The overriding benefit of PTC solutions for Seymourpowell is flexibility. "Pro/ENGINEER and ISDX allowed us to design and engineer the motorcycle in a fluid and intuitive way," said Nick Talbot, Seymourpowell director. "We were able to style and engineer parts like the chassis and the swinging arm back suspension within one system. These are functional engineering components, but at the same time they have to look good -- PTC solutions allowed us to meet both key objectives."

Collaboration on the project was achieved with Pro/INTRALINK 8.0. "We use the latest version of Pro/INTRALINK which manages all the master models for us and allows many users to work concurrently," said Talbot. "It was also critical for us to share native Pro/ENGINEER model files with a significant number of our manufacturers and suppliers. We worked with one supplier who found it much easier to do pre-analysis on some of the cast components because it came in the native Pro/ENGINEER format."

PTC solutions are also essential for follow-up work beyond the initial design work. "Any large industrial design project has a long life span and because everything is in Pro/ENGINEER, further design refinement is much easier," said Talbot. "We are confident that if needed, we will be able to use and modify the data in the years to come."

"We are very proud to support the design of such an innovative product," said Michael Campbell, vice president product management at PTC. "It demonstrates the power and flexibility of the Pro/ENGINEER product family. We will continue to provide industrial designers with key capabilities that allow them to optimize the process of designing great products."

ENV has been engineered and purpose-built from the ground up, to demonstrate the everyday applicability of fuel cell technology. The Intelligent Energy fuel cell is completely detachable from the bike, is radically compact and efficient and is capable of powering anything from a motorboat to the electricity for a small home. The ENV motorcycle is lightweight, streamlined and aerodynamic. It outperforms any existing electrical bike. In an urban or off-road environment, it can reach speeds of 50 mph. It is also virtually silent and its emissions are almost completely clean. On a full tank, the ENV can be used continuously for up to four hours without refuelling. The bike has no gears and is strictly defined as a motorbike, although it feels to riders more like a quick and responsive mountain bike.

About Seymourpowell

Seymourpowell celebrated its twentieth year in business in 2004. It is one of Europe's leading product design agencies, as one of the world's most celebrated product design consultancies. The company's client list features some of the most well-known brand names in the world, from Ford and Nokia to Jaguar, BMW, Minolta, Yamaha, Tefal, Hewlett-Packard and Casio.

About Intelligent Energy

Intelligent Energy (www.intelligent-energy.com), is fuel cell development company with a proprietary suite of new energy technologies, focused on commercializing energy services in hydrogen generation, fuel storage and power generation using proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Intelligent Energy's expanding suite of technology platforms provides the basis for energy solutions ranging from portable power, power protection (backup and UPS), rural electrification, residential CHP, light motive, to automotive and aerospace. With offices in Los Angeles, Albuquerque, London, Loughborough, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, the Group is currently developing its business in Europe, Japan, the Americas and Africa.

About PTC

PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) provides leading product lifecycle management (PLM), content management and dynamic publishing solutions to more than 40,000 companies worldwide. PTC customers include the world's most innovative companies in manufacturing, publishing, services, government and life sciences industries. PTC is included in the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices. For more information on PTC, please visit http://www.ptc.com.