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USA:Tukatech chief Ram Sareen named among "The Influential 20 of 2004" |
2004-12-30
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Ram Sareen, the outspoken chief executive officer of Los Angeles CAD/CAM supplier TUKATECH Inc., has been named among "The Influential 20 of 2004" by the prestigious Califonia Apparel News (CAN).
In a release, CAN said, "Ram continued his quest to bring affordable technology to small apparel and textile industry players by initiating several new ventures in 2004.
Earlier this year, Sareen struck an agreement with FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services Inc. that will allow US based apparel companies and free-lancers to wire garment patterns overseas through TUKATECH’s website and have plots (digital printed patterns) processed and delivered to overseas contractors in a matter of hours. The service is aimed at improving speed-to-market and eliminating up to one week from the production cycle.
This is not TUKATECH’s first venture into corporate culture; Sareen has done it before with Nike Inc. and Kohl’s Corp.
Under Sareen, TUKATECH acquired Indian software company Logicsoft, which is helping develop the TUKAcad.net suite, a CAD program that includes textile design capabilities.
Sareen also engineered the launch of TUKAforms, a dress-forms division that markets laser-scanned body forms made from materials that replicate the feel of human flesh. The idea is to improve fit and increase speed-to-market.
Sareen’s wife, Iva, also helped the company gain ground in the 3-D arena by developing TUKATECH’s E-Fit Simulator, a 3-D tool that uses motion technology to test how garments react to movement during the prototype stages. |
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