Optimizing Product Development Processes from Formula 1 to Aerostructures

Given the difficult global economic environment, it has never been more important to get the most out of your existing software and processes. It’s great to have the best available tools, but if you’re not maximizing the potential of your software or your processes are flawed, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to deliver composite products on time and on budget.

This is true whether you are designing a Formula One race car or an airplane. While composites have been a staple of F1 race cars for some time, manufacturers of commercial aircraft are grappling with the challenge of integrating carbon fiber into the complex airframe design and assembly process.

Ian Goddard, Senior CAE Engineer for ING Renault F1 Team, has used VISTAGY consulting and implementation services to enable his team to streamline its composites design-to-manufacturing processes. Unlike the aerospace industry, ING Renault F1 Team endeavors to keep all four tires on the ground. Like the aerospace industry, ING Renault F1 Team is under intense pressure to deliver high performance composite components and assemblies on time and on budget.

The VISTAGY philosophy remains the same regardless of the industry: Partner closely with customers so they can take full advantage of leading-edge software and develop processes that fit their environment and enable them to efficiently meet their goals.

View the recorded Webcast and join Mr. Goddard and VISTAGY technical consultant Andy Hall for a thought-provoking presentation that illustrates the importance of how effective partnering can maximize results.

In this Webcast you will learn: 

• How a process assessment made early in a program can affect the long term success of that program
• How the influence of Subject Matter Experts can increase overall efficiency in both design and manufacturing
• The value of working with engineers who possess a thorough understanding of the assembly of composite airframes
• The importance of developing design methodologies that are specific to the type of parts being designed
• The importance of devising a process that allows the re-use of data throughout the enterprise