SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated April 4, 2003
Commission File No. 0-28578
DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A.
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(Name of Registrant)
9, Quai Marcel Dassault, B.P. 310, 92156 Suresnes Cedex, France
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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ENCLOSURE:
Dassault Systemes S.A. (the "Company") is furnishing under cover of Form 6-K a
press release, dated April 2, 2003, announcing that Digital manufacturing
solutions provider Delmia Corp., a Dassault Systemes company, announced that
Audi AG, the luxury division of German carmaker Volkswagen AG, has selected
DELMIA's Process Engineer(TM) solution for the planning of digital vehicle
assemblies at its Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm plants.
Audi Accelerates Digital Vehicle Assembly
Planning with DELMIA Solutions
Ingolstadt and Fellbach, Germany - April 2, 2003 - Digital manufacturing
solutions provider Delmia Corp., a Dassault Systemes company (Nasdaq: DASTY;
Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), today announced that Audi AG, the luxury
division of German carmaker Volkswagen AG, has selected DELMIA's Process
Engineer(TM) solution for the planning of digital vehicle assemblies at its
Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm plants.
DELMIA Process Engineer enables manufacturers to identify process risks at the
conceptual product design phase. By relating product to process and
manufacturing resource data, including the plant layout, Process Engineer helps
users avoid planning mistakes and obtain a precise overview of the required
investment costs, production space, and manpower at an early stage. This
translates into design for manufacture, quality improvements, production
flexibility, and reduced time to market.
"Audi required a digital factory in which each step of the production process
can be fully simulated to further improve the planning of assembly processes and
the quality of our cars," said Ingo Chladek, virtual assembly project manager at
Audi AG. "When Audi conducted extensive benchmark testing in 2000 relative to
this project, DELMIA was selected as the solution provider of choice because it
offered the highest-performance software and the required process know-how to
implement exactly what we needed."
"Process Engineer enables Audi to validate the feasibility of new projects
quickly and accurately," said Yves Coze, vice president DELMIA Sales and
Marketing EMEA. "The ability to determine process cycle times, cost estimates,
and potential bottlenecks in advance with simulation gives Audi a strong
competitive edge over its competitors. DELMIA takes the guess work out of
manufacturing engineering."
Since the purchase of the DELMIA software, Audi vehicle assembly project teams
in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm have been introduced to a new planning methodology,
followed by implementation of Process Engineer. The first phase of the
methodology focused on the new approach to design, organization and content with
a specific focus on adapting the software to the Audi environment. During the
second phase, Audi personnel rolled out major changes to organizational
procedures that the teams considered necessary in order to realize the
effectiveness and productivity associated with the software's use.
The broad DELMIA base at Audi includes more than 100 Process Engineer seats
across multiple departments. As part of its ongoing strategy to further link
product development with process planning, and its objective of No More Physical
Cars without Digital Validation, Audi intends to purchase and implement
additional DELMIA products to ultimately reach complete virtual validation of
all manufacturing processes, from initial concept through production. Audi is
currently discussing extending the software to additional manufacturing areas,
including the paint shop and DELMIA DPM Assembly for process detailing and
simulation.
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About Audi
Since January 1, 2002 the Audi brand group has comprised the Audi, SEAT and
Lamborghini brands. Under the overall supervision of the Volkswagen Group, Audi
manages the business of this group and is responsible for its worldwide results.
Each brand within this group retain its distinctive character and
maintains independent market operations. Information about Audi is available at
http://www.audi-press.com.
About Delmia Corp.
Delmia Corp. is the leading provider of lean digital manufacturing solutions,
focused mainly on software that can be used to streamline manufacturing
processes. DELMIA serves industries where the optimization of manufacturing
processes is critical, including automotive, aerospace, fabrication and
assembly, electrical and electronics, consumer goods, plant, and shipbuilding
sectors. Information about Delmia Corp. is available at http://www.delmia.com.
About Dassault Systemes
As world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault
Systemes group brings value to more than 60,000 customers in 80 countries. A
pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systemes develops and
markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes
and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to
retirement. Its offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product
development (CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, SMARTEAM), general-use 3D solutions
(SolidWorks), and 3D components (SPATIAL). Dassault Systemes is listed on the
Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. Information
about Dassault Systemes is available at http://www.3ds.com.
Audi AG Media Contact: Delmia GmbH, Germany Delmia Corp. Media Contact: Dassault Systemes Press
Press Contact: Contacts:
Joachim Cordshagen Martina Wagner Nancy Lesinski Anthony Marechal
Tel: +49 841 89 36340 + 49 711 273 00-0 French & Rogers (for + 33 1 55 49 84 21
Fax: +49 841 89 36370 martina_wagnert@delmia.com DELMIA Corp.) anthony_marechal@ds-fr.com
joachim.cordshagen@audi.de +1 248 641-0044
n.lesinski@french-rogers.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A.
Date: April 4, 2003 By: /s/ Thibault de Tersant
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Name: Thibault de Tersant
Title: Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Vice President