TRENDS IN ENGINEERING: SyncroFIT™ 2009 Cuts Time Spent on Managing Fasteners by Up to 80%

Defining and managing fasteners, joints and interfaces between parts is an expensive and time-consuming part of the design process for airframe assemblies. Historically, engineers have used a manual process for managing fasteners and that has frequently resulted in inaccurate definitions and difficulty implementing changes. The reality is that fastener management is a primary source of manufacturing errors. VISTAGY’s recently announced SyncroFIT™ 2009 alters this dynamic by enabling airframe developers to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of their design process and provide an early warning of potential issues in the manufacturing process. Read on to learn more about the latest version of VISTAGY’s software for developing complex airframe assemblies.
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ASK THE EXPERT: Aerospace Firms Fly High by Taking a Broad View of Product Development

The good news for aerospace companies is that there are a bevy of innovative materials and manufacturing technologies available to help develop higher-performing, lower-cost aircraft. The bad news is, if they fail to think of both the part engineering and assembly processes as elements of the same big picture, they will likely fail to fully leverage the value of these new materials and technologies. Read more about how aerospace firms can mitigate the risks and costs of developing aircraft and enhance their productivity throughout a geographically dispersed supply chain by using an integrated approach to developing aerostructures
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CUSTOMER FOCUS: VISTAGY Services Put ING Renault F1 Team on the Fast Track

When ING Renault F1 Team was thinking about how to approach the design of its race car for the 2009 season using a new CAD system, it decided to bring in a VISTAGY technical consultant (TC). The Team had used VISTAGY’s FiberSIM® composites engineering software for the six previous seasons, and while it had always received excellent technical support, it was just not the same as having someone onsite who fully understood FiberSIM and F1 design challenges. Learn how VISTAGY’s presence helped the Team to leverage FiberSIM’s full horsepower for designing composite parts by reading an article from ING Renault F1 Team Senior CAE Engineer Ian Goddard that recently appeared in JEC Magazine (.pdf 1.5 MB).
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