Legrand Drives Innovation on Multi-Site International Projects with Dassault Systemes' Solutions; Leading Installations Specialist Chose CATIA V5 to Give It a Competitive Advantage in the Electrical Market.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. -- Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes (Dassault Systèmes S.A.) (Pronounced - Dasoh) (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext: 13065) is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software. (DS) (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) (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 Legrand, a specialist in electrical installations and data networks for residential, commercial and industrial buildings, is implementing its solutions at more than 60 sites, to drive innovation and manage data effectively. "There is a market frenzy to launch new or updated product ranges more and more frequently, and enormous competition, especially from Asia, so we need new designs and innovative functions to lead the market," says Daniel Fargeaud, General Manager, New Product Marketing and Development, Wiring Devices Division. "To drive this innovation we needed to shorten development times from three years to 18 months, and rationalize the systems of data exchange between the many design offices we had acquired around the world. We have facilitated their collaboration on joint projects through 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. V5." "Legrand benchmarked the leading solutions on the market and CATIA V5 was the unanimous winner. Now even die-hard supporters of some of the previous systems at Legrand's subsidiaries can see the advantages of having one company-wide system," notes Pierre Moreau, general manager PLM South Europe, Dassault Systemes. "CATIA V5 enables Legrand to verify its new product designs faster in 3D, and its realistic 3D rendering capabilities mean they can educate the sales force before the product actually exists." Legrand's managers today describe the company as 'an international group of SMBs' due to over 100 acquisitions of companies around the world, all now grouped in the Legrand portfolio of 20 brands. This dynamic growth, including several recent mergers in Asia, resulted in a clear need for a reliable and fast solution for design and data management for the product catalogue of more than 130,000 items and millions of components. Legrand relies on ENOVIA MatrixOne ENOVIA MatrixOne or MatrixOne is a provider of Internet business collaboration software. The company is a subsidiary of Dassault Systemes. MatrixOne specializes in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Most customers of MatrixOne are big Fortune 1000 companies. , a new member of the Dassault Systemes' family since its recent acquisition, for its data management systems. CATIA V5 answers Legrand's needs for all its core design processes, including mold tooling and sheet metal design. CATIA's openness with third party applications is also an advantage. Legrand works with the CAA Caa See CCC. V5 product Q-Checker from Transcat, a diagnostic tool used by the IT support team to validate CAD models. The collaborative engineering approach enabled by CATIA V5-where a product may be designed in one country, developed in another, and manufactured in a third-has enabled Legrand to use its design resources to the maximum. With a great variety of new highly technical projects in view, this collaboration is proving invaluable for sharing knowledge and reducing time-to-market in product development. Legrand is supported in after-sales service by Dassault Systemes France. About Legrand Legrand (www.legrandelectric.com) is the world specialist in products and systems for electrical installations and information networks, offering solutions for use in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Operating in over 60 countries with sales of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 3.2 billion, it employs about 31,000 people and its catalogues list more than 130,000 products. At Legrand, innovation drives growth: with nearly 5% of sales invested in R&D every year, the group brings out a steady stream of new, high added-value products. About Dassault Systemes As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 90,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systemes 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 Systemes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA DELMIA Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Application for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing and ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, including ENOVIA VPLM VPLM Virtual Product Lifecycle Management , ENOVIA MatrixOne and ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault Systemes 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 Systemes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries. |
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