Rockwell Automation’s Virtual Design & Production Utility Provides for Integration with PLM Software from Dassault Systèmes - PLM & Digital Manufacturing

Rockwell Automation announced the availability of a virtual design and production utility that merges virtual simulation and automation for production.  The new utility, available within Rockwell Software RSLogix 5000 version 17 programming software, provides seamless integration with DELMIA V5R19 PLM software from Dassault Systèmes, allowing users to create a virtual design and production environment for concurrent development of mechanical, electrical and control systems.

Through the launch of this new utility, Rockwell Automation and Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3-D and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, are providing a solution that allows collaborative mechanical and control design with bidirectional synchronization.  As a result, manufacturers can access immediate feedback on design changes, thus allowing the testing of various “what if” scenarios in order to continuously optimize manufacturing operations. 

Dick Slansky, ARC Advisory Group, commented, “Given the intense competition for market share and the absolute necessity to get products to market in time for consumer acceptance, companies are looking for any competitive edge that they can leverage, including the optimization of their manufacturing processes.  Digital manufacturing tools, like the new utility from Rockwell Automation and Dassault Systèmes, have emerged at precisely the right time in a global manufacturing climate where accelerating time to market and implementing manufacturing process optimization will be critical to a company’s success.”