3DEXPERIENCE PROCESS ENGINEERING

3DEXPERIENCE PROCESS ENGINEERING (powered by DELMIA) is a cloud-based software environment that allows manufacturing engineers to define, simulate, and optimize assembly processes and manufacturing routings in a 3D virtual environment before physical production begins.

The platform maintains a native digital link between the Engineering Bill of Materials (EBOM) and the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM). When the design changes occur in CAD (such as SOLIDWORKS or CATIA), process engineers receive real-time updates to reconcile and adjust the MBOM, eliminating manual data re-entry and spreadsheet tracking.

Yes. Manufacturing engineers can create visual, step-by-step 3D work instructions directly from CAD and process planning data. Operators can view interactive, animated assembly procedures on shop floor screens or tablets, reducing assembly errors and onboarding times.

By creating a high-fidelity virtual twin of the production line, process engineers can simulate assembly routines, test for spatial clashes, verify tooling clearances, and calculate cycle times in software. This identifies bottlenecks and ergonomic risks early, reducing shop-floor build issues by up to 33%.

Yes. Dassault Systemes offers 3DEXPERIENCE PROCESS ENGINEERING on both cloud and on-premise deployments. The cloud version enables real-time collaboration between remote engineering teams, shop floor operators, and supply chain partners without requiring local server infrastructure.

Yes. Validated MBOM structures, process plants, and routings can be exported directly to Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) such as DELMIA Apriso, as well as enterprise ERP platforms (like SAP or Microsoft Dynamics), eliminating manual data re-entry and ensuring shop floor execution uses live digital data.

Yes. Visual, step-by-step 3D work instructions can be authored directly from native CAD data and process routing definitions. Any updates to product geometry or assembly sequences automatically propagate to shop-floor instructions, ensuring operators always have current, interactive assembly guides.

Licensing is role-based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. CAD designers use authoring roles like 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA or SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services, while manufacturing planners use specialized process roles like Manufacturing Items Engineer or Process Engineer. You only purchase the specific functional roles required for each user's job scope.

Yes. Process engineers can define target cycle times and evaluate line balancing across workstations using 3D graph views and workload allocation tools. This allows you to identify bottlenecks, optimize operator workflows, and resequence operations before setting up physical line equipment.

Yes. The platform integrates human task and ergonomic simulation tools directly into the 3D process workflow, allowing engineers to evaluate operator reachability, field of vision, posture, and manual lifting limits (such as NIOSH and RULA standards) during initial sequence planning.

Yes. 3DEXPERIENCE PROCESS ENGINEERING provides built-in change reconciliation tools. When an upstream design update occurs in CAD, the system flags affected components and guides process engineers through a visual side-by-side comparison to update the MBOM and associated process steps automatically.