DASSAULT SYSTÈMES
Dassault
Systèmes : Harmonising the real and virtual worlds
“ The Boeing 777 programme was the first real virtual twin of an entire product life cycle process – not just the design but the entire product development process ,” says Kitchingman . “ We now see many other adopters , including the life sciences industry , the FMCG industry , and industrial equipment .”
Kitchingman mentions various use cases in life sciences , boosted by Dassault Systèmes ’ acquisition of Medidata in 2019 which enables companies to create virtual clinical trials . He also cites the Living Heart project at Great Ormond Street ( a renowned children ’ s hospital in London ) which is allowing cardiovascular researchers to explore treatments . Then there is Interstellar Lab , which is building modules for sustainable living on Earth and in space .
Dassault Systèmes provides a centralised system which fosters sustainability practices , allowing clients to take this into their supply chains , working to the same process methods , and making decisions earlier in the product development process .
“ It ' s all about enabling decisions to be made earlier – increasing quality , reducing waste and replication of processes ,” says Kitchingman . “ In many companies , simulation processing in the past and present has been about validating what design has already done . Now the finished design moves into the simulation department process to prove out those ‘ what if ?’ design questions . The platform enables far swifter interaction across the business . All of our 20,000 people use our technology every day .
276 January 2022