PSA Peugeot Citroën improves robotic planning in the production of its cars with Dassault Delmia

With Delmia, PSA Peugeot Citröen has integrated the vehicle production process into an open and scalable platform. A tool that improves robotic planning, complements the final assembly simulation and strengthens the Zero-Defect strategy.

PSA Peugeot Citroen has expanded the use of Delmia, The digital solution for industrial application of Dassault Systèmes, to facilitate innovation processes in its raw body construction division and improve robotic planning.

Based on the 3DExperience platform, the implementation that PSA Peugeot Citroen has made of Delmia supports advanced robotic simulation, including feasibility and accessibility studies and programs. New support in the initial stages of production complements the final assembly simulation, painting, Power Trains & Stamping.

To improve the manufacture of vehicle components, including gaps, Panels, Structures and basses, The company was looking for greater integration of product and processes so that potential manufacturing issues could be detected and corrected early in the design cycle.

Delmia Robotics simulation applications operate as a link between the robot and its production operation, Simplifying the Vehicle Space Distribution Phase, which helps to avoid potential errors and conflicts that can trigger loss of materials or the need to manufacture some elements again.

By integrating robotic simulation into the 3DExperience platform, PSA Peugeot Citroën will increase flexibility in its plants and strengthen its modularisation strategy, strengthening the standardization and reuse of the production line from one car to the next.

"Using the 3DExperience platform for robotics will allow us to reduce problems and time thanks to its integration in the early stages of development. We expect a significant increase in productivity in tool design, in the analysis for time calculation and in offline programming", explains Sébastien Gagnepain, Process and Digital Factory Coordinator, PSA Peugeot Citroën