Switzerland's MATISA Selects think3
 MILAN,
Italy, May 30, 2008 - MATISA, a global leader in the design and
manufacturing of machines dedicated to track construction and
maintenance, chose think3’s solutions to optimize its product
development process. In order to maintain its European leadership and
enhance its presence in Japan and new strategic markets (Brazil, Russia,
China and India), MATISA needed to increase its productivity, reduce its
time to market and share information between departments. To address
these needs, the company turned to think3, the only supplier able to
offer a technology that combines product concept, development and
implementation design environments as well as a partner of MATISA since
1992, and implemented its CAM/CAM solutions. In its production site in
Crisser, Switzerland, MATISA currently leverages 60 ThinkDesign
licenses, 53 thinkteam licenses, 100 thinklight viewing devices, 2
thinkreal licenses and two product configurators.
The integration of think3’s CAD/CAM solutions allowed MATISA to
optimize the management of product-related documents (texts, drawings,
charts, etc.) and to create a single shared database for the management
of document creation and usage practices and to share product
information in a quick and accurate way. The implementation of
ThinkDesign enabled a company-wide use of 3D engineering, while
thinkteam allowed the company to share product data among departments.
This way, departments – such as development, post-sale or provisioning –
can re-use filed information in real time. With the implementation of
this process, the company and the engineering team improved their
interaction quality and their productivity. In addition, the ability to
share information among departments increases standardization and
reduces low value added activities. “think3 is a winning choice”
comments Remy Charrette, head of the Design Department and Coordination
Servicing for MATISA. “The solutions were implemented quickly and
produced remarkable results in terms of optimization of our product
development processes”.
MATISA adopted the following solutions:
- ThinkDesign – for mechanical engineering, it addresses
the flexibility and productivity requirements of manufacturing
companies, all in an intuitive and easy to use product.
- thinklight – available with ThinkDesign and specifically
designed for viewing operations, it allows users to view, enlarge
and measure the contents of various file types (think3, DWG, DXF,
STEP, VDA and STL). In MATISA, departments (marketing, support,
manufacturing, provisioning, machining, control, assembly etc.)
leverage this tool to consult shared documents.
- thinkreal – a rendering solution integrated in
ThinkDesign. It allows to create extremely realistic images. MATISA
adopted thinkreal and two product configurators that are still being
tested for carriages and overall machine viewing.
- thinkteam – the ideal product for the management data
related to products that are subject to ongoing modifications or
customizations. It manages any kind of file or information,
regardless of its format and original application. All items and
part lists created with thinkteam are automatically transferred to
MATISA’s ERP.
About MATISA
MATISA was founded in 1945 in Crisser, near Lausanne (Switzerland),
and is a global leader the design, construction and supply of track work
mechanization (track laying, maintenance, route measuring, etc.).The
company has 6 competence sites in Europe (Switzerland, France, Germany,
Italy, Spain and UK) and one in Japan. It is market leader in Italy and
Spain as well as a global leader in train renewal. With 500 employees
and a €75 mio. turnover, the company aims at enhancing its presence on
the Japanese market and in new strategic markets such as Russia, Brazil,
India and China.
For more information, visit
http://www.matisa.ch.
About think3, Inc.
think3 has been operating in the ICT sector for more than 25 years
and provides the only technology that links three separate design areas:
the concept, its development and the finished product. In this way,
think3 enables thousands of company customers to innovate, to compete
and to rise to the challenges of global markets, by the integration of
processes, which helps to accelerate time to market and to reduce costs.
Having been active in emerging markets with dedicated structures for
many years, think3 can provide outsourcing services, thus offering
companies a new opportunity to go international. All this means that
think3 can count among its customers some of the most significant
enterprises in the industrial market. With offices in Europe, Asia and
USA, think3 is present throughout other global markets too, with its
network of selected VARs.
For further information, please visit
http://www.think3.com.
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