Dassault Forms Strategic Alliance with Intercim
CONCORD,
MA, Feb 19, 2009 - Dassault Systems (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a
world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions and Intercim
LLC, a market leader in manufacturing and production operations management
software solutions for advanced and highly regulated industries, today announced
a new step forward in their strategic alliance, with Dassault Systems taking a
minority position in Intercim LLC.
Today’s announcement illustrates Dassault Systems and Intercim’s
commitment to bringing the real world of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
into the virtual world of PLM. The partners will provide a dynamic,
real-time ability to execute production orders exactly as planned by
manufacturing engineers and close the loop between engineering and the shop
floor. Dassault Systems’ investment in Intercim, a partner since 2004,
follows a June 2008 Memorandum of Understanding to provide the aerospace and
defense industry with Intercim's manufacturing operations management
solution integrated with Dassault Systems' V6 platform.
This investment strengthens the currently available joint Dassault Systems –
Intercim V5 solution around 3D process planning and manufacturing execution. It
also accelerates the development of a new V6 production experience that combines
the values of MES and PLM, revolutionizing the sharing of intellectual property
between engineering, manufacturing planning and production communities by:
- Creating real-time collaboration on product and production lifecycle
data in a single online referential between the different communities in the
manufacturing supply network, such as design engineering, manufacturing
engineering, shop floor, and quality management;
- Enforcing engineering-driven production execution on the shop floor, as
designed and as planned;
- Increasing visibility and traceability for all manufacturing
stakeholders of shop floor execution with real-time 3D access to the
“as-built” product, process and resource information;
- Enabling immediate impact analysis and validation of corrective actions
in the virtual model before committing to cost intensive implementations;
and
- Validating production best practices with engineering for improved
product manufacturability, reduced warranty costs and collapsed
certification processing time for regulatory compliance.
“Because of the trends we see in aerospace and defense, like global sourcing,
physical separation of design and manufacturing activities, and engineering
specialization, it is critical that information exchange and collaboration
between engineering, manufacturing and the supply network be handled in
real-time,” said John Todd, Intercim president and CEO. “The combination of
Intercim’s proven execution and manufacturing intelligence capabilities with the
virtual experience provided by Dassault Systems’ solutions allows this type of
collaboration and knowledge sharing for the first time.”
The future of production communities requires the power of PLM 2.0’s lifelike
experience incorporating shop floor “as-built” information, product and quality
analytics, and manufacturing best practices. Dassault Systems and Intercim’s
joint vision enables such an expanded PLM 2.0 strategy, which includes the shop
floor and supply network’s real-time production state.
“Intercim and Dassault Systems have made a revolutionary step forward in
terms of manufacturing collaboration with engineering. These two communities are
now able to work together throughout the entire supply network,” says ARC Senior
Analyst Dick Slansky. “It is not enough to stay within the walls of a single
plant any longer or focus on the engineering and manufacturing needs of one
site. Communication and coordination of all activities across the extended
enterprise has become critical. This is especially true in highly regulated
industries that carry a high cost of failure.”
“Dassault Systems and Intercim share a common vision for increasing customer
manufacturing efficiency by bringing together the engineering and production
communities through a real-time and accurate 3D production experience.” said
Philippe Charlès, CEO, DELMIA, Dassault Systems. “Bringing MES into PLM is a
major breakthrough for the industry.”
About Dassault Systems
As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions,
Dassault Systems brings value to more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries. A
pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systems 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 Systems portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the
virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA for virtual
production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative
lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences. Dassault
Systems is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA)
stock exchanges.
For more information, visit www.3ds.com.
About Intercim
Intercim has 25 years of experience in helping discrete manufacturers meet
regulatory requirements, harness lean principles, manage quality and execute
processes in a paperless environment. The company is a demonstrated leader in
manufacturing and production operations management software solutions for
advanced and highly regulated industries. Intercim has offices throughout the
United States and in Europe, with industry-leading customers such as Boeing,
Sanofi Pasteur, Airbus, Ball Aerospace, BMW, and Honeywell. In addition, as part
of its initiative to provide the utmost in operational excellence, the company
also has technology partnerships with Dassault Systems, SAP and Microsoft.
For more information, visit
www.intercim.com.
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