Dassault Systèmes

AMSTERDAM (METS Boat Show), PARIS –November 13, 2007 – Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today announced that traditional Dutch sailboat manufacturer, Blom, has selected its PLM shipbuilding solution to speed production. By capturing Blom’s artisan craftsmanship knowledge in a digital shipbuilding solution, the company is able to deliver boats quicker.

“The complexity of our hull shapes with double curvature and recovery of the plates is the mark of tradition of our boats, but something painful to define manually. Designing a parametric model that is directly transformed into production data is a big step forward for us, allowing us to drastically shorten the manufacturing preparation,” said Mr. Dink Blom, owner of Skipshelling Blom.“It also helps us to significantly improve the accuracy necessary to easily assemble hull steel parts. We think that Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA and its integrated solution for steel manufacturing is our way into the future.”

Blom’s traditional steel sailboats are built from similar structures and designs but that vary in dimensions. To ease design and manufacturing complications, Blom decided to use DS’s solutions to implement a parametric definition of its traditional sailboats and digitally prepare their manufacturing.  They also began using a new steel cutting and marking plasma machine driven by ALMA Act/cut software for nesting and cutting that is seamlessly integrated to DS’s platform, thus eliminating the need for data transfer.

“Blom is a good example of how even smaller shipbuilders can benefit from our digital PLM solutions.  It demonstrates that our shipbuilding solutions are helpful for any size yard, “says François Mathieu, yacht market development leader, Dassault Systèmes.  Many types of shipbuilding companies, such as naval architects, small/large yacht shipyards and suppliers across the globe are benefiting from Dassault Systèmes’ shipbuilding/yacht solutions, which are helping them to transform their business and gain competitive advantages by improving key business parameters in product innovation and customer demand fulfillment.

Dassault Systèmes will be present at the international Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam on November 13-15 and invites attendees to join them at Booth 04.212.

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Skipshelling Blom is located in Hindeloopen, The Netherlands directly at the IJsselmeer. The company is specialized in the design and production of the traditional Dutch yacht: Lemsteraak. The company also provides NC cutting services to the yacht building industry.  For more information, visit http://www.blomaak.nl/aak.html

As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance. The Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences.  Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com

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