VISTAGY Applauds Renault F1 Team on Double F1 Title
FiberSIM® software was used to design and manufacture composite parts on winning racecars
WALTHAM, Mass., USA, October 21, 2005 — VISTAGY, Inc. congratulates the Renault F1 Team on its victory in the 2005 FIA Formula One Constructors’ World Championship* following the 2005 Chinese Grand Prix this past weekend, sealing its fate as the double world champion title holder. VISTAGY is an Official Supplier to Renault F1 Team of CAD-integrated software for the design and manufacture of composite parts.
Not only did the victory in China culminate a season in which the Renault F1 Team won the FIA Formula One Constructors’ World Championship for the first time ever, it also earned the team double champion status. Driver Fernando Alonso made history three weeks ago, in Brazil, when he became the youngest driver ever to clinch the FIA Formula One Drivers’ World Championship. The titles provide a sweet reward to the Renault F1 Team and all its partners, whose effort and dedication to producing a car-engine package capable of competing at the very highest level in Formula One certainly paid off.
“The success we’ve enjoyed this season is a direct reflection on the work put in at the team and the high quality of the partners such as VISTAGY we are fortunate enough to count on for support,” commented Flavio Briatore, managing director of Renault F1 Team.
“We extend out heartiest congratulations to Renault F1 Team for this tremendous accomplishment. We are pleased to have contributed to the team’s success by supplying the most powerful composite design and manufacturing software available to its engineers, “ stated Steve Luby, president & CEO of VISTAGY, Inc. “We wish them continued success in the future.”
About the VISTAGY and Renault F1 Team Partnership
In early 2003, Renault F1 Team purchased over $1.4 million of VISTAGY’s FiberSIM® composite design software and training services to help it meet grueling production schedules and strict requirements set by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Renault F1 Team uses state-of-the-art engineering software to move their high-performance racecars from concept to final production in just six short months.
Ultra-light, strong composite materials are ideal for Formula One cars, but they present major challenges to designers and manufacturers. Laying up a composite part is a heavily manual, time-consuming process and verifying the part strength of a design prior to laying it up can be difficult. FiberSIM enabled Renault F1 Team to reduce the time required to create flat pattern templates by 30 percent and increase the rate of ply lay-up by 62 percent on the R25 chassis of the racecars driven during Renault’s victorious 2005 season. FiberSIM software also promoted more-reliable composite part quality.
About VISTAGY, Inc.
VISTAGY, Inc. is a leading developer of engineering software that enhances commercial 3D CAD systems. VISTAGY’s specialized engineering environments enable engineers to capture and communicate complete digital product definitions within CAD, thereby increasing productivity, improving the communication of product information throughout the product’s lifecycle, and allowing better-informed decision making early in design. VISTAGY software is used throughout the world in the aerospace, automotive, marine, medical, sporting goods, and transportation interiors industries. The company also offers training and consulting services. For more information, contact VISTAGY in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, at +1.781.250.6868 or visit www.vistagy.com.
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* Subject to the official publication of the results by the FIA.
