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Driving Sustainability Through Innovation: Insights from Dassault Systèmes (with Jan-Albert Majoor)

February 20, 2025

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: This podcast features a casual interview format with a focus on insightful discussions about technology, sustainability, and innovation.
  • The Key Players:
    • Jan-Albert Maillor: The guest, currently the 3D Experience Brand Sales Director for Dassault Systèmes, shares his extensive knowledge and experience in the realm of sustainable technology.
  • The Vibe: The atmosphere is informative and professional, with a touch of enthusiasm as Jan-Albert discusses Dassault's innovative contributions to sustainability.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

  • Sustainability in Design:

    • The conversation centers around how Dassault Systèmes utilizes its computer-aided design (CAD) tools to promote sustainable practices in product development. The discussion highlights the importance of sustainability during the engineering phase, as it significantly impacts the product's carbon footprint.

  • Product Lifecycle Management:

    • Jan-Albert explains the concept of product passports, which will soon be mandatory for companies to track the environmental impact of their products. This includes data on materials, manufacturing processes, and supply chain logistics.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 `(00:00)` **🎙️ Introduction: Jan-Albert Maillor**
  • 2 `(01:01)` **Dassault Systems Overview**
  • 3 `(02:10)` **Linking Tools to Sustainability Goals**
  • 4 `(03:55)` **Digital Prototyping and Sustainability**
  • 5 `(05:10)` **Modularity and Future-Proofing Designs**
  • 6 `(07:00)` **Right to Repair and Sustainable Design**
  • 7 `(08:19)` **Supply Chain Optimization Examples**

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Show Notes

Welcome to the Technology Pioneers podcast! In this episode, recorded at the Business Meets Planet event at Capgemini headquarters in Utrecht, we are joined by Jan-Albert Majoor, 3DEXPERIENCE BRANDS Sales Director ENORTH at Dassault Systèmes. Jan-Albert shares his expertise on how Dassault Systèmes is leveraging advanced software solutions to drive sustainability and innovation across various industries.

Key topics include:

  • Dassault Systèmes Overview: An introduction to Dassault Systèmes, the second-largest software editor in Europe, and its comprehensive suite of tools from ideation to decommissioning.
  • Sustainability in Design: How Dassault's tools, such as CATIA and SOLIDWORKS, enable sustainable product design by considering environmental impact from the early stages of development.
  • Lifecycle Assessment and Product Passports: The importance of lifecycle assessment and the upcoming EU regulations requiring product passports, and how Dassault's solutions help companies comply.
  • Modularity and Right to Repair: The role of modularity in product design for long-term sustainability and the potential impact of right to repair regulations.
  • AI and Generative Design: How AI is being used in generative design, supply chain optimization, and process control to enhance sustainability and efficiency.
  • Collaborative Efforts: Examples of collaborative projects, such as the NAVIS program, which focuses on electric propulsion and modularity for marine vessels.

Jan-Albert also discusses the critical importance of reducing lead times and accelerating innovation to bring more sustainable solutions to market faster, and how Dassault Systèmes is partnering with Capgemini to achieve these goals.

Technology Pioneers is a podcast that explores emerging technologies, dives head first into high tech product development and is curious about new uses of existing technology. This podcast is hosted by Tom van de Ven. Tom works as a principal solutions manager for Capgemini Engineering in the Netherlands and uses his curiosity to talk with the guests in this show. Feel free to contact him on mailto:[email protected].

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