CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
27 May 2009
Implementation Investments
CENIT Implements Sweeping PLM Project at Vossloh
Vossloh Fastening Systems GmbH, one of the leading enterprises in the fields of railway infrastructure and technology, recently opted for CENIT as its IT partner in introducing a product lifecycle management (PLM) system. The two Dassault Systèmes solutions CATIA and ENOVIA serve as the system’s software basis. Among other duties, CENIT’s mandate was to replace the existing CAD system, which could no longer fulfill the growing design and toolmaking requirements of the globally active enterprise.
When candidate PLM systems were evaluated, it quickly became clear that the PLM solution CATIA was the ideal answer to Vossloh’s current and future requirements. Particularly CATIA’s end-to-end process coverage, from design and toolmaking to analysis and manufacturing, convinced the technical departments at Vossloh and led to a decision in favor of this 3D PLM solution. As a long-standing Dassault Systèmes VAR partner and PLM specialist with plenty of experience in the addressed customer requirements, CENIT was able to implement a total PLM system in coordination with Vossloh. This also involved expanding the CATIA V5 workstations by solutions for technical documentation such as the 3DVIA Composer by Dassault Systèmes, as well as the ENOVIA DMU Viewer for cross-board enterprise communication.
Particularly the 3DVIA Composer has given Vossloh’s designers and development departments an enormous efficiency boost in their day-to-day operations. It permits automated publishing of all forms of product documentation and thus considerably accelerates the documentation process. The end result: significantly shorter rollout cycles.
The system was up and running smoothly after just four months – evidence that Vossloh consciously and strategically chose an end-to-end service package.
From consulting to implementation to training services for the affected Vossloh staff, CENITs experts were able to fulfill all requirements on schedule.
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