OREANDA-NEWS. October 23, 2012. Dassault Systemes, the 3DEXPERIENCE company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D digital mock-up and product life cycle management solutions, and Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) today jointly announced a strategic partnership designed to leverage each company’s core capabilities to deliver industry solution experiences to customers in key energy, process, utilities and construction sectors, where TCE is already well-established. TCE is a leading consulting engineering company and a subsidiary of Tata Sons, and has been providing engineering consultancy services for the past 50 years.

TCE will leverage Dassault Systemes’ 3DEXPERIENCE industry solutions to bring business value through combined business development and engineering consultancy services to customers in power (hydro and thermal, transmission and distribution), nuclear, construction, mining and minerals, infrastructure (water and urban development, buildings and architecture, ports and transportation), steel and metals, chemical (oil and gas) and industrial (automotive, cement, heavy engineering, special projects) sectors. The very first combined effort will be to launch three solutions for energy, process and construction sectors: optimised plant construction, 3D digital plant, plant operation and safe plant.

The TCE-Dassault Systemes association also ensures the establishment of a dedicated Centre of Excellence for delivering 3DEXPERIENCE solutions to customers in key industry segments.

“Our technical prowess and sheer diversity of operations in key industry segments holds us in good stead. The synergy of TCE and Dassault Systemes will help transform our service delivery model, driving customer delight through value creation, taking us further up in the international engineering consulting business,” said JP Haran, managing director, TCE. “The synergy between TCE and Dassault Systemes is a perfect amalgam of both companies’ core strengths and we are sure that this will be a great differentiator for the two businesses.”

Commenting on the partnership, Monica Menghini, executive vice-president, industry, Dassault Systemes, said, “The joint team from Dassault Systemes and TCE will create unsurpassed business value to customers in different industry sectors. This strategic partnership also strives to focus on key value drivers that go beyond any solution currently available, including a new services and business consulting model.”

Dr Chandan Chowdhury, managing director, India, Dassault Systemes, added, “This partnership will transform the Indian industry through the innovative application of industry solution experiences. In the current economic environment, where quantum improvement in productivity has become the key to competitiveness, this value creation partnership certainly deserves special importance.”

The partnership will first support Dassault Systemes’ game-changing 3DEXPERIENCE solutions in energy and TCE’s consulting expertise to provide:

Simulation of plant behavior in virtual world to analyse efficiency and safety at optimum cost and anticipate the risk associated with the plant.

Multi-disciplinary plant 3D plan for integrated digital plant knowledge.

Virtual operator training to ensure leaner operation and maintenance.

Engineering analysis for reliable and robust designs.

Simulation of construction / refurbishment / maintenance in safe virtual world to execute it right the first time in real world.

Programme management for optimising EPC project execution collaboratively across the value chain.