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By Arnaud Castéran

CATIA for Mold & Die is an integrated, end-to-end solution that combines technologies, methodologies, and best practices to help tooling companies improve their ability to focus on product and process innovation and compete more effectively in the global marketplace.

Based on a generative approach that leverages knowledge and multi-discipline collaboration, CATIA for Mold & Die addresses all the disciplines in the tooling industry – die casting, plastic molding, stamping die, forging die, progressive die, jigs and fixtures – and provides all the capabilities required to optimize the complete process from design and engineering to simulation and manufacturing.

CATIA for Mold & Die ensures standardization by capturing, sharing, and re-using company rules, know-how, and expertise. Engineering-based behaviors are captured and embedded in the design definition via templates. Standardizing engineering information and providing predefined standards and customized components is crucial in the tooling industry to reduce design, manufacturing, storage and maintenance costs. It improves operational flexibility and simplifies change management.