Elysium Inc.
Elysium software Adds Speed
to the Champion ING Renault F1 Team Fast response in translating
CAD engine files provides winning edge
SOUTHFIELD,
MI February 20, 2007 -- The ING Renault F1 Team design office in
Viry-Châtillon, 30 kilometers south of Paris, has an enviable
record. From 1992 through 1997 it captured six consecutive manufacturer's
titles as a supplier of racing engines to the Williams and Benetton
Formula 1 racing teams. In 2001, Renault acquired the Benetton chassis
unit in Enstone, England, and combined both organizations into a
single racing team. The integrated Renault F1 Team went on to win
the Formula 1 Constructors' Championship titles in 2005 and 2006.
The winning speed of Renault's F1 team greatly depends on the speed
and quality of the team's engineering and design process. An automated
delivery system for engineering files, developed by software maker
Elysium, a leading global provider of CAD enabling systems, has dramatically
increased the cost and time efficiency of producing new engines for
the racing team.
Building Formula 1 engines is a demanding test of engineering expertise.
The 250 employees at Renault's engine plant design, assemble, test,
and race some of the most complex internal combustion engines in
the world. A network of 50 independent suppliers produces the 5,000
parts that make up a modern Formula 1 engine. Reducing the time for
information to flow from Renault's design office to its suppliers
so that parts can be made quickly is a critical stage in the winning
process.
Elysium's precision CAD data translation tools enable designers to
migrate from one CAD system to another, regardless from which format
the OEM parts originate. Elysium's excellent 3D data translation
performance is used worldwide by manufacturers of every size and
type. The company has extensive industry partnerships with other
PLM companies, such as Autodesk, CoCreate, Dassault Systèmes,
IBM, PTC, SolidWorks, and UGS. The ING Renault F1 Team relies on
part files that are translated and delivered automatically to the
desktops of its engineers.
The savings achieved by the ING Renault F1 Team's engine department
are significant thanks to the Elysium system. The biggest economic
benefit comes from the savings of two to three days per part that
are normally required for the physical delivery of CDs and documents.
This fast response may make the difference between solving a reliability
problem in time for the next race, or not. Any delay can cost championship
points that, come season's end, may be worth millions of euros.
Additional labor
savings of 30 minutes per part plus messenger services can reduce
the cost of delivering information by 20 Euro to 25 Euro per part
or 3,000 Euro to 3,750 Euro per month. In addition to cost reduction,
automating the
CAD-model delivery process gives project managers and purchasing
agents a record of when engineering data was transmitted and which
versions were sent. The physical transmission methods lacked this
element of control.
The economic benefits
of faster and more accurate translation are sufficient to generate
a large return on an investment in Elysium's software and server
hardware. Moreover, ING Renault F1 Team's supplier hub improves the
quality of work life for the designers and engineers. It eliminates
boring clerical tasks, freeing designers to spend more time doing
what they do best: producing title-winning engineering.
About Elysium Inc.
Founded
in 1984, Elysium bridges the gap between CAD systems and
enables PDM and product structure synchronization with its
industry-leading technologies. Elysium's CADporter(TM), CADdoctor(TM),
and CADportal(TM) software products enable the translation
of all geometry from one CAD system to another with the industry's
highest success rate. Other products include CADpdm(TM),
a tool which enables CAD integration within a PDM environment.
Platforms supported include ABAQUS/CAE, Autodesk (Inventor
and Mechanical Desktop), Dassault Systèmes (CATIA,
SmarTeam, SolidWorks, Spatial, ACIS), PTC Pro/Engineer and
UGS (NX and NX I-deas, JT, Parasolid) as well as industry
standards IGES and STEP. Elysium has successful partnerships
with several major software companies including ABAQUS, Autodesk,
CATIA, CoCreate, IBM Global Services, Moldflow, PTC, SmarTeam,
SolidWorks, Spatial and UGS. Elysium is a member of the AIAG
and an Official Supplier of ING Renault F1 Team. For additional
information about Elysium's products and services, please
visit www.elysiuminc.com.
Supplier's
Hub, CADporter, CADportal, CADdoctor, CADpdq, CADpdm, and CADfeature
are trademarks of Elysium Co., Ltd. and Elysium Inc. UGS and JT
are trademarks or registered trademarks of UGS Corp. or its subsidiaries
in the US and other countries. All other products are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Company Contact:
Leanne Olsgaard
Elysium Inc.
+1-248-799-9800
leanne.olsgaard@elysiuminc.com
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