Dassault Systèmes

Launching 70% more products with CATIA V5 and ENOVIA SmarTeam

Company Overview

Headquartered in Värnamo, Sweden, Peltor has 350 employees and operations in 11 countries across Europe and North America. The company, a part of Aearo Corporation, has doubled its annual turnover since 1998, with 2004 turnover of US$ 116 million.

The Challenge

With rapid technological advances in the electronics sector and strong consumer demand for the latest functionalities, Peltor must launch more new products.

Dassault Systemes Response

To address its evolving business challenges and optimize product development, Peltor chose CATIA V5 and ENOVIA SmarTeam, Version 5 Product Lifecycle Management (V5 PLM) solutions, developed by Dassault Systèmes.

Benefits

• + 70% increase in number of new products developed in same time period
• Errors during production reduced by 80%
• Cost of developing new parts down 33%
• Elimination of printed drawings saves one man-year annually