CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
2 October 2007
Implementation Investments
Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Corp. Gains Strategic Advantage with VISTAGY's FiberSIM® Software for Composites Development
VISTAGY, Inc . announced that Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Corp. Ltd. (Hafei) selected VISTAGY's FiberSIM® software to engineer complex composite components for a major commercial airliner. With the help of FiberSIM, Hafei delivered these components to its international partner earlier than scheduled and met all quality requirements.
Hafei selected FiberSIM for the design and manufacture of complex aerospace structures because of the software's industry-leading composites development capabilities. Hafei found that with FiberSIM, engineers were able to shorten the product development cycle, increase productivity and significantly improve the overall quality of components. In light of these successes, Hafei has chosen to standardize its composites programs on FiberSIM for future aerospace projects.
With the help of VISTAGY's professional services organization and strong local support in China, Hafei engineers deployed the software very quickly and found they could immediately automate and streamline the complete, end-to-end product development process, including part simulation, generation of accurate flat patterns, and the ability to drive the manufacturing process from a single-source model. This resulted in both improved data integrity and tighter integration with other software and manufacturing machines in the process.
Because of FiberSIM's direct integration with Hafei's commercial 3D CAD system, its engineers work completely in their native 3D environment. FiberSIM enables the engineers to confidently and efficiently design complex structures, and easily make and manage hundreds of changes throughout their product designs. FiberSIM's automated ply-book generation capability and interfaces to manufacturing equipment also enable easy interaction with downstream processes.
Kevin Zhao, president of United Right Group, Inc., VISTAGY's partner in China, remarked, "FiberSIM's advanced composites engineering capabilities have made it a clear leader in China and have helped companies like Hafei successfully compete on the world stage."
"We are proud to have helped Hafei realize its composite product development goals, and we are proud that FiberSIM will be at the heart of their upcoming development efforts," continued Mamoru Iguchi, general manager, Asia Pacific at VISTAGY, Inc.
About Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Corp. Ltd.
Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Corp. (Hafei) is an aerospace manufacturing leader in China and utilizes its vast composites application expertise for the development of commercial airplanes and helicopters. Hafei utilizes more than one thousand types of composite materials amounting to more than 30 tons of material with a value over 100 million Yuan. Hafei has recently signed significant contracts for the development of composites structures for future commercial aircraft.
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