ENOVIA Selected by Alenia Spazio to Play Key Role in the Development of the International Space Station.Business Editors ROME & SURESNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 8, 2001 ENOVIAVPM to manage Alenia Spazio configured digital mock-up mock·up also mock-up n. 1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for demonstration, study, or testing. 2. A layout of printed matter. (DMU (Digital MockUp) The combination of geometry data from multiple CAD systems rendered and manipulated as a sub-assembly, assembly and/or product. DMU - Data Management Unit Data Manipulation Unit Data Multiplexer Unit ) process Dassault Systemes (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA), EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study Matra Datavision and 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) announced today that Alenia Spazio, a Finmeccanica company, Italy, has selected ENOVIA Solutions to manage its configured digital mock-up process for the design and manufacturing of subsystems for the International Space Station (ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). ). Alenia Spazio is the major European contractor for the ISS and, on behalf of the Italian and European space agencies, the company is building nearly half of the pressurized pres·sur·ize tr.v. pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing, pres·sur·iz·es 1. To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or submarine). 2. elements. The engineering activities are performed using 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. . The contract includes ENOVIAVPM licences supported by consulting and engineering services. "The introduction of ENOVIAVPM is a very important step to shorten our product development cycles and to manage more efficiently our projects which are constantly increasing in size and complexity" commented Marco Alemanni, I&CT Manager at Alenia Spazio. " We clearly expect significant benefits from the support ENOVIAVPM will provide to our new business processes where our configured digital mock-ups will be available across the enterprise." Within the context of the International Space Station Project, Alenia Spazio's engineers will use ENOVIAVPM to manage the Crew Rescue Vehicle's virtual product development, including the CATIA models and configured digital mock-ups (DMUs). The CRV CRV Curve CRV Crew Return Vehicle (NASA) CRV California Redemption Value CRV Cassa Di Risparmio Di Vignola (Italian bank) CRV Call Reference Value (telecommunications) is a space-shuttle-like vehicle that serves as a sort of lifeboat, enabling the seven permanent ISS crew members to return safely to Earth in the event of a serious emergency. "We have been convinced by the power derived from the functionality of ENOVIAVPM and its tight integration with CATIA. Our initial implementation has confirmed this in a short period of time, together with a high level of flexibility. We can now move forward to a more complete deployment and to the use of this global environment on our new projects for the Space Station" added Giorgio Banino, Configuration and Drafting Manager at Alenia Spazio. "Indeed the support and expertise provided by EADS Matra Datavision have been key in our quick ramp-up for this project". "We are pleased to support Alenia Spazio's efforts on the International Space Station. Their decision clearly illustrates the fast return on investment and the high level of acceptance in the manufacturing industry that our customers enjoy today with ENOVIA Solutions" commented Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Senpere, vice-president, ENOVIA European operations at Dassault Systemes . "The aerospace industry is well known to be demanding on various aspects such as complexity and diversity management together with security, revision and configuration management. The deployment of digital mock-up across the enterprise and the supply chain strongly contributes to sustain those requirements" . "The initial success is really critical for the overall project. This needed a very fast adjustment of methodologies to the new business processes of the customer. We are pleased to hear the appreciation on the expertise of our team by such a well known company as Alenia Spazio" concluded Gianni Buggia, General Manager of EADS Matra Datavision Spa, the company selected by Alenia Spazio to implement ENOVIAVPM across the enterprise. When searching for a system to handle such complex configurations as Alenia Spazio ones, it's key to turn to a high-performance, user-friendly solution capable of managing configurations, documents and modifications with accuracy to meet the company's "zero defects" policy. ENOVIA's extensive capabilities in managing simultaneously the product tree, data archives, and modifications are essential functions to the success of such a complex project as the CRV. And, the high degree of integration between ENOVIA and CATIA will make development processes more efficient and effective, and enable the company to collaborate with its customers and suppliers with ease. "Implementing ENOVIAVPM will help Alenia Spazio reduce development time, while maintaining high product quality. In addition, IBM and EADS Matra Datavision's experience and expertise in implementing solutions for the space industry will help take Alenia Spazio to a new level of efficiency and effectiveness in the development of the CRV," said Klaus Schaefer, vice president, digital enterprise sales, IBM Product Lifecycle Management. Alenia Spazio, a Finmeccanica company, is a European leader in the Space sector, and has earned its reputation as one of the world's leading suppliers of space systems and hardware. It has broad experience in developing satellites system activities for telecommunications, remote sensing, meteorology and scientific applications, as well as manned systems and space infrastructure, space transportation and reentry reentry n. taking back possession and going into real property which one owns, particularly when a tenant has failed to pay rent or has abandoned the property, or possession has been restored to the owner by judgment in an unlawful detainer lawsuit. systems, control centers, specialized space software and parallel super computers. Alenia Spazio is headquartered in Rome and has engineering offices and manufacturing plants in Turin, Rome and L'Aquila, Italy. Information about Alenia Spazio is available at http://www.alespazio.it EADS Matra Datavision Spa, a subsidiary of EADS Matra Datavision SA, a leading international supplier of engineering solutions and services to companies looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. competitive advantage from continuous improvement of design-to-manufacturing processes. A wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of EADS, Europe's largest aerospace, defense and systems group, EADS Matra Datavision counts over 750 engineers and consultants in Europe and North America. Company solutions and services address the needs of businesses of all sizes, primarily in the automotive, aerospace and defense, general manufacturing and machinery, consumer product and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). industries. EADS Matra Datavision is a certified IBM Business Partner for 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. Information about EADS Matra Datavision is available at http://www.matra-datavision.com About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM Sales & Distribution, which supports more than a dozen key industries worldwide, works with companies of all sizes around the world to deploy the full range of IBM technologies. The fastest way to get more information about IBM is through the IBM home page at http://www.ibm.com About Dassault Systemes SA Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) is the premier global software developer for the CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM market, providing companies with e-business solutions to implement their digital enterprise, thus creating and simulating the entire product life cycle from initial concept to product in service. CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA DELMIA Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Application solutions support industry-specific business processes to help unleash creativity and innovation, reduce development cycle time, improve quality, competitiveness and shareholder value: CATIA supports the digital product definition and simulation, DELMIA provides solutions to define and simulate lean digital manufacturing processes and ENOVIA delivers enterprise solutions that manage a comprehensive, collaborative and distributed model of the digital product, processes and resources. The combined integration creates the Digital Product life cycle Pipeline, supporting reuse of corporate knowledge. SolidWorks and SmartSolutions, as Dassault Systemes companies, offer respectively 3D design-centric and collaborative PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and software solutions based on Windows and the internet. Spatial, also part of Dassault Systemes family, is a market-leading provider of world-class 3D software components and services (for 3D modeling, visualization, and interoperability) to meet the requirements of 3D in Internet-based e-commerce and B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business applications. Information about Dassault Systemes is available at http://www.dsweb.com. CATIA and ENOVIA are trademark owned by Dassault Systemes SA IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. |
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