September 2007 Reader's Choice Award

By DE Editors

DELMIA/Dassault Systemes (DS; Auburn Hills, MI; 3ds.com) says that the V5R17 release of its DELMIA Bodyin-White solution features several enhancements that provide users increased flexibility and communication when creating and managing manufacturing lines.

Improvements to the DELMIA Manufacturing Hub, Manufacturing Change Management, and Lifecycle Management products are said to help planners update plans with the latest part revision via an automatically generated modification table.

DELMIA Body-in-White is a scalable 3D environment for creating, modifying, and validating automotive body-in white planning for lines and stations prior to production. Its functionality spans tool setup, fixtures, stations, and lines as well as the respective processes.

Manufacturing changes are stored in the common data set. For more information, visit DELMIA at delmia.com.