CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 March 2009
Implementation Investments
Rossignol Schuss Down with PTC
PTC has announced that Rossignol, the manufacturer of Alpine and Nordic skis, snowboards, boots and bindings, has chosen the Pro/ENGINEER® solution and its MDX kinematics and MDO dynamic simulation modules for the development and design of its products. The design office also uses Pro/INTRALINK to facilitate inter-site collaboration and communication. The deployment of the PTC solutions and the training of the Rossignol technicians and engineers have been provided by the PTC reseller and partner, 4CAD France, the premier distributor and integrator of PTC solutions in France.
For 100 years, the mountains have been the driving force for the technicians and engineers assigned the task of designing Rossignol products and equipment. On the sites of Moirans (Southern French Alps) and Sallanches (Northern French Alps), the Rossignol teams design Alpine skis along with Alpine ski and snowboard bindings, sold under the brand names of Rossignol and Dynastar. Rossignol ski boots are manufactured in the Italian Alps.
The legendary reputation of Rossignol demands the highest levels of quality from its products. A key feature, whether of ski or snowboard, is the binding; the user’s safety depending on its quality and robustness. For the technicians and engineers of the design office, the strong point of Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire™ is its capacity to handle the mechanical development of the most sophisticated of bindings, associated with its simulation functions that reduce the prototyping timescale. The MDX kinematics module enables visualisation of the interferences between mechanisms in movement, while the MDO dynamic simulation module enables integration of functions such as springs, and observation of the stresses and forces to which the other parts are subjected.
"The responsiveness and user-friendliness of PTC solutions are field-proven," says Pierre Rullier, R&D Rossignol Associate Manager. "Pro/ENGINEER has allowed us to bring genuine quality improvements to our products, as well as reducing the development and debugging timescale. Previously, it took us two months to produce a prototype. Now, we can have one in less than three weeks and, what is more, it is of better quality. In addition, this mode of simulation using CAD and calculation significantly reduces the number of prototype phases."
For Rossignol, interoperability and communication between the working groups are also essential factors. The company has chosen Pro/INTRALINK in order to facilitate collaborative working between its technicians and to facilitate file management. All protagonists can now work simultaneously on the same project, with no risk of conflict or error.
For Marc Diouane, Divisional Vice-President Europe of PTC: " We are very proud to be able to help Rossignol design more innovative products and to contribute to improving the quality of their products. The combination of Rossignol expertise and PTC know-how in the field of product design demonstrates once again our capacity to generate productivity and optimise quality."
About the Rossignol Group
The Rossignol Group (owned by Chartreuse & Mont Blanc SAS since November 12, 2008) designs, produces and markets equipment, clothing and accessories relating to the world of the mountain and winter sports under the brands Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Look, Risport, Kerma, Roxy and Ferrari.
About 4CAD France
The number one value-added reseller of PTC® solutions, 4CAD France aims to place its technical expertise at the disposal of its clients when choosing and integrating innovative solutions. 4CAD France, through its subsidiary 4CAD Software, also proposes its own configuration solution for technical products.
4CAD France has also joined forces with major partners from the world of simulation: MSC.Software, Blue Ridge Numerics (CFdesign, the innovative solution for simulating fluid flow and heat transfer) and Sigmetrix (CETOL 6 Sigma, a comprehensive tolerance management solution). 4CAD France has put its skills to work in industrial sectors as diverse as specialist machinery, farming equipment, plastics processing and general mechanics, providing support to and enhancing the competitiveness of all the companies with which it has worked, from international corporate clients to regional SMEs.
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