CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
14 July 2004
Implementation Investments
DaimlerChrysler Selects NX Nastran from UGS
UGS and DaimlerChrysler AG ( http://www.ugs.com/ ) have extended their collaboration through a new contract for NX Nastran,. More than 100 simulation engineers at the central automotive and engine development sites in Sindelfingen and Untertuerkheim, Germany are now using NX Nastran as their primary solution for digital simulation. In addition, DaimlerChrysler will be actively involved in the development of the NX Nastran software. This interactive relationship reflects UGS' strategy of partnering with customers to provide open software solutions that deliver value based on heterogeneous customer environments. DaimlerChrysler expects similar improvements in speeding up innovation with NX Nastran as the company has experienced with existing installed software solutions from UGS. The automobile manufacturer currently uses UGS' Teamcenter® portfolio for enterprise process management, engineering data management and enterprise visualization, validation and analysis.
The move to NX Nastran is aimed to reach clear productivity progresses on a long-term basis and to meet the constantly rising requirements. NX Nastran is used to optimize new products at the computer and is an important basis for efficient development processes.
"In the second half of 2003 we did a thorough evaluation of NX Nastran and the support organization," said Juergen Kohler, Leiter Berechnung Fahrzeugfunktionen (Head of Automotive Function Computing) at DaimlerChrysler EP/CSB. "We found UGS' vision for NX Nastran, as well as the company's willingness to cooperate with other solution providers and its commitment to the CAE market very convincing. We are looking forward to a close partnership with UGS."
UGS launched NX Nastran in September 2003. Nastran was previously available only from MSC.Software Corporation as MSC.Nastran.
DaimlerChrysler's passenger car brands include Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge and smart. Commercial vehicles are produced under the Mercedes- Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star and Setra brands. Financial and other automotive-related services are offered through DaimlerChrysler Services. In 2003, with 362,100 employees, DaimlerChrysler achieved revenues of 136.4 billion EUR. More information is available at http://www.daimlerchrysler.de/ or http://www.mercedes-benz.de/
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