Charlotte, N.C., April 16, 2007 -
Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065,
DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
solutions, announced that Knapheide Manufacturing Company, a leading
designer and manufacturer of steel service truck bodies and platform/stake
style truck bodies, has deployed ENOVIA SmarTeam to optimally manage
its product information and development processes, including
SolidWorks design data.
“ENOVIA SmarTeam has reduced
our engineering change order times by 50%, partly through improved
access to design data and total visibility into any engineering
change order (ECO) by any department at any time,” said Chris Weiss,
vice president of engineering at Knapheide. “To maintain our
leadership position, we are focused on new product development and
engineering. It was critical that we update our manual workflow
approach -- our ECOs were taking up to two weeks.”
Knapheide now uses ENOVIA
SmarTeam to manage design revisions, bills of material, engineering
change orders, and process control, and to foster collaboration
across design teams and projects through workflows. Using SmarTeam,
Knapheide has improved its ability to capture, control, reuse and
prevent duplication of its extremely high volume of design data --
more than 250,000 production drawings.
“Knapheide's success
highlights ENOVIA SmarTeam’s strength as a flexible and
cost-effective multi-CAD PLM solution for mid-sized companies in the
automotive value chain," said Alex Zeltcer, general manager, ENOVIA
SmarTeam. “By providing both rapid value and the ability to expand
gradually toward an overall PLM solution, ENOVIA SmarTeam helps
companies like Knapheide improve productivity and innovation, and
gain other benefits that maintain their leadership.”
DS reseller partner InFlow
Technology is handling all aspects of Knapheide’s PLM solution
implementation. “Our next step is for InFlow to expand data access
to our engineers at remote facilities,” added Weiss. “We hope,
eventually, to enable collaboration with our suppliers and partners.”
For more information, visit
the Dassault Systèmes booth (#1767) at the SAE World Congress and
view demonstrations of automotive solutions that can help companies
improve quality, reduce costs and drive innovation throughout the
product development cycle.
About Knapheide
The Knapheide Manufacturing
Company is a full-service commercial vehicle body manufacturer. Our
vast distribution network allows the product to be there when and
where our clients need it. End-user inspired bodies include Service
Bodies, KUV® , platforms, landscapers, crane bodies, line bodies,
and custom configurations for specific needs. More information can
be found at
www.knapheide.com.
About Dassault Systèmes
As a world leader in 3D and
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes
brings value to more than 90,000 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
lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance. The Dassault
Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual
product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA for virtual
production - SIMULIA for virtual testing and ENOVIA for global
collaborative lifecycle management, including ENOVIA VPLM, ENOVIA
MatrixOne and ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault Systèmes is listed on the
Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges.
For more information, visit :
http://www.3ds.com
