Paris, France – November 5, 2003 – IBM and
Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris:
#13065, DSY.PA) today announced an IBM Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) Industry Solution for
the automotive industry. The Generative Car
solution is a comprehensive offering that applies
to all facets of automotive development processes,
including Body, Interior and Exterior trim,
Chassis, Powertrain, Electrical, and Vehicle
Synthesis and Assembly.
The Generative Car solution consists of a set of
integrated products from CATIA, ENOVIA, and
DELMIA, combined with a set of IBM Best Practices
and DS PLM Practices developed for the automotive
industry. It enables automotive manufacturers and
suppliers to leverage valuable corporate knowledge
in order to meet market demands for an
ever-increasing number of vehicle models. It
permits simultaneous engineering, fast design
change, and seamless processes from early styling
to manufacturing definition.
Computer models in the solution incorporate
component and knowledge rules that reflect design
practice and past experience. These models or
“intelligent templates” automatically adapt to new
products or their corresponding manufacturing
processes, and evolve dynamically as those
requirements change. By employing intelligent
templates, automotive original equipment
manufacturers (OEM) and their suppliers can
leverage existing design knowledge to generate new
components and vehicles, dramatically reducing
product development cycles. Generative modeling
enables high carry-over of standard parts to
develop many vehicle models from the same
components.
“We have been able to ‘hard code’ the lessons we
have learned into CATIA V5 design templates and
build in our experience with Knowledgeware,” said
Darren Carrens, engineering director of UK-based
Integral Powertrain Ltd. “By using the Generative
approach to Powertrain development, we can
generate detailed and accurate concepts in 40 %
less time, and so win more business and stay ahead
of our competition.”
“For more than two decades, IBM has been working
hand-in-hand with leading automotive manufacturers
and suppliers to provide specialized IT solutions
for vehicle development,” said Jean-Marc Deshays,
worldwide automotive business leader, IBM Product
Lifecycle Management. “This industry-specific
solution will help automotive OEMs and suppliers
cope with the evolution of the automotive market.
Cars are perceived more and more as fashion items
to the consumer. Consequently, to deliver varied
products in lower volume in line with changing
consumer trends, the automotive industry requires
standardization of parts, more process automation,
and reuse of knowledge, development tools, and
facilities. This is what today’s new solution
delivers: automotive industry applications and
best practices for faster roll-out of innovative
vehicles.”
“The Generative Car solution enables carmakers to
optimize their business processes in order to
reduce the time between Styling Freeze and Start
of Production,” said Pierre Moreau, vice president
PLM Automotive Solutions, Dassault Systèmes. “The
knowledge reuse capabilities in the solution give
automakers the means to leverage their
intellectual capital and speed development of new
models while reducing costs. The end result is a
marked increase in competitiveness in an industry
where reactivity and adaptability have become
basic survival skills.”
IBM PLM Industry Solutions are based on
industry-specific IBM Best Practices and DS PLM
Practices, and selected applications from the IBM
PLM portfolio, developed by Dassault Systèmes.
They are easily implemented and lead to increased
productivity, profitability, and rapid return on
investment. The Solutions apply to companies of
all sizes in the following industries: Automotive;
Aerospace and Defense; Industrial Machinery;
Consumer Goods; Plastics; Electronics;
Shipbuilding; Consumer Packaged Goods; and
Chemical and Petroleum.
About Dassault Systèmes
As world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle
Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group
brings value to more than 65,000 customers in 80
countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market
since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets
PLM application software and services that support
industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of
the entire life cycle of products from conception
to retirement. Its offering includes integrated
PLM solutions for product development (CATIA,
ENOVIA, DELMIA, SMARTEAM), mainstream product
design tools (SolidWorks), and 3D components
(SPATIAL). Dassault Systèmes is listed on the
Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA)
stock exchanges.
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