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CESA Improves Quality and Productivity with ENOVIA V6 PLM

Case study shows how CESA centralized CAD and documentation management using ENOVIA V6 integrated with CATIA V5 for aerospace product development.

Published
June 4, 2026
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3 min read
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CESA, an aerospace supplier of landing systems and flight controls, replaced fragmented Excel and Lotus Notes processes with ENOVIA V6 on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The solution centralized technical documentation, controlled digital models, and enforced structured workflows for engineering changes across development and production. Integration with existing CATIA V5 usage enabled 110 users to manage product lifecycle data with improved visibility and fewer errors.

Key takeaways

ENOVIA V6 centralized all technical documentation and CAD files previously managed in Excel and Lotus Notes

Workflows for approvals, engineering changes, and document control reduced errors and improved traceability

Integration with CATIA V5 allowed consistent design and lifecycle management across 20+ concurrent programs

110 users across engineering, manufacturing, and certification gained real-time access to product data

Future plans include SAP integration and supply chain extension for concurrent engineering

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