Tesla Motors Selects DCS Tolerance Analysis Solution

By DE Editors

Dimensional Control Systems, Inc. (DCS) has announced that Tesla Motors has selected 1DCS and 3DCS solutions to provide tolerance analysis during the development of the Model S.

Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturer based in Palo Alto, CA, launched 1DCS and 3DCS in late spring. Tesla’s design engineers are using 1DCS in the earliest stages of product development to explore hypothetical designs. 3DCS will provide the tools to run tolerance analyses of the Model S design and the associated manufacturing process using the functional tolerancing and analysis (FTA) process in CATIA.

“We are pushing the automotive and engineering limits at Tesla in our development of the Model S,” says Steve Bannasch, Tesla Motors’ Dimensional Engineering Manager. “To ensure our cars are first in quality, we must be the very best in fit and finish. DCS allows us to achieve our goals without adding unnecessary cost.

“Their solution is completely integrated with CATIA and provides the most flexibility of design,” continues Bannasch. “The DCS team has clearly taken the time to research the differences between rigid and flexible materials and the impact they have on tolerances.”

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.