.
"Delcam, by 2010, had actually overtaken 2008 numbers. Vero and Planit total sales have shown no sign of growth. In 2008 there was a slowdown and the first part of 2009 was hard, but every six months we have increased our sales. Every six months as a public company, we can see steady growth. Martell continued: "We are still the leader in the market. "It's all about the people who are producing great products and producing a wonderful brand." It is the largest CAM team in the world and everybody here has a real expertise in leading-edge manufacturing. The team has the expertise to allow us to develop the amazingly strong brand that we have - and absolute world-class products. "It's because of the team at Delcam," he said. He compared the deal to the likes of the Vero-Planit and Cimatron-Gibba and Associates mergers - dwarfed in comparison - and then asked 'why is Delcam so valuable'? "World-class" Autodesk bought Delcam for $300 million (£180 million), making it the largest acquisition ever to have been signed off in the CAM industry. Martell began by comparing the Delcam acquisition to others in the industry. The press conference commenced with Delcam's Marketing Manager Peter Dickin announcing Autodesk's acquisition of Delcam as "the biggest news in the history of the CAM industry", as he introduced Delcam Chief Executive Clive Martell to the conference. Luckily, the first item on the agenda for the day was a tour of the Delcam facility - and I've already had the pleasure. As such, this reporter's train journey (after a promising start) was temporarily scuppered by a fallen tree on the line, resulting in a fashionably late arrival. When news broke that Autodesk was acquiring Delcam back in November, nobody could deny the ramifications of such a union were significant.Īs if TCT Magazine needed this fact confirming by a higher power than a press release, we were invited down to Delcam headquarters just outside of the thriving mass of traffic and concrete of central Birmingham city, where we could hear what the bodies at the top thought of this industry-disrupting deal.ĭisrupting is an unfortunate choice of word in this instance, as the UK is currently weathering stormy conditions reminiscent of the opening scenes of Twister.
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