Dassault Systèmes and Bell Group announced a long-term partnership to transform the food industry to a sustainable model.

Through this partnership, the two companies will attempt to digitally transform the process from product ideation, manufacturing, to market launch using AI.

The Bell Group said it “explores innovative food technologies that efficiently develop and manufacture healthy and sustainable foods in the highly regulated food industry.”

Through this collaboration, Bell Group will implement the ‘Perfect Production’ industry solution experience based on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform in 11 factories worldwide to improve the efficiency and sustainability of its manufacturing operations.

The key elements of the introduction of Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform are: △MOM (Manufacturing Operations Management), △Food and Material Science, △AI and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management).

The Bell Group expects that by strengthening the capabilities of its employees, it will be able to optimize inventory levels and raw material consumption, and achieve more sustainable production with consistent quality everywhere.

Bell Group to develop AI-based data analytics and machine learning-based expanded products and packages for Dassault SystèmesIt provides insights into “speeding up product launches, optimizing manufacturing, reducing industrial experimentation, accelerating product development, and improving product performance,” he explained.

The two companies will implement PLM to connect people, processes and data in a single collaborative environment, enabling everyone involved to access the right information at the right time. This will facilitate collaboration and decision-making from product idea to market launch, and streamline business activities.

“The transition to a more sustainable food model will require active engagement and action over the next decade,” said Cécile Béliot, CEO of the Bel Group. “Through our long-term partnership with Dassault Systèmes, the Bel Group aims to lead new solutions and accelerate change. The joint capabilities of our two companies, which share the same vision, will allow the Bel Group to transition to ‘enhanced R&D’ with AI and reconfigure our manufacturing and product management processes for the future of food.”

“I share with Cécile Belliot the vision that the future of health lies in the future of nutrition,” said Bernard Charlès, President and CEO of Dassault Systèmes. “Our partnership with the Bell Group will transform the landscape of key food industries.”

“Working together, we will further the Bell Group’s mission to produce healthier, more creative foods more sustainably,” he said. “Modeling, simulation, data science and generative AI will allow us to imagine and create new links and economic levers between health, prevention and affordable, sustainable nutrition.”