Vistagy Inc and CGTech expand composites part design and manufacture partnership
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Vistagy Inc and CGTech have expanded their partnership to enable automated assembly of airframe structures by integrating Vistagy's SyncroFIT(r) software for designing and manufacturing complex assemblies and large aerostructures with CGTech's Vericut Drilling & Fastening (VDAF) solution.
The integrated solution sees SyncroFIT defining the location of holes and fasteners and seamlessly transferring all the associated data to VDAF to be used in the programming and simulation of the automated manufacturing process.
Image: The partnership delivers a design-to-manufacture process
Previously, the companies partnered to integrate Vistagy's FiberSIM(r) composites engineering software and CGTech's Vericut Composite Programming and Simulation Suite (VCP), which together enable rapid design and manufacturing iterations to optimise the development of composite structures produced by automated fibre placement (AFP) machines.
SyncroFIT is claimed to be the only production-proven, CAD-integrated, commercial-off-the-shelf solution for managing the complexities of airframe assemblies, with an emphasis on fastened structures.
VDAF is a software application for simulating and programming auto-drilling and fastening machines that is independent of both the machine and CAD system. Together, the two products address the broad needs of aerospace manufacturers by providing a single-source solution that encompasses everything from upstream engineering definitions to downstream NC programming.
To learn more about how VISTAGY, CGTech, and Delta Sigma Corporation work together to increase the overall efficiency and accuracy of developing airframe assemblies, go to http://events.vistagy.com/syncrofit2011/ and download a Webcast entitled: 'Assemble High Quality Airframes with New SyncroFIT 2011.'
