Case Study: Panasonic Home Appliances cuts development lead time with Dassault Systèmes CATIA

Panasonic Home Appliances

Panasonic Home Appliances, a manufacturer of household appliances, faced intense market competition and a need to drastically shorten its product development lead time. To remain competitive and meet customer demands for greater product variation, the company turned to vendor Dassault Systèmes and adopted its CATIA software for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

The solution implemented by Dassault Systèmes involved establishing a 3D-based design organization with CATIA, enabling concurrent engineering across departments. This eliminated data conversion time and improved collaboration. The results were dramatic: resin component prototype lead time was reduced by 90%, die creation time was cut by 40%, and overall manufacturing lead time was halved. Panasonic also improved design completeness and reliability, allowing it to accelerate its product release cycle.

Panasonic Home Appliances