2021 year in review: Customer stories from around the world

A Spanish winemaker built on 150 years of history. A far-out French-American startup with plans for sustainable life on other planets. A Chinese hospital constructed within 14 days under urgent conditions. A 35-nation collaboration to build the world’s largest nuclear fusion research project.

With 290,000 enterprise customers in almost 150 different countries, it’s safe to say Dassault Systèmes’ customers use our virtual twin experiences, simulation and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to reshape the present and future of our planet … and beyond. This year, we’ve shared dozens of customer stories featuring incredible companies and remarkable projects from across industries and around the world. Here are some highlights.

Interstellar Lab Interstellar is a French-American startup driven by the ambition of creating pod systems called Ebios (experimental bio-regenerative stations) that aim to preserve Earth’s biodiversity and eventually prepare humanity to settle elsewhere. Find out how the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on cloud to handle all of its design and development processes for the Ebios.

CSADI Back in the early days of the pandemic, Dassault Systèmes worked with China’s Central-South Architectural Design Institute (CSADI) to support simulation and evaluation of virus dispersal of Leishenshan Hospital in Whuhan, China, a modular hospital for infectious diseases and COVID-19 patients that was built in just 14 days. Watch and learn how they used the 3DEXPERIENCE platform’s simulation capabilities to simulate virus contamination and diffusion within the hospital’s ventilation system and optimize suggestions to protect medical personnel at the hospital. 

ITER The ITER project, a collaboration among seven member states and 35 nations overall, set out to harness the power of the sun, building the world’s largest fusion device to demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power as a large-scale energy source. Read how ITER adopted the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to manage the entire lifecycle of the plant and provide a single source of truth for each stage of the project.

AMF Italian fashion accessories maker AMF produces metal and non-metal accessories for garments, shoes and leather goods for some of the most famous fashion brands in the world. Learn how AMF is using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on cloud to deliver on its own sustainability vision and work closely with customers to help transform the fashion industry.

Vertical Aerospace UK-based aviation startup Vertical Aerospace is on a mission to launch the first certified winged electrical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft worldwide. Here’s the story of how they’re using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to innovate at speed and meet its ambitious product development targets.

Bouygues Construction

Bouygues Construction French company Bougyues Construction is a global leader in sustainable construction. A customer and partner of Dassault Systèmes, they’re rolling out the 3DEXPERIENCE platform across the global business and benefitting from streamlined decision-making, reduced waste, enhanced quality and the ability to handle increasingly complex projects.

Flow Robotics Danish manufacturer Flow Robotics is paving a way for more sustainable lab setups where humans and robots work in parallel to reduce physically demanding pipetting tasks. Read about how they’re using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to scale up production of its liquid-handling robots and bring visibility to the product development process.

Familia Torres Spanish wine producer Familia Torres is renowned for the quality and consistency of its wines, regularly earning the title of the world’s most admired wine brand. Learn how Familia Torres uses the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for everything from product development and label design to reducing packaging carbon footprint and optimizing transport logistics.

Syroco French scientific and technical startup Syroco is designing a prototype speed craft capable of beating the existing wind-propelled speed record on water. Find out how Syroco is using the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform, including CATIA and SIMULIA, to virtually simulate and analyze different craft structures.

Yesilova’s aluminum battery pack design

YesilovaTurkish automotive supplier Yesilova coordinating a European Union-funded project to develop a better battery case structure. Learn more about how Yesilova uses the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on cloud to bring all its engineers, customers and suppliers together as one to design fast and flexibly.

Evolectric California-based Evolectric doesn’t just build batteries or electric vehicles; it wants to help clients identify the right electrification technologies to build sustainable businesses that serve the needs of local communities. Here’s how Evolectric is powering its business with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on cloud.

EVUM Motors German startup EVUM Motors is reinventing the future of electric utility vehicles with a compact vehicle that’s part truck, part car and designed to run on the most rugged terrains. Watch and learn how the 3DEXPERIENCE platform allows EVUM Motors to bring its vision for electromobility to market at unprecedented speed and scale.

Patrick Ball

Patrick Ball

Patrick is a Senior Communications Manager on the Corporate Publishing team here at Dassault Systèmes. An experienced journalist, marketer, speechwriter and storyteller, Patrick's words have appeared on pages and stages around the world.