{"id":326813,"date":"2024-04-24T03:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T03:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebusinessmagazine.co.uk\/?p=326813"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:44:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:44:15","slug":"headset-makers-jabra-extend-partnership-with-readings-ptc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebusinessmagazine.co.uk\/technology-innovation\/headset-makers-jabra-extend-partnership-with-readings-ptc\/","title":{"rendered":"Headset makers Jabra extend partnership with Reading\u2019s PTC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptc.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PTC<\/a> is set to continue its long-term relationship with wireless headset manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jabra.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jabra<\/a>, part of the global GN Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in Reading, PTC provides the Creo CAD software used by Jabra\u2019s engineering team for more than five years to turn designers\u2019 sketches into finished products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claus Ellegaard Madsen, senior mechanical engineer at GN Group, said: \u201cOnce upon a time, a headset was a relatively simple design that was straightforward for both designer and engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday the story is different, with modern headsets being based on highly complex, organic designs to ensure the best possible user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs you would expect, our design requirements are increasing all the time, and we wouldn't be able to do these extremely complex organic designs without the help of Creo and the possibilities it offers in terms of, for example, very complex surface modelling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Jabra\u2019s design philosophies is to have a master model that contains almost all the components in the Jabra universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes it easier for the company to collaborate across the organisation, as all departments refer to the same master and the same data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt helps us in the sense that we can further develop on the foundation we already have and reuse the design elements that work well for us \u2013 both in terms of optimising the individual designs and minimising the risk of errors\u201d, added Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few months ago, Jabra launched a couple of new entries in its Elite series of wireless earphones \u2013 Jabra Elite 8 Active and Jabra Elite 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company has UK offices in Slough, a short distance away from PTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elliot Clarke at PTC said: \u201cWith ever-increasing customer demands, and therefore an increased focus on design, Creo plays an important role in Jabra\u2019s design phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ISDX module in Creo allows design engineers to control everything about surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey start with curves, they build surfaces on those curves, and they can really control the flow and curvature of the surfaces as they connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to see Jabra utilising these technologies to deliver a best-in-class audio experience to their customers, and we look forward to working with them in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PTC is set to continue its long-term relationship with wireless headset manufacturer Jabra, part of the global GN Group. 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