Dassault Systèmes Sponsors Richard Petty Motorsports No. 44 Car in NASCAR’s Pepsi 500
LOWELL, Mass., October 8, 2009 – Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that the No. 44 Dodge, driven by A.J. Allmendinger in the Pepsi 500 NASCAR race on October 11, 2009, will bear sponsor Dassault Systèmes’ logo.
The sponsorship is a continuation of the strong partnership between Richard Petty Motorsports and Dassault Systèmes. The company currently uses PLM solutions from Dassault Systèmes to help bring new designs and features to their racecars quickly.
Using CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA and SIMULIA from Dassault Systèmes, Richard Petty Motorsports can quickly respond to NASCAR rule changes, leverage simulation and analysis to maximize performance, program production robots and cut cycle times by as much as 50%.
“What fuels our success is time-to-market and doing it for the best cost we can so we can create more iterations and bring on more products. Dassault Systèmes PLM is an irreplaceable part of that success,” said Tommy Wheeler, director of engineering services, Richard Petty Motorsports. “What it comes down to is this: the one who makes the best choices and does it in the least amount of time wins.”
The Pepsi 500 will be broadcast live from Fontana, California on ABC, October 11, 2009 at 3:15pm ET. For more information about Dassault Systèmes solutions, please visit www.3ds.com.
About Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systèmes is a catalyst for human progress. We provide business and people with collaborative virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations. By creating virtual twin experiences of the real world with our 3DEXPERIENCE platform and applications, our customers can redefine the creation, production and life-cycle-management processes of their offer and thus have a meaningful impact to make the world more sustainable. The beauty of the Experience Economy is that it is a human-centered economy for the benefit of all – consumers, patients and citizens. Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 350,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit https://www.3ds.com