Dassault Systemes: Lotus Cars Takes to the Road with PLM.New vehicle concept defined in 3 hours rather than 3 days! PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Dassault SystE mes (DS) (Nasdaq:DASTY) (Paris:DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard ), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. Management (PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design ) solutions, today announced that long term CATIA A family of 2D and 3D CAD programs from IBM. CATIA was one of the first CAD programs to provide 3D solid modeling. The program was developed by Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company. user Lotus Cars has expanded its design tools to include a full range of PLM solutions. To build efficiency, ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). , and ultimately happier customers, thanks to even more innovative products, Lotus Cars decided to implement an extended, integrated PLM toolset for end-to-end product creation: CATIA V5 for design excellence, DELMIA DELMIA Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Application for production performance, and ENOVIA SmarTeam for collaborative product data management. "Before implementing CATIA V5, DELMIA and ENOVIA SmarTeam, our creation and design change requests involved numerous employees and countless hours. When working on one 2006 project, we completed a design with only six engineers and implemented a change request in eight minutes. Before, in a similar case, it took 14 designers to create an underbody and 150 hours to change the material thickness," says Dave Balcombe, Head of Information Management at Lotus. "With our PLM toolset, we recently turned around a new vehicle layout in under 24 hours. The customer proposed the idea at the end of one day, and we presented the project the next- at a 9:30 a.m. meeting." DELMIA provides an integrated virtual manufacturing environment that engineers use to quickly spot issues and find solutions- before production, saving time and money. This has reduced the number of physical prototypes Lotus requires to validate vehicle assembly. ENOVIA SmarTeam centralizes data and organizes intelligence into nodes, linked to different vehicle zones. Consequently, when Lotus engineers begin a new vehicle design, they can get a head start by transferring knowledge nodes to the next model. "DS is pleased to work in partnership with Lotus. Since 1985 when it first implemented CATIA, we have worked hand in hand with the customer to drive innovative designs, helping it focus on increasing customer loyalty. Lotus' decision to go further with an integrated PLM strategy is already reaping the rewards," explains Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Senpere, DS' General Manager PLM North Europe. INCAT, DS and IBM's local business partner, helped Lotus with the implementation of its PLM strategy. Lotus Cars will present "Driving Innovation with PLM" on November 9, 2006, at ECF (Enhanced Connectivity Facilities) IBM software that allows DOS PCs to query and download data from mainframes and issue mainframe commands. It also allows printer output to be directed from the PC to the mainframe. 2006, held November 7-9 in Paris, France. The 10th edition of this annual event is a celebration of 25 years of collaborative innovation through PLM. For complete information about the ECF, please visit http://www.ecforum.com. About Dassault SystE mes As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault SystE mes brings value to more than 90,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault SystE mes 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 SystE mes portfolio consists of CATIAfor designing the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIAfor virtual testing and ENOVIAfor global collaborative lifecycle management, including ENOVIA VPLM VPLM Virtual Product Lifecycle Management , ENOVIA MatrixOne and ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault SystE mes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA and SolidWorks are registered trademarks of Dassault SystE mes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries. About IBM To know more about IBM and PLM solutions, visit: www.ibm.com or www.ibm.com/solutions/plm About Lotus Engineering The main operating subsidiary of Group Lotus plc is Lotus Cars Ltd, which has two operating divisions - Lotus Engineering and Lotus Cars. Lotus Engineering is an internationally recognised automotive engineering consultancy based in Norfolk, UK. Its global facilities include those in Michigan, USA and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and offices in Germany and China. Lotus Engineering provides comprehensive and versatile consultancy services to many of the world's OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, offering a full engineering service from initial concept and project design through development and integration of the complete vehicle to meet all worldwide markets and customers to full production. This includes 3rd party "niche vehicle" engineering and manufacture worldwide. Lotus Cars builds and sells Lotus sports cars, Elise, Exige and Europa for global sale; and manufactures the advanced composite front and rear crash structures for the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, often shortened to Vanquish, was designed by Ian Callum, and is a grand tourer manufactured by Aston Martin. From its 2001 introduction to its cancellation, it was Aston Martin's flagship vehicle. . For more information about Group Lotus plc, Lotus Cars and Lotus Engineering, visit www.grouplotus.com. |
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