AUBURN HILLS ? Tesla Motors, a California electric vehicle manufacturer, has hired Dassault Systemes’ CATIA PLM 3D design and product lifecycle management software to help develop its next generation electric vehicle, a 4-door performance sedan.
In addition, Tesla has expanded the data management capabilities found in CATIA PLM Express and will deploy ENOVIA SmarTeam?s multi-site data replication solution between its engineering facilities in San Carlos, California and Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Tesla Motors is an electric vehicle manufacturer headquartered in San Carlos with more than 250 employees and a new vehicle design facility in Rochester Hills. Known for producing the Tesla Roadster, a high-performance electric sports car, it gained numerous accolades for best car and design.
?As a growing company, we saw the need for a comprehensive solution that supports the entire vehicle engineering process and is scalable to accommodate our needs now as well as in the future,? said Tesla Motors? Paul Lomangino. ?Additionally, we needed a product data management tool that takes advantage of the native depth and richness of the engineering data, while enabling effective collaboration between locations and with our suppliers. CATIA PLM Express, which includes ENOVIA SmarTeam and digital mockup capabilities, provides us cutting edge technology and capability in an unbeatable package.?
Implementation and training for Tesla is provided by DS channel partner TechniGraphics. Phase one implementation, consisting of 30 seats, was completed at the end of 2006. An additional 15 seats were added in early 2007 with another 20-seat expansion expected by the end of this year. In the next phase, Tesla will expand the scope of its implementation to cover a multi-site design-to-manufacture scenario, incorporating engineering data integration with Tesla?s ERP system.
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