This session will introduce PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) which is the
next era of product development capability. It provides the potential for manufacturing
companies to significantly improve their product development activities by
harnessing
corporate knowledge, integrating corporate operations and simulating and optimizing
the complete lifecycle of a product as well as the means and methods required
to produce and maintain it.
Session will develop the current challenges of research activities to investigate,
invent and create new technologies in order to support PLM vision and ensure
innovation will stay at the core of Dassault Systemes products. To support the
message several demonstration of current research prototypes for Solid and Surface
modeling as well as DMU and Collaborative Design will give a perspective of the
future of PLM industry.
Arnaud Ribadeau Dumas, born in 1961, is currently Director in charge of Dassault Systemes research activity. Under his responsibility the research team investigates, invent, create and deploy new technologies to ensure innovation at the core of our future products. In partnership with external research labs or internally developed the applied research aimed at supporting new strategy initiatives for the extended Product Life Cycle Management.
Arnaud joined Dassault Systemes in 1990 and during ten years as product managers created a number of innovative programs.
First in charge of the development of the Electrical applications he is considered as the father of E3D which is still considered as the leader solution for 3D electrical harnessing. Then as responsible of the Equipment,Systems and knowledgeware Solutions from 1994 to 1997 he was introducing knowledge in CATIA V4 and preparing the foundation of one of the main V5 core technology.
Rapidly convince about the importance of Internet. He was, from 1997 to 2000, a pioneer and manager of web solutions: Enovia Portal and CATweb. Once again the main objective was to innovate and deliver powerful capabilities for all actors of a company to access the product information from anywhere. For this purpose a large number of new technology and patented invention were introduce in those products.
Before joining Dassault Systemes in 1990 he was formed as a civil engineer
and well known as the author of several CAD software for personal computer
like "Design 3D" and "CAO 3D" at this time he was already
recognize by software community as one of the “3D international specialist”.