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Paris, France, and Tübingen, Germany – November
3, 2003 -Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY;
Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) and WALTER Informationssysteme
GmbH (WIS) today announced the signing of an agreement
under which WIS joins Dassault Systèmes Software Community
Program as a CAA V5 Software Partner and will develop
and sell solutions integrated with CATIA and DELMIA
V5 solutions for the design and management of industrial
tools.
WIS is a leading provider of Tool Data Management
(TDM) systems that enable manufacturers in industries
such as Aerospace, Automotive, and Machine and Plant
Construction to manage and optimize their tooling
resources. The availability of Tool Assembly Builder
in combination with other WIS TDM products will optimize
product development and significantly reduce the time
and cost of simulation, programming, and machining
in the CATIA V5 environment. This new V5 integrated
solution brings additional value to Dassault Systèmes’
comprehensive manufacturing solutions that deliver
cutting-edge tools to shop floor manufacturers.
Tool Assembly Builder will be based on Dassault
Systèmes’ Component Application Architecture Version
5 (CAA V5) development platform. The first delivery
in the partnership will enable manufacturers to design
tooling resources including 2D profiles and 3D geometry,
and manufacturing information such as the cutting
part of the tool. Tooling resources will be provided
within the V5 PLM integrated solution for the logical
and physical management of tools, gauges and all other
equipment used to machine, control and produce parts.
The creation of tooling resources, which are used
for collision avoidance and simulated material removal
simulation, will benefit from the unique resource
data model via the V5 manufacturing hub that feeds
both CATIA and DELMIA. V5 users will benefit from
a huge choice of tool catalogs, offline and online
content, and services that will exist natively in
the V5 environment. Cumbersome transfer of DXF and
bitmap graphics will be replaced by fast and effective
tool selection based on real-time tool management
data. The result will be reduced product design time
and lower development costs.
“Thanks to the tight integration between
WALTER TDM and Dassault Systèmes V5 Machining Solutions,
Renault will benefit highly from a single management
source for cutting tools,” said Serge Passolunghi,
project manager Digital Manufacturing for Powertrain
Division, Renault. “Sharing the same manufacturing
resources across Powertrain digital processes from
Process Planning to Off Line NC Detailing down to
the Shop Floor will reduce time to manufacturing and
increase standardization.”
“This partnership will provide manufacturers with
powerful tools based on the complementary solutions
of two industry leaders,” said Jürgen Auer, general
manager, WALTER
Informationssysteme. “It will combine the vast
tool catalogs and TDM solutions of WIS with the cutting-edge
product development capabilities of Dassault Systèmes
PLM solutions. The result will be greater tool development
efficiency, shorter development cycles, and reduced
costs for manufacturers in all sectors.”
“This partnership is a natural extension of the
successful working relationship that exists between
WIS and Dassault Systèmes,” said Jean-Luc Berry, director
Machining Solutions, Dassault Systèmes. “It will help
companies leverage the large selection of tool catalogs
in the WIS data systems within the unique V5 digital
manufacturing hub.”
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.
For more information, visit
http://www.3ds.com
About the CAA V5 Software Community Program
CAA V5 (Component Application Architecture) is
Dassault Systèmes’ open middleware and
development environment for PLM. The CAA V5
Software Community Program is dedicated to ISV
(Independent Software Vendors) willing to
develop, sell and support CAA V5-based
applications, fully integrated with CATIA,
ENOVIA and DELMIA V5. This collaboration results
in the expansion of Dassault Systèmes' 3D PLM
solutions to cover the entire product lifecycle
range, thus enabling mutual customers to take
advantage of a larger set of products in
response to their specific industrial needs.
Spatial is the primary channel for marketing,
sales and support/services for CAA V5.
Information about CAA V5 is available at
http://www.caav5.com
About WALTER Informationssysteme GmbH
WALTER Informationssysteme GmbH is a leading
provider of Tool Data Management Systems with
more than 10 years of experience and more than
600 customers in Europe and the United States.
Based in Germany, WIS develops and markets a
complete portfolio of coherent application
oriented products for manufacturing industries,
providing an integrated solution in the logical
and physical management of tools, gauges and all
other equipment to machine, control and produce
parts. TDM, the synonym of our modular software
system with its full graphical support as a
unique feature, provides the link between
companies strategic systems ERP, PDM, CAM and
the procurement for the physical processes in
tool crib, assembly, presetting, machining and
maintenance. The access via TDM to data,
graphics and information free of redundance on
all management levels and in all phases of the
product lifecycle is from vital interest and a
key to competitive design and production.
Internet based solutions for Tool Data
Management like myTDM.com and Internet Tool
Catalogues are efficient solutions for global
acting companies and our contribution to reduce
costs by using modern IT Technologies.
On the Net: WALTER Informationssysteme GmbH
site:
http://www.walter-info.com
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