Dassault Systèmes is proud to announce that we have acquired Ortems, a company that develops Advanced Planning and Production Scheduling (APS) solutions, which are critical components for efficient and agile manufacturing operations.
The acquisition of Ortems will broaden the capabilities of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, as well as its capabilities for the next generation manufacturing, supply chain and delivery. Ortems offers a range of collaborative manufacturing planning and production scheduling capabilities, which will complement the planning and optimization capabilities of DELMIA Quintiq. Ortems also has a large presence in modern “smart” factories, with their Agile Manufacturing and Planner One solutions helping aid the connection between virtual design and physical production.
Just days prior, Tesla and Space X visionary Elon Musk spoke about the importance of efficiency within a factory, and how production capacities of his facilities could be increased by “factors of 10 or even 100 times.” This latest high-profile call for efficiency in modern manufacturing underscores the need for more intelligent, collaborative and connected approaches to factory design and operations. Ortems manufacturing operations capabilities, combined with Dassault Systèmes DELMIA applications – including DELMIA Apriso – will help power the next generation of manufacturing efficiency.
Ortems has a user base of over 16,000 in 60 countries. These companies, which include GE Power, Heineken, Merck, Sanofi and Thalès, range from aerospace to industrial equipment, life sciences to consumer goods. They use Ortems’ industry solution to prepare for daily production runs. Last year, Ortems produced an annual revenue of 5 million euros (over 5.5 million USD).
The President & CEO of Dassault Systèmes, Bernard Charlès, said of the acquisition: “The art of manufacturing today means constantly inventing and reinventing. Advanced innovation and collaboration platforms that bring together great minds, ideas, solutions and information make this possible. In just over a decade, Ortems’ highly talented team has developed an ecosystem of technology, customers and partners in this specialized segment for large and midsize companies. We welcome Ortems’ contribution to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform as we complement and extend the manufacturing experience for our customers.”
You can read the full press release here.
