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News Release from: Delmia
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Team on 11 April 2002
Proton standardises on Delmia design
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Malaysia's leading car manufacturer has selected Safework Pro, Envision/Assembly and Envision/Ergo from Delmia for new car development processes.
Malaysia's leading car manufacturer has selected Safework Pro, Envision/Assembly and Envision/Ergo from Delmia for new car development processes Proton has invested substantial R and D efforts into styling, ergonomics, packaging, engineering design and analysis to ensure the success of its new concept vehicle
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 8 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Proton believes that ergonomics, such as passenger comfort, product manufacturability and feasibility of maintenance are key differentiators in the success of innovative car development.
"Part of our strategic plans at Proton is to design cars with world-class ergonomics complying with SAE and other applicable standards, in addition to maintenance friendly cars for the world market", said Kamarulzaman Darus, General Manager, Research and Development Division and New Platform, Proton.
Prior to selecting Delmia, Proton had been using conventional physical prototypes to validate these factors and found them to be costly and time consuming.
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Proton started to evaluate a number of different software packages to improve these conventional methods and integrate product development and validation processes into the digital manufacturing environment.
After extensive research and evaluation of various products from different vendors, Proton has chosen Safework Pro, Envision/Assembly and Envision/Ergo from Delmia as the optimum solution.
DLAB, Delmia's business partner in Malaysia provides comprehensive consultation services and training for successful deployment of Delmia solutions at Proton.
"We have started reaping the benefits of Delmia's digital manufacturing solutions in our R and D efforts in ergonomics, passenger comfort and assembly/maintenance studies early in the design stage", added Kamarulzaman Darus.
Proton also has been using Catia from Dassault Systemes for many years.
Its strong 3D Product Lifecycle Management (3D PLM) integration enabling a collaborative environment between Catia and Delmia users was one of the key factors behind Proton's decision to select Delmia.
"Delmia's tight integration with Catia helps Proton in leveraging the designs made in Catia to the best advantage of reducing our time-to-market", said Kamarulzaman Darus.
By deploying Delmia Solutions, Proton expects to accelerate design iterations, save development costs and reduce workplace injuries, as well as, produce cars suitable for each country's ergonomic requirements and standards.
"We are extremely honored that Proton has chosen Delmia's Safework and Envision as a part of their strategic plans to design world class vehicles.
We are sure that this decision will benefit Proton in reducing their time- to-market by using the collaborative interaction between design, product engineering and manufacturing engineering.
They will be able to capture, share and re-apply their corporate knowledge throughout the extended enterprise", said Peter Schmitt, Vice President, Worldwide Marketing and Business Development, Delmia Corp.
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