Case Study: Concours Mold achieves 30% faster mold design cycles with Dassault Systèmes' CATIA for Mold solution

Slices cycle times 30% with CATIA for Mold solution

Concours Mold, a Windsor, Canada-based moldmaker with about US $50 million in sales and the fourth-largest in North America, faced slow, error-prone mold design workflows that relied on multiple niche CAD tools and repeated data translation, preventing full 3D validation of complex injection molds. To address this challenge Concours Mold turned to Dassault Systemes and its CATIA for Mold solution (part of CATIA PLM Express) to unify mold surfacing and design in one environment.

Dassault Systemes implemented CATIA for Mold with built-in ENOVIA SmarTeam data management and template-based Knowledgeware, enabling concurrent updates to product and mold designs and reuse of verified templates. The change cut mold design cycle time by 30% on the first attempt, improved virtual validation to catch errors before manufacturing, and accelerated bidding and delivery through reusable, customer-specific templates.

Concours Mold

Luigi Nicoletti

Engineering Manager