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April 12, 2016  

VizSeek visual search engine for products, designs shows benefit in manufacturing sector

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After 13 years of supplying the federal government with its visual search engine services, Imaginestics LLC, a software company based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette and creator of VizSeek, is expanding its technology to the manufacturing industry.

VizSeek, known as visual search software, allows manufacturers and distributors to find prints, drawings, images and 3D models stored in a secure database using an image or even a hand sketch, just as text is used to search for words in a typical search.

"There are many applications," said company co-founder Jamie Tan, Ph.D. "For example, sometimes an engineer just needs to find a print or an engineering model, and rather than spend hours trying to find it by name, you can simply upload an image of the part. VizSeek will find the print in your database, or at least narrow the search so you can find it quicker than traditional methods.

"This type of search creates speed-to-market for design re-use, meaning you can start an engineering design based on an existing part rather than starting from scratch. Our clients report that this can cut the part design time from days to hours."

Tan also said that in the aftermarket, VizSeek can help suppliers find replacement parts quickly, which helps people overcome language and terminology barriers to find an exact match.

In addition to industrial parts, the visual search software has proven effective in using a photo to find ceramic tiles and fabrics. These are items that have distinctive patterns and colors, yet can be difficult to describe.

Imaginestics is preparing for significant growth in 2016. The company recently began introducing its visual search software to manufacturers and has reached agreements with clients in the U.S. and China. German, Korean and Japanese companies have also expressed interest.

More information is available at www.imaginestics.com or www.vizseek.com.

About Imaginestics LLC

Imaginestics is the creator of VizSeek, a visual search solution that is shaping the way the world searches. Imaginestics is a privately held company headquartered at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, Indiana. More information on Imaginestics and its products is available at www.imaginestics.com.

About Purdue Research Park

The Purdue Research Park is the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in the country. The Purdue Research Park manages the Purdue Technology Centers in four sites in Indiana located in West Lafayette, Indianapolis, Merrillville and New Albany. The more than 260 companies located in the park network employ about 4,500 people who earn an average annual wage of $63,000. The park is managed by the Purdue Research Foundation, which received the 2014 Incubator Network of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association for its work in entrepreneurship. For more information about funding and investment opportunities in startups based on a Purdue innovation, contact the Purdue Foundry at foundry@prf.org 

Purdue Research Foundation contact: Hillary Henry, 765-588-3586, hkhenry@prf.org

Source: Krisn Mahlke, 765-464-1700, krisn.mahlke@imaginestics.com 

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