KPIT (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT) a fast growing product engineering and IT consulting solutions and services provider to automotive, manufacturing and energy & utilities corporations, today announced that it has successfully completed signing up with Dassault Systèmes as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) partner in India. Dassault Systèmes is a world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. The association will significantly drive up the engagement and revenue for Dassault Systèmes’ Industrial Equipment industry business.

With expertise in Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Global Deployments and Project Management, KPIT will bring on board deep knowledge of the manufacturing domain and the surrounding systems to interface seamlessly with ERP deployments as well as process control systems.

Introducing KPIT as its partner in India Dr. Chandan Chowdhury, Managing Director-India, Dassault Systèmes said, “Manufacturing has now become the growth focus area for the economy and Dassault Systèmes is delighted to have on board a specialist like KPIT to support our endeavor to partner in the nation’s growth strategy. KPIT combines industry knowledge with the expertise in surrounding enterprise technologies to deliver this and more.”

Commenting on the partnership, Prabhakar Shetty, Head, Enterprise Solutions, KPIT Technologies said, “We were keen to strengthen our service offerings in manufacturing space and our partnership with Dassault Systèmes globally and now in India will help us achieve that. We are delighted to be part of the Dassault Systèmes ecosystem in India.”