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Citation
(2003), "First sale of FiberSIM 4.0 on CATIA V5 in France", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 75 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2003.12775dab.027
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited
First sale of FiberSIM 4.0 on CATIA V5 in France
First sale of FiberSIM 4.0 on CATIA V5 in France
Keywords: VISTAGY, Inc., Software
VISTAGY, Inc., a developer of computer- aided-design (CAD) integrated software for composite design and manufacturing, has announced the sale of FiberSIM software and training services to Rex.
Composites, Issoire, France. Rex Composites is known for its development of advanced products such as complex fairings for helicopters, the modular fuselage concept for UAVs, the all-composite light aircraft "Lionceau," and the Quick Change configuration for Airbus and Boeing. This marks the first sale in Europe of FiberSIM 4.0 on Dassault Systemes' CATIA V5 CAD platform. Rex Composites will use the software to increase the efficiency of its industry-leading facility for designing and manufacturing complex composite components.
Manufacturing technologies at Rex Composites include ply-cutting machines, laser projection systems for ply lay-up, stamping machines for forming, and autoclaves for curing composite parts. FiberSIM software will enable engineers at Rex Composites to design composite parts in CATIA V5 and analyse producibility. It will also provide the required software environment for automating composites manufacture by allowing the export of data directly from the design software to the cutting and laser projection systems.