CATIA - Partial Users

Introduction

CATIA

CATIA is the abbreviation for Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application.

It is a multi-platform software suite which is used for Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), PLM and 3D.

CATIA developed by the French company Dassault Systemes.

CATIA - Partial Users

CATIA - 3D Product Lifecycle Management software suite, supports multiple stages of product development. CATIA facilitates collaborative engineering across disciplines, including surfacing & shape design, mechanical engineering, equipment and systems engineering.

CATIA can be applied to a wide variety of industries, from aerospace and defense, automotive, and industrial equipment, to high-tech, shipbuilding, consumer goods, plant design, consumer packaged goods, life sciences, architecture and construction, process power and petroleum, and services.

Examples:

1. Aerospace 

• The Boeing Company used CATIA V5 for the 787 series aircraft.
• The development of the Indian Light Combat Aircraft has been using CATIA V5.
• European aerospace giant Airbus has been using CATIA since 2001.
• Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Aerospace has done all of its aircraft design on CATIA.
• The Brazilian aircraft company, EMBRAER, use Catia V4 and V5 to build all airplanes.
• Vought Aircraft Industries use CATIA V4 and V5 to produce its parts.
• The Anglo/Italian Helicopter Company, AgustaWestland, use CATIA V4 and V5 to design their full range of aircraft.
• The main supplier of helicopters to the U.S Military forces, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., uses CATIA as well.
• Bell Helicopter, the creator of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, has used CATIA.

2. Automotive

Many automotive companies use CATIA to varying degrees, including BMW, Porsche, Daimler AG, Chrysler, Honda, Audi, Jaguar Land Rover, Volkswagen, SEAT, Skoda, Bentley Motors Limited, Volvo, Fiat, Benteler International, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Toyota, Ford, Scania, Hyundai, Skoda Auto, Tesla Motors, Valmet Automotive, Proton, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra Limited.