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News Release from: Delmia | Subject: Data management
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 October 2004
Delmia for Nissan body, assembly and
powertrain
The Delmia Manufacturing Hub data repository is a key component for integration of product, process and resource (PPR) information at Nissan Motor.
Nissan Motor has selected a suite of Delmia products, including V5 DPM Assembly, V5 DPM Body-In-White, V5 Robotics and Process Engineering to design and validate some key body in white, final assembly and powertrain manufacturing processes Automakers' vehicle development data have become large and diversified due to a variety of factors, including changing market needs, global disbursement of product development organizations and manufacturing sites, and production of increasing numbers of vehicle models and variants
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Product designs, manufacturing processes and resource utilisation, - including the set up of factories, lines, workcells, robot layouts and worker ergonomics - can all be validated in the digital environment prior to any actual production.
In addition, Nissan is also using Delmia solutions for serviceability evaluation and material handling processes.
"Delmia offers Nissan end-to-end automotive process coverage solutions from preliminary process planning to detail validation", said Mr Nakajima, Senior Manager, Vehicle Planning and Strategy Department, Vehicle Production Engineering Division, Nissan Motor, Co., Ltd.
"With Delmia solutions, we are aiming to enable early validation of preparation in vehicle production." "Nissan's continued investments in Delmia's technology and industry expertise demonstrate the value of our industry-proven digital manufacturing solutions in the global automotive market," said Philippe Charl?s, CEO, Delmia Corp.
"This partnership between Nissan and Delmia is truly a win-win relationship built on a common vision towards innovative car development processes." "We are honoured that a global innovation pioneer like Nissan has selected Delmia as a strategic partner, and we, along with our business partners, are fully committed to continuing our support of Nissan," said Bertrand Saint-Martin, President, Delmia Japan, Ltd.
Delmia and its business partners fully support the deployment of Nissan's digital manufacturing project by defining new work flows, setting up the company's IT infrastructure and providing integrations with Nissan legacy systems.
Nissan will make a presentation on its innovative new car development project using Delmia at the Delmia Asia Pacific User Conference 2004 on November 16th 2004 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
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