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Hi Pat: I would like your opinion on Cimatron, a 3-D technology company. Many thanks.

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Cimatron Ltd., $7.11, symbol CIMT on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 10.3 million; Market cap: $71.4 million; www.cimatron.com), designs, develops, makes, markets and supports modular computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) software. Its customers are mainly in the mold, tool and die making industries. The Israel-based firm has two main product lines: Cimatron E and GibbsCAM. Cimatron E, for clients in the tooling and manufacturing industries, provides tools and applications and allows for the automation of certain functions. This software communicates with most other CAD/CAM technology, runs on workstations that use the Windows operating system and transfers data among different devices and programs. In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Cimatron’s revenue rose 3.8%, to $11.0 million from $10.6 million a year earlier. Earnings per share gained 18.2%, to $0.13 from $0.11. The company operates in a competitive market, but its focus on the mold, tool and die making industries is letting it report steadily rising results. In addition, earlier this year Autodesk…