Dassault Systèmes and the University of Sheffield AMRC Enter New Partnership to Support Innovation in Aerospace Manufacturing in the U.K.

• Dassault Systèmes supports the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing
  Research Centre (AMRC) in its R&D of sustainable innovation solutions for aerospace
  manufacturing in the U.K.
• Dassault Systèmes’ virtual twin technology will enable the AMRC to drive efficiency,
  intelligence and improve sustainability in the aerospace manufacturing sector.
• AMRC and Dassault Systèmes are building on their decade-long partnership to take UK
  aerospace manufacturing to the next level.

London, United Kingdom—September 10, 2024 — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris:
FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) and the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research
Centre (AMRC) today announced that Dassault Systèmes has renewed and enhanced its
membership with the AMRC, to propel the next phase of innovation in aerospace manufacturing
in the U.K. As part of the engagement, Dassault Systèmes is committing software, training and
support to continue to upskill the next generation of researchers in aerospace, by providing
hands-on, material support for UK-led innovation in the sector. The new partnership, announced
at Farnborough International Airshow (Farnborough, 22-26 July 2024), is an integral part of
Dassault Systèmes’ ongoing support to power the future of the aerospace industry through
sustainable solutions.

The partnership will benefit from Dassault Systèmes’ rich and connected portfolio, including the
3DEXPERIENCE platform and DELMIA applications, combined with deep industry expertise gained
from over 40 years of helping aerospace leaders and innovators tackle complex modelling, design
and manufacturing challenges. Dassault Systèmes has enabled the aerospace industry to create
connected virtual manufacturing twins and fully functioning models of real-world environments
to drive efficiency and intelligence in manufacturing.

(From: L to R: Mark Irving, Business Consultant, Dassault Systèmes, Marc Overton – MD,
EURONORTH, Dassault Systèmes, Steve Foxley - Chief Executive - AMRC, Rab Scott, Director of
Industrial Digitalization - AMRC, Colin Clemson, VP Brand Sales, Dassault Systèmes)
Rab Scott, Director of Industrial Digitalisation at the University of Sheffield AMRC, said: “We have
been working with Dassault Systèmes for more than 10 years and during that time, more players
have entered the aerospace sector and manufacturing has become more distributed than ever.
Resource availability, internationalisation of supply chains, sovereign capability and sustainability
are all integral to innovation in smart manufacturing. As a world-leading research centre, we are
constantly looking to make the industry more efficient, forward-looking and resilient. Working
with key industry players that prioritise business sustainability, such as Dassault Systèmes,
enables us to deliver on our mission to achieve even better outcomes for the industry.”

The AMRC and Dassault Systèmes relationship will capitalise on the renewed membership to
define how virtual twin technology can push boundaries by overlaying data and devices and
providing the context with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. These developments will be aligned with
the AMRC’s strategic pillars including: sustainable manufacturing, industrial digitalisation, supply
chain resilience, future products and processes and culture.

“The AMRC is key to industry-led research, influencing prime and Tier 1 companies on their
strategy and accelerating the use of technology in production,” said Marc Overton, Managing
Director, EURONORTH, Dassault Systèmes. “As a science-based company, research and
development must be at the heart of everything we do. Our long-standing relationship with the
AMRC is designed to drive more sustainable innovation, and shows our shared commitment to
the future of the industry. We support the AMRC in its mission to continue to challenge the
connected manufacturing industry: to think bigger, bolder and in a more sustainable way.”

Over their partnership, the AMRC and Dassault Systèmes have developed a new approach to the
Factory of the Future, including the DELMIA Factory of the Future Showcase at AMRC Cymru in
North Wales and the Airbus DAWN and Smarter Test Programmes.

Other joint collaborations include the AMRC North West led FoFoRAN project, a £88 million U.K.
government Open Networks Research and Development Fund, dedicated to building secure and
resilient communications infrastructure and enhancing competition and innovation within the
5G telecoms supply chain.