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News Release from: IBM | Subject: IBM PLM Solutions
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 November 2003
Power equipment maker to improve
time-to-market
A worldwide supplier of outdoor power equipment for lawn and garden maintenance, has signed a contract for PLM solutions and services to improve time-to-market and save costs.
IBM and Dassault Syst?mes have announced that EMAK, a worldwide supplier of outdoor power equipment for lawn and garden maintenance, has signed a contract for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions and services IBM PLM Solutions, with CATIA V5, the world's leading virtual product development platform, and SMARTEAM for collaborative product data management, developed by Dassault Syst?mes, will enable EMAK to improve its product development processes and its ability to use product-related information to make better business decisions and deliver greater value to customers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 6 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The EMAK PLM project, launched in June, is expected to produce its first results by the end of the year.
The main benefits of the PLM project will be: greater efficiency by reducing the time-to-market; lower design and engineering change costs; increased re-use of corporate knowledge; improved customer service; and better collaboration with suppliers through collaboration and information sharing.
"When designing a new product, the first steps are the most critical because there are many unknown factors relating to the product and how to manufacture it," said Marco Pederzini, head of the PLM programme at EMAK.
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"Using PLM applications from IBM and Dassault Syst?mes, we are able to simulate a product from the very first stages while it is still relatively easy and inexpensive to introduce design modifications.
By simulating and analysing various designs, we can optimise product quality, streamline our production, and cut costs." In the initial stage of the project, the IBM PLM solutions running on IBM Intellistations will be implemented within the technical department.
The long-term goal, however, is to extend the platform throughout the company, including the extended supplier network.
"EMAK's decision to implement an IBM PLM platform is based on market-proven business benefits derived from the solutions," said Gianluca Gonella, IBM PLM South Region Manager.
"This project confirms the close relationship between EMAK and IBM and underscores the importance of a collaborative workplace for gaining competitive advantage.
IBM will continue to support EMAK in its endeavour to increase productivity, build more innovative products and better address customer demand." "The benefits of our PLM solutions will be dramatic for EMAK," said Denis Senp?r?, vice president PLM Europe, Dassault Syst?mes.
"With CATIA V5, EMAK engineers will be able to optimise their product designs, share data, and reuse existing product knowledge.
With SMARTEAM, they will manage technical documentation, engineering change processes, and engineering BOMs.
The result will be improved product quality, shorter development cycles, and lower costs." About EMAK - EMAK, located at Bagnolo in Piano (Northern Italy), with the Oleo-Mac and Efco brand names, is among Europe's top five in the design, engineering, manufacturing and marketing of a wide range of outdoor power equipments - such as chainsaws, brushcutters and lawnmowers - through a dealer network of 120 distributors in 70 countries (www.emak.it ).
The core business is focused on gardening, landscaping and forestry equipments and the accounting figures in 2002 were EUR 147 million of sales.
About IBM - IBM is the world's largest technological company, providing leadership and innovation throughout the world for more than 80 years.
IBM is the largest supplier of "hardware", "software" and Information Technology services, and pioneered the development and implementation of "e-business" solutions.
IBM Sales and Distribution, which supports more than a dozen key industries worldwide, works with companies of all sizes around the world to deploy the full range of IBM technologies.
About Dassault Syst?mes - as world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Syst?mes group brings value to more than 65,000 customers in 80 countries.
A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Syst?mes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to maintenance.
Its offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SMARTEAM), mainstream product design tools (SolidWorks), and 3D components (ACIS) from Spatial Corp.
Dassault Syst?mes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges.
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