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Body trim design using CATIA V5 PLM Express Solution

Pezan A. Patel
Director
Avesta Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

AVESTA ENTERPRISES PVT LTD was established as Avesta Enterprises in 1997 by technocrats to manufacture body trims for cars, commercial vehicles, and buses.

Avesta Enterprises are in the field of design and development of various types of finishers and profiles of front and rear glass rubber, door winding glasses, reveal moulding, and body side trims.

AVESTA ENTERPRISES PVT LTD designs develop and manufacture a wide range of coextruded TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers) profiles with various metal inserts such as CRCA/ Aluminum / Stainless Steel. They are also producing coextruded seals with PP and TPE along with seals with 3 composite materials in different harnesses. These profiles are being used for various sealing applications in the automotive and non-automotive industries.

Challenges:

Avesta Enterprises not only focuses on speedy designing but also on the quality and accuracy of the designs. To achieve the first time-right product, it must achieve high quality and accuracy at the design level itself be it part or the tool to manufacture the part.

Their end customer also analyses and integrates all the parts in 3D models with the vehicle environment to minimize development lead time.

Due to the complexity of the 3D modelling parts, it was difficult and time-consuming to provide all the details for dimensions and tolerances in a 2D drafting environment therefore the customer needed a solution for giving annotations, dimensions, and tolerance to intrinsic parts or sections of the product.

Solution:

Avesta Enterprises is using Dassault Systèmes India’s CATIA V5 PLM Express solution for Mechanical Design, Surface Design, and Sheet Metal Design. In addition to this, they are making extensive use of 3D Tolerancing, and annotation workbench which is available in CATIA V5 PLM express solution.

Altem Technologies Pvt Ltd, as a partner of Dassault Systemes India Pvt Ltd, has provided them with the CATIA V5 PLM Express solution to achieve their goals in Product design. CATIA V5’s advanced Design for Manufacturing capabilities set it apart as a distinctive solution for achieving the desired quality and precision in designs, all without compromising the CATIA design timeline.

Benefits:

Collaboration with the OEM became easy after incorporating the CATIA V5 PLM Express solution. CATIA’s 3D Tolerancing and Annotation workbench allows users to define Annotations, Dimensions, and Tolerances in the CATIA Design itself by selecting appropriate view plans. It played a pivotal role in shaping and delivering precise information about intricate CATIA Part Design details, offering enhanced accuracy and improved visibility. The capability to extract dynamic cross sections for CATIA designs and seamlessly saving them in CATIA Drafting (2D) greatly contributes to achieving superior precision while minimizing time investment, ultimately boosting productivity.

CATIA Design for Manufacturing helped the customer to validate the product at the designing stage with desired quality.

Publication Date : December, 2022

About Altem Technologies Pvt. Ltd

Altem Technologies is a well-established 3D digital experience company that has been actively contributing to the industry for nearly 15 years. Initially rooted in PLM software and 3D Printing (representing Dassault Systemes India Pvt Ltd and Stratasys India respectively), Altem has successfully transformed into a prominent provider of comprehensive 3D digital solutions. Altem’s 3D Innovation platform offers an extensive array of products catering to various applications, including design, reverse engineering process, asset digitization, prototype manufacturing, life science, healthcare, culture and heritage, and consultancy services, among others. Altem with a diverse clientele spanning automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, research academia, and more, Altem adeptly addresses the unique requirements of each industry through a combination of expertise and innovation. Our team comprises skilled professionals, including Scientists, Application Engineers, Designers, domain experts, and software specialists, all working collectively to deliver exceptional solutions to our valued customers.

Altem Technologies Pvt Ltd, besides being a major provider of 3D Scanning services in India, is also a leading provider of 3D Printing Services in India with 3D Printing technologies like FDM, Polyjet, DLP, Metal, etc. Altem offers a complete solution around 3D Digitization and Innovation and has emerged as a one-stop-shop for all 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, CAE, PLM, and Life Science needs, offering a wide spectrum of products for engineering and life sciences companies in India.