DASSAULT SYSTÈMES
“ We recently partnered with Accenture to try to understand the potential of sustainability for virtual twin technology and we discovered that there ' s a lot that can be saved in terms of waste management and energy consumption through virtual twins . For us , sustainability is about business sustainability , so it ' s about people , product , and innovation – but it is also about the business models of the companies we work with .”
Dassault Systèmes aims to make sure that the workforce of the future , the entrepreneurs , have the right tools . With that in mind , it has created the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab – a startup accelerator to specifically help young companies which are addressing sustainability challenges . These include super-fast charging points for electric vehicles , affordable ventilators during the COVID crisis , and solar-powered drones .
“ The idea is really to ensure that these tools are made available so that we can also open up the expertise within the system ,” says Trouillet . “ Our colleagues are really encouraged to help startups whenever they can , to make sure these entrepreneurs can flourish and become the companies of the future .”
Back to 2021 , and Kitchingman explains how large multinational organisations , like Jaguar Land Rover , are adopting Dassault Systèmes for their engineering capability but also realising how that can permeate other aspects of the business .
“ The benefits go far beyond what the clients initially may think they are going to use it for ,” he says . “ What we have created are unified building materials so nobody else needs to recreate it in any other part of the business , so everyone is using the same platform . I think the biggest challenge is creating that process change in organisations for them to truly benefit from the technology that we provide .”
In many ways , COVID-19 has provided organisations with the opportunity to change , to reshape their businesses , and their entire process . The 3DEXPERIENCE could be the tool to make that change happen in a way that is both smart and sustainable .
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