EADS Socata Selects Centric Software's Collaborative Product Innovation Solutions to Accelerate Aircraft Development

Aircraft Manufacturer and Supplier to Airbus Streamlines Product Development With Centric Software Deployment

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Centric Software, Inc., the leading provider of Collaborative Product Innovation (CPI) solutions for the globally distributed design chain, today announced it has received a substantial order from EADS Socata, one of the world's leading producers of piston and turbine powered single engine aircraft. EADS Socata will utilize Centric Software's revolutionary Innovation Solutions to optimize its design- to-manufacturing process and supplier operations.

Using Centric Software, Socata is able to easily extract design information from a variety of 3D CAD systems (Catia, CADDS, etc) and bring it into one unifying environment for a complete product definition. This enables early error detection, improves quality, and optimizes the manufacturing process.

EADS Socata is also leveraging Centric Software's solution to more readily meet stringent FAA regulations for accurate technical documentation of its aircrafts and parts.

"The Centric Software solution offers us a significant return on investment as it enables continuity of information throughout the project life cycle, providing our dispersed team members access to crucial design information," said Olivier Hertrich, engineering administrator, EADS Socata. "The ability to truly collaborate in the Centric Software environment enables our team to detect errors early in the design process, cost-effectively ensuring accuracy and quality for improved manufacturing."

"By leveraging Centric Software's CPI solutions for its own small aircraft as well as OEM design collaboration, EADS Socata demonstrates the cost efficiencies and competitive advantage that can be achieved using upstream and downstream collaborative product innovation tools," said Ed Miller, president of CIMdata.

Centric Software's Collaborative Product Innovation enables collaborative organizations such as EADS Socata to define innovative, compelling products faster with solutions that address many crucial business challenges in the product ideation and development phases. For EADS Socata's Airbus and for others such as Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter, the use of Centric Software Functional Prototyping(TM) solution digitally validates total product functionality, as opposed to simply form and fit, for the entire mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronics ("mechatronics") system.

The Centric Software Design-to-Order(TM) (D2O) solution adds velocity to the RFP process, enabling manufacturers to quickly and accurately respond to customer inquiries, actively include them in the design process and digitally validate their concepts throughout development to ensure that the final product meets or exceeds customer requirements. And the Centric Software Innovation Management(TM) solution unites the extended team during the product concept phase to guide research ideas toward profitable business opportunities and manage the company's new product portfolio.

About EADS Socata

Known world wide for quality and service, EADS Socata manufactures a complete line of single engine aircraft, from the TB GT series of trainers and high performance piston powered 4/5 place aircraft to the world class turbine powered TBM 700 six seat business aircraft. Today, there are more than 5,700 Socata aircraft flying in 65 countries continuing the tradition of quality-built light aircraft, initiated by Morane-Saulnier 90 years ago.

In addition to manufacturing a complete line of light aircraft for the general aviation marketplace, EADS Socata routinely teams with other manufacturers on major aircraft programs such as Airbus, Dassault falcon jets, Embraer regional jets, Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin C 130. Located in Tarbes, France, Socata is located in a 775,000 square foot production facility that houses the latest in aviation technology. Socata is a supplier to many of the major commercial and military aircraft manufacturers both in Europe and in the United States. The same precision and quality that is demanded for these commercial and military products is reflected in the Socata Aircraft product line. 

www.socata.com

About Centric Software

Centric Software, Inc. accelerates process and product innovation by connecting manufacturers with their customers, partners and suppliers to address each level of innovation -- linear, customer driven and radical innovation, resulting in the delivery of compelling, market-dominating products within critical windows of opportunity. Centric Software's Collaborative Product Innovation (CPI) software solutions -- Innovation Management, Design-to-Order and Functional Prototyping -- enable complete team collaboration to define, synthesize and validate next generation products over the Web. Centric Software's flagship product, Centric Innovation, integrates all disparate business and technical information into a single unified environment -- the "Innovation Center." Centric Software is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and provides sales and support services to its customers through its offices worldwide. 

www.centricsoftware.com

 

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