Product Lifecycle Management © 2003 IBM Corporation Customer Background  DBM Reflex is the world’s leading manufacturer of electroforms used to create plastic reflectors for automobile lighting. Business Challenges  Consolidating processes with a single, integrated, enterprise- wide CAD system  Minimizing operating, training and data exchange costs  Capture and reuse in-house development & knowledge Solution Implementation  Integrated design, engineering and manufacturing solution providing:  Open architecture to support custom and third-party applications  Compatibility with customers’ data formats  Power and ease of use in equal measure Benefits of the Solution  Replaced 60–80% of programming needed to automate design processes  Eliminated downtime associated with manual machine set-up  Reduced project cycle times by 40–45%  Reduced design project management time by 30% DBM Reflex now uses CATIA V5 from start to finish in the majority of its operations.

Product Lifecycle Management © 2003 IBM Corporation  The Challenge DBM Reflex wanted a single, integrated, enterprise-wide CAD system that would reduce operating, training and data exchange costs.  The Solution CATIA V5 was selected because it addresses the majority of the company’s design, programming and production requirements – all in one application.  The Benefit CATIA V5 allowed DBM Reflex to reduce project cycle times by 25 to 30% and project management time during the design phase by 30%. DBM Reflex Lights the Way with CATIA V5

Product Lifecycle Management © 2003 IBM Corporation DBM Reflex is the world’s leading manufacturer of electroforms used to create plastic reflectors for automobile lighting. It also develops optics for highway and street signs, traffic lights, and the moulds used to manufacture these products. The company lights the way with the most powerful and user- friendly CAD/CAE/CAM technology available. See how DBM Reflex addresses the majority of its design, programming and production requirements all in one application: CATIA V5. DBM Reflex saves significant time with CATIA V5 “CATIA V5 is the most powerful and the most user-friendly tool – a rare combination.” Jan Popik, Engineering Supervisor and Project Manager DBM Reflex