Case Study: Changchun Railway Vehicles (CRC) achieves 30% faster product development and 20% improved on-time delivery with Dassault Systèmes' CATIA and ENOVIA

Cuts product development time by 30% with CATIA and ENOVIA

Changchun Railway Vehicles (CRC), one of China’s largest makers of railway passenger cars and urban rail vehicles, faced rapidly rising orders and tighter delivery schedules as urban populations grew. Their legacy 2D/3D mid‑end CAD tools couldn’t keep up with stricter design requirements and cross‑department collaboration needs, so CRC turned to Dassault Systemes and its PLM solutions, notably CATIA and ENOVIA, to modernize design, data management and process planning.

Dassault Systemes implemented CATIA and ENOVIA to create a single source of product information, enforce version control, link engineering BOMs to SAP and streamline change management and approvals. As a result, CRC shortened new product development cycle time by 30%, improved on‑time delivery by 20%, dramatically boosted R&D efficiency and increased parts reuse through a standardized 3D parts database.

Changchun Railway Vehicles (CRC)

Yan Xuedong

CIO