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Boeing 787 Global Design Team Benefits From Collaboration Solution Incorporating Simulation

PARIS—May 22, 2006—Dassault Systemes, a maker of 3D and Product Lifecycle Management solutions, said it is helping Boeing and its global team of partners develop the 787 Dreamliner. Using Boeing's Global Collaborative Environment (GCE), team members have achieved 25% design release on the all-new jetliner, according to a Dassault announcement. The GCE was implemented two years ago with the full-scale implementation of Dassault’s Enovia solution.

The 787 is considered the world's largest current industrialization effort, the announcement said. The total 787 team, including sub-tier contractors, involves companies from two dozen countries and 135 partner sites. Design of the 787 proceeds simultaneously at these sites via the Global Collaboration Environment and Enovia tools.

Engineering and manufacturing an airliner required new PLM technologies to meet efficiency and productivity objectives. In addition, the introduction of digital manufacturing and maintenance with DELMIA technology as a 787 GCE element is a significant aerospace industry breakthrough, according to the announcement.

“We have set ambitious goals for the 787 Dreamliner, from technology and integration standpoints,” said Mike Bair, vice president and general manager, 787 Program, Boeing Commercial Aircraft, in the announcement. The aircraft, scheduled for delivery beginning in 2008, is expected to use 20% less fuel per passenger than similarly sized airplanes, and produce lower emissions and quieter takeoffs and landings. Inside the airplane, passengers will find cleaner air, bigger windows, more stowage space and improved lighting, the announcement said. Twenty-nine airlines have logged 393 orders and commitments worth more than $55 billion at current list prices since the 787 launch in April 2004.

“The [Dassault] systems will enable us to design, virtually manufacture, and simulate the aircraft lifecycle on a global basis with our partners,” said Bair. "The Boeing Collaboration Environment is a key element to the impressive progress our team has made in the last 24 months."

The GCE illustrates the value of large-scale collaboration on product design, process development and resource simulation, as well as the speed and innovation a company can achieve when using a comprehensive PLM environment, the announcement said.

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