Case Study: Nitator achieves a 90% reduction in robot idle time with Dassault Systèmes' DELMIA PLM Express

Reducing robot idle time by 90% with DELMIA PLM Express

Nitator, Sweden’s leading contract manufacturer for the automotive industry, needed to shorten lead times and increase cost effectiveness while avoiding long robot downtime during on-line programming. To meet these goals, Nitator adopted Dassault Systemes’ DELMIA PLM Express to add automation and dedicated offline welding programming tools that work across robots from different manufacturers.

Using DELMIA PLM Express from Dassault Systemes, Nitator implemented virtual 3D offline robot programming and concurrent fixture design so welding can be simulated and optimized before shop-floor execution. The solution delivered measurable results—reducing robot idle time by 90%—while improving welding quality, optimizing fixture design, shortening lead times, enabling native CATIA data import, and strengthening customer collaboration.

Nitator

Jerry Jönsson

Design Engineer and Project Manager Offline Programming