Dassault Systemes to support “Phiaro Design Challenge” at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009

13/10/2009

A new generation of designers dive into collaborative and sustainable innovation

Tokyo, – October 13, 2009 – Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and Phiaro Corporation today announced that Dassault Systemes supports the “Phiaro Design Challenge 2009” for concept car development. DS software CATIA and 3DVIA were used for the participating projects which will be exhibited at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. An excellent example for Dassault Systèmes 3D softwares’ ability to enhance the freedom of expression of a new generation of designers, as well as its support for eco-design and eco-products, helping enable a sustainable future.

The “Phiaro Design Challenge 2009” is a joint project between Phiaro, Dassault Systèmes and educational institutions such as the Nagoya Institute of Technology. The Nagayo Institute of Technology is committed to educate next-generation designers through product development process classes.  An example of recent developments is a one-third sized mock-up of “XFV”, a future eco-commuter car with battery, which will be exhibited at the Phiaro booth. The “XFV” will be produced by Phiaro Corporation based on the design and images developed by students from Nagoya Institute of Technology, using CATIA for design and simulation. In addition, 3DVIA Virtools invites visitors of the booth to a new lifelike experience, as they can interactively drive “XFV” through future cities.

“For this project, we felt the necessity to create an attractive state-of-the-art technology showcase focusing on the latest technology, materials and content,” said Akihiko Iwasaki, president of Phiaro Corporation. “We believe that such a trial will contribute to motivate future talents and expand the possibility of innovative product development.”

“We are very pleased to support this important project from Phiaro Corporation,” said Tomohiko Suetsugu, president, Dassault Systèmes Japan. “We are dedicated to help companies produce innovative eco-products with New Monozukuri and also extend 3D technology to many people, by introducing the power of 3D.”

The Phiaro exhibition will be located at the Carrozzeria booth (East Hall) at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009 to be held at Makuhari Messe from October 24 to November 4 (open for the public). For more information visit http://www.tokyo-motorshow.com/

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A propos de Dassault Systèmes

Leader mondial des solutions 3D et de gestion du cycle de vie des produits (Product Lifecycle Management ou PLM), Dassault Systèmes apporte de la valeur ajoutée à 115 000 clients, répartis dans 80 pays. Pionnier du marché du logiciel en 3D depuis 1981, Dassault Systèmes développe et commercialise des logiciels d'application PLM et des services qui anticipent les processus industriels de demain et offrent une vision 3D de l'ensemble du cycle de vie d'un produit, de sa conception à sa maintenance. L’offre de Dassault Systèmes se compose de CATIA pour la conception virtuelle de produits, SolidWorks pour la conception mécanique en 3D, DELMIA pour la production virtuelle, SIMULIA pour la simulation et les tests virtuels, ENOVIA pour la gestion collaborative et globale du cycle de vie et 3DVIA pour des expériences 3D vécues en-ligne comme dans la vie réelle. Les actions de Dassault Systèmes sont cotées sur Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) et les American Depositary Shares (ADR) de Dassault Systèmes peuvent être échangés sur le marché hors cote américain (OTC) (DASTY). Pour plus d’informations : http://www.3ds.com.

CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA, SolidWorks et 3DVIA sont des marques déposées de Dassault Systèmes ou de ses filiales aux USA et/ou dans d'autres pays.

A propos de Phiaro

Phiaro Corporation Inc., Ltd. is a design development maker with long history, founded in 1939. Its key business is design development of industrial products such as automobile and motorcycle including show car, and it has 4 design offices in Japan and 1 in California in America.  Phiaro covers from concept design to manufacture of products and also support design development of OEMs.  For more information visit http://www.phiaro.co.jp