ITER Case Study: ENOVIA VPLM Enables Concurrent Design for Global Fusion Project

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ITER Case Study: ENOVIA VPLM Enables Concurrent Design for Global Fusion Project

How ITER uses ENOVIA VPLM and CATIA to coordinate 10 million parts across seven countries with a 90-person design office.

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June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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ITER, the international nuclear fusion research project, selected Dassault Systemes ENOVIA VPLM as the single-source repository for all design data. The platform supports concurrent engineering across distributed Domestic Agencies while maintaining clash-free assembly of a 10-million-part tokamak. ENOVIA enables design reuse, real-time search, and minimal central team size. DELMIA supports process simulation and assembly validation linked to the master schedule.

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ENOVIA VPLM serves as single repository enabling concurrent design across seven international agencies

90-person central design office manages 10 million parts through distributed design and data reuse

CATIA skeletons and DMU ensure clash-free interfaces and quality compliance for subcontractors

DELMIA provides process analysis, collision-free path simulation, and schedule integration

Room Books and attribute search simplify component verification and change impact analysis

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