ParallelGraphics, a leader in provision of interactive 3-D-powered solutions announces that its Virtual Manuals Technology is a major component of Boeing's new Maintenance Performance Toolbox, an innovative set of performance-enhancing solutions for aircraft maintenance and troubleshooting.

An industry first, the ToolBox provides an online interactive 3-D interface that allows maintenance engineers to visually search for and record structural repairs made to an airplane. The 3-D interface greatly improves the accuracy and reliability with which historical repair information can be stored, searched, and pin-pointed, and also lowers overall costs. ToolBox utilizes the ParallelGraphics VM Technology to reuse Boeing's CAD data and create highly interactive 3-D models that can be delivered online as part of the services to airlines.

The ParallelGraphics Virtual Manual Technology offers manufacturing companies a new approach in the provision of product life cycle support and the organization of effective maintenance and repair services. Companies can now combine their existing 3-D CAD and PDM data with operating and procedural manuals to automatically generate interactive 3-D content.

"We are delighted with the response of our customers to the visualization technology provided by ParallelGraphics," said Freelon Hunter, director of Maintenance Services product development within Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. "We look forward to development of further 3D-powered solutions for our airline customers."

"This project was a joint team effort, with both ParallelGraphics and Boeing sharing the common objective of providing effective solutions that allow the customers to improve their fleet management processes," said George Pachikov, CEO, ParallelGraphics.

The Boeing Maintenance Performance Toolbox won a 2005 Technology Innovation Award from Aviation Week magazine, which was presented at the Aerospace and Defense Programs and Productivity Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

ParallelGraphics is an international leader in the provision of interactive 3D solutions for personnel training, maintenance and repair, and distribution of the spare parts. The company's flagship product, Virtual Manuals Enterprise Platform, enables companies to re-use their 3D content across the entire Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) chain, reducing cost considerably, while greatly improving the quality of the training, maintenance and support processes in the aerospace, automotive and military defence sectors. The Company's list of clients includes Boeing, NASA, and ESA among others. For more information visit www.parallelgraphics.com.