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NASA Explores the Potential of Composites with the Help of FiberSIM®
When NASA was considering the possibility of developing a composite crew module (CCM), the challenge was to enable agency and industry engineers to efficiently explore multiple design concepts that would reduce the mass of the traditional structure by 20 percent and develop an effective geographically dispersed team. Mike Kirsch, NASA’s project manager for the CCM Program, writes in ConnectPress that by the end of the program the engineers agreed the task would have been infinitely more difficult without using FiberSIM software.
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Composite Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturers Face the Automation Imperative
The demand for composite wind turbine blades is growing rapidly in response to green initiatives focused on lowering the cost of delivered wind energy. It is therefore incumbent upon manufacturers to move as quickly as possible from design to production so they can get their products to market in a timely manner. Automating manual processes plays a key role in speeding up time to market as well as significantly cutting labor and manufacturing costs, all keys to making wind a viable energy source.
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CUSTOMER FOCUS:
Bombardier Selects VISTAGY for Composites Design and Manufacture
Bombardier Aerospace is at the forefront of cutting edge technology in the aircraft industry as it has chosen to use composite materials extensively on both the CSeries and Learjet 85 business jet programs to achieve numerous benefits, including enhanced performance, cost efficiency, longer service life and passenger comfort. The company recognized it needed a composites technology software expert to realize those goals and chose VISTAGY.
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Organize Manufacturing Data Early On
Learn how FiberSIM‘s Manufacturing Laminate Creation utility can help you organize composites manufacturing data while still in the design phase.
