FEATURE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Creating cars in 3D
engineering and manufacturing disciplines across a company’s entire ecosystem of partners and suppliers into a dynamic, collaborative product creation environment. It includes high- performance virtual design & simulation at all stages of product creation, from conceptual design to virtual manufacturing – including strategic domains such as powertrain, body engineering, styling and final assembly.
The EDAG light electric vehicle (image courtesy of EDAG)
Automotive manufacturers are using the latest
solutions from Dassault Systèmes to explore new materials and processes, speed up development time, meet industry standards, and even create marketing material before
production. Stephen Chadwick, managing director Dassault Systèmes EuroNorth, examines the benefits
T
he auto industry is driven by a number of powerful imperatives
that reflect our desire for aesthetics, performance and safety, while also recognising the need for affordability and minimal environmental impact. An industry that not long ago was exclusively using steel and fossil fuels, it is embracing lighter metals and composites that increase strength and reduce weight, while electric and hybrid vehicles are reducing emissions on our roads. Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE
Platform and Industry Solution Experiences are being used by automotive manufacturers to explore new materials and processes that may mean tomorrow’s cars are not only lighter and stronger but also inherently kinder to the environment – even after they’ve reached the end of their useful life. Global demand for higher quality, systems-integrated transportation is driving suppliers and OEMs alike to pursue more capable, industry-proven solutions. Target Zero Defect Industry Solution Experience enables comprehensive vehicle development capabilities, in a collaborative 3D environment, to ensure right-first-time results from concept to final production.
DRIVE TO THE FUTURE Today’s transportation suppliers and manufacturers must introduce new
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high-tech capabilities and features faster than ever while managing increasing vehicle and development process complexity. The software solution provides an integrated and open development platform, with capabilities to minimise defects, automate knowledge, manage complexity and optimise performance across the entire product development process. Early virtual design, engineering and
validation can reduce both vehicle weight and material waste. Dassault Systèmes single-source repository, supporting pro-active prediction of budget and development cycles, ensures accuracy and saves time and cost. The technology helps reduce risk for OEMs and their suppliers associated with introducing new vehicles, as well as minimising the potential for vehicle recalls. Flexible and global
manufacturing capabilities enable industry leaders to quickly react to changes in demand, and make critical updates late in the development process without compromising manufacturability and schedule. Target Zero Defect provides a global approach to capture and leverage existing corporate knowledge. It connects design,
INVESTMENT Over recent years the automotive industry has experienced a recession, increasingly tightened fuel-economy and pollution standards, strict government regulations and rapid market growth in developing countries. Innovative companies that planned for these challenges by investing in technology and resources have not only remained solvent, but increased their competitive advantage. Leading automotive companies have
invested in realistic simulation technology to increase their capacity to innovate. By integrating simulation with their 3D design software and product data management solutions, these organisations are not only improving their product development efficiency, but they are also: achieving better performance; speeding up product development time; meeting industry standards and regulations; and addressing environmental factors like fuel emissions. Global demand for transportation
Early virtual design, engineering and validation can reduce both vehicle weight and material waste
innovation is providing new, profitable, opportunities in a competitive industry. Delivering advanced vehicle capabilities requires the management of sophisticated systems, global collaboration, and intelligence integration, all while fulfilling
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