François Le Breton, President of C4W : "Cosmos is an european project which has started the first of october 1998". The purpose is :
COSMOS is focused in the joint implementation of Concurrent Engineering practices and full integration of software tools to provide enhanced product quality, cost savings and reduction of TTM (time-to-market).
Participants
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| Project manager | Participant | Participant | Participant | Participant |
| Centro Ricerche FIAT | COMAU | RWTH Aachen IKV | Distrim2 | C4W |
Centro Ricerche FIAT Manages and coordinates the project.
COMAU Specialized in manufacturing processes, represents the users (Italia).
IKV University of Aix la Chapelle (Germany), contributes its knowledge in simulation and organization.
Distrim2 Developer of CAD applications (Portugal).
C4W Provider of developement tools for CAD applications (France).
The Process
1 Better communication and precise definition of the process between services.
2 Use of productive tools :
Quotation and Production Cost Tools
Specialized tools for Mould Design
CAE integration module
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3 Tailored PDM system which increases communication process.
COSMOS & C4W Visualization and technical communication
François Le Breton : " C4W has developed ModelScan which allows all the participants of the project to easily access CAD files in differents file formats. Everyone can easily get all the information on the project without particular training. This increases the productivity of the project, the 3D modeling is no more reserved to specialists".
The result
Integrate software platform for :
- workflow support
- mould cost calculation
- mould design
- process simulation
- shop floor visualization
