Dassault Systemes: Eco Design and DS PLM Solutions

Eco Design and DS PLM Solutions



	Creating better products for people and the environment Preserving natural resources The amount of raw materials used to manufacture a product is a major factor in its impact on the environment. The depletion of certain natural resources, rising raw material prices, environmental legislation and the need to continuously lower costs are propelling companies to find new ways for optimizing their raw materials’ consumption. For example, with CATIA optimization processes, manufacturers can minimize the use of raw materials in a given product while ensuring maximum finished product strength. Complying with environmental legislation Increasingly stringent environmental legislation requires manufactures to gather and report data on materials used in new products. The aim is to avoid the use of hazardous substances and to progressively make manufacturers more accountable when it comes to end-of-life product management. DS customers use ENOVIA MatrixOne Materials Compliance Central to comply with environmental norms such as European environmental directives. In addition, Group Company Transcat PLM has developed specific partnerships with different stakeholders to help automotive customers comply with the EU directive on end-of-life vehicles. For more information go to http://www.dfauto.org Optimizing energy efficiency Rising energy costs and concerns over climatic change are leading manufacturers to design more energy-efficient products. The Honda Insight hybrid car was designed using SIMULIA as a key enabler in the development of the vehicle’s continuously variable transmission. Improving Ergonomics and Safety DS solutions are conceived to allow a designer to understand and optimize the relationship between people, products and industrial processes, throughout a product’s lifecycle. Automotive manufacturers continuously strive to improve vehicle design, ergonomics and safety. SIMULIA software allows them to produce virtual prototypes to test and simulate both production line and end-product safety.



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