Case Study: Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co., Ltd achieves 15% improvement in design efficiency and accuracy and 50% fewer change orders with Dassault Systèmes' CATIA and ENOVIA

Enhancing productivity and quality with CATIA and ENOVIA

Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co.,Ltd, a major state-owned shipbuilder in southern China, faced rising material and energy costs and intense regional competition that required faster, more accurate design-to-production processes. The company engaged Dassault Systemes and adopted CATIA and ENOVIA VPLM to move from 2D to 3D collaborative design and modern product lifecycle management.

Dassault Systemes implemented CATIA for ship structuring, piping and HVAC design and ENOVIA VPLM to manage master and project BOMs, digital mockups and collaborative workflows, giving engineers and planners real-time access to in-work product data. As a result, GWS reduced piping design time from five months to three–four months, improved design efficiency and accuracy by 15%, cut change order requests by 50%, and shortened development lifecycles—significantly boosting competitiveness.

Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co.,Ltd

Lin Hongshan

Vice-General Engineer