Airbus Speeds Innovation and Time-to-Market With DELMIA Digital Manufacturing Technology From IBM and Dassault Systèmes22 March 2006
IBM and Dassault Systèmes (DS) (NASDAQ: DASTY);(Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) announced today that Airbus has chosen theDELMIA V5 Robotics digital manufacturing solution to simulate, validate andprogram the robotics assembly lines for the new Airbus aircraft programs.This strategic choice will allow Airbus to optimize its design andmanufacturing cycle time, reducing costs and accelerating time-to-market.
The first program to benefit from these solutions will be the A400M, thefirst Airbus aircraft entirely designed with CATIA V5 and simulated onDELMIA V5, from the range of IBM PLM solutions developed by DassaultSystèmes. This acquisition will enable Airbus to optimize programming timeas well as fine-tune its production resources without disruption throughOff-line Programming. The solution is enriched by the FASTIP-FASTRIM toolsfrom Dassault Systèmes's technological partner CENIT, which work seamlesslyon the CATIA and DELMIA V5 data-model to provide TRIMMING, DRILLING andriveting capabilities.
In addition to these robotic solutions, Airbus is using the ergonomic andassembly simulation tools of DELMIA V5 HUMAN and DELMIA V5 DPM Assembly tomeet the increasing need for simulation in the field of digitalmanufacturing. Already used for the A400M program, it offers the ability tocheck accessibility during the assembly and maintenance phases of variousplane parts throughout the design lifecycle.
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The choice of this V5 robotics solution meets Airbus' global objective tocut costs and harmonize PLM tools on the V5 platform. The automatic solvingof machine/environment conflicts will optimize machine paths, reducingmaintenance costs and immobilization time.
"We have been working hand-in-hand for two years with the IBM, DassaultSystèmes and CENIT teams," explains Daniel Girardot, robotics team leaderat Airbus. "The three companies have designed a solution that totally fitswith Airbus' methods and manufacturing processes, and will lead tosignificant profits for Airbus. It has been implemented first in 8 projectsat different Airbus sites across Europe at the end of 2005."
"To remain ahead of the competition, Airbus needs to constantly exceed itscustomers' expectations by providing a high level of quality, expertise,and added-value services, while cutting internal costs and time-to-market,"said Erick Craberou, director PLM Solutions, IBM France. "Our deepknowledge of this industry and our tight collaboration with Airbus allowsus to provide Airbus with the right answer to meet its critical productdevelopment and innovation challenges."
"DELMIA offers industry-leading advanced solutions in the digitalmanufacturing domain," said Yves Coze, vice president sales, DELMIA Europe."We have been providing Airbus with the latest simulation tools for manyyears, and our relationship continues to strengthen in robotics, allowingus to develop special applications for their use on our V5 platform.Certain advanced functions developed in partnership with Airbus have alsobeen integrated into the standard V5 platform, making the benefits mutuallybeneficial."
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About Dassault Systèmes
As world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, theDassault Systèmes group brings value to more than 90,000 customers in 80countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, DassaultSystèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services thatsupport industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance. Our offering includesintegrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA®, DELMIA®,ENOVIA®, SMARTEAM®), mainstream product 3D design tools(SolidWorks®), 3D components (Spatial/ACIS®) and SIMULIA™, DS' openmulti-physics platform for realistic simulation. Dassault Systèmes islisted on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stockexchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com
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