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CATIA Product Synthesis Discipline

Technology
Maintain knowledge uptime
KnowledgewareComplex design processes demand robust back-end support. Automating product and design processes can make your company run more efficiently. Knowledgeware solutions run on scalable, modular based systems that are easy to manage and capable of handling the large amounts of data necessary for your enterprise.

The benchmark
Benefit from IBM technology leadership
Knowledgeware solutions are based on industry-best practices for design and include leading technology.
  • Dassault Systemes Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA)
  • Physical behavior modeling
  • Knowledge templates
  • Engineering optimization

Our solutions feature IBM middleware and hardware.
  • IBM databases are used by 95% of the Fortune 100 companies and 80% of the Fortune 500 companies.
  • The world's largest-known commercial databases sit on IBM DB2® Universal Database™.
  • IBM MQSeries® middleware can connect to applications running on over 35 diverse platforms, and Web solutions built on Java® or XML.
  • We offer a wide range of servers, from IBM eServer xSeries® to the IBM eServer zSeries® with capacity to run billions of transactions per day.

The components
Protect and share your corporate information
Knowledgeware solutions employ the following CATIA V5 components:
  • Product function definitions (PFD)—display designs in a schematic-like view
  • Product function optimization (PFO)—assists in making intelligent queries
  • Knowledge advisor (KWA) to help create adaptive designs; help ensure compliance with design rules and constraints
  • Product knowledge template (PKT)—helps interactively create intelligent objects that encapsulate geometry, knowledge and best practices
  • Knowledge expert (KWE) to define rules and checks for a class of objects

We offer IT planning, implementation and support services to meet your needs, regardless of operation size, in one location or worldwide.

IBM components can include IBM eServer systems:
  • iSeries™ and IBM AS/400® servers, which can run IBM OS/400®, UNIX®, Windows NT®, Windows 2000® and Linux simultaneously on one server
  • pSeries® industrial-strength UNIX servers for performance and scalability
  • zSeries®, with its IBM S/390® heritage and scalability and up to 99.999 percent availability, which equates to only five minutes of downtime per year
  • xSeries®, Linux-ready, Intel®-based server with mainframe-based reliability technology

The implementation
A repository of valuable information
A large machinery manufacturer used knowledgeware solutions to improve efficiency.
  • Automatically generated design rules and propagated changes based on performance specifications
  • Created an automated validation process with embedded checks.

An automobile manufacturer used knowledgeware solutions to attain these benefits:
  • Embedded tooling knowledge in power train parts and assemblies
  • Automatically generated tooling design based on rules
  • Reduced tooling time by up to 50%
Other implementations of our knowledgeware solutions have included:
  • Tooling, design and development knowledge embedded in an intelligent template
  • An electronic catalog of knowledge templates

The cost of ownership
Contain cost of ownership
Knowledgeware solutions can help you:
  • Leverage your existing IT investments for greater economy.
  • Facilitate growth and cost-effective enterprise deployment by leveraging a scalable environment that uses a common data model and sharing methodology.
  • Employ standards-based software applications and hardware designed to operate with emerging technology to help you capitalize on your investment as you grow.

Product Synthesis

CATIA Product Synthesis business benefits

CATIA Product Synthesis overview