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FEATURE
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“Aeronautics”

Simulation
joint definitions allows the engineer and downstream consumers to navigate the assembly in a logical way. It provides the capability to fully define the part stack-up and feed NC programming systems with the information required to drive automated drilling and fastening systems.

g / Streamlining automated processes for composite airframe manufacturing concerns. It is generally acknowledged that nearly 15% of detail design activity is associated with managing assembly interfaces, fasteners and holes. In fact, industry figures show that more than 50% of these problems are associated with assembly definitions. When you couple these definition issues with the automated drilling and fastener methods used to improve quality and cut cycle times, you have significant challenges. You need to precisely control feed rates and drill speeds through stacks to avoid potential damage to the composite material from drill break-through or chip extraction. NC programmers require detailed stack thickness and material information to properly throttle drilling operations. Typically, significant time is required to obtain this information on each fastener location. As programs progress through the development process and subsequently involve sustaining engineering efforts, it will be critical to have a solution that reduces cycle times to implement changes and eliminate errors. With a clear understanding of these challenges, VISTAGY realizes the importance of having a solution to manage the complexities associated with modern airframes containing numerous joints and fasteners. This is where SyncroFIT comes in.

Keeping up with change
Design changes in the engineering process are inevitable and can cause significant disruption. Consider the cascading impact of a skin thickness change in a fuselage panel that is implemented as part of a weight-saving initiative. In an engineering design, such a change may affect laminate stackup, ply drop-off locations and shapes, the skin inner tool surface, the substructure mating surfaces, fastener specifications and, ultimately, weight and balance. In manufacturing engineering, the change may affect the ply layup tables, the bill of materials, the supplier build-to packages and the maintenance and service documentation. In manufacturing, the change may affect the fibre placement programs, the composite flat patterns, the automated drilling and fastening program, the laser projection files and the process plans. In tooling manufacturing, the skin IML tooling and the substructure tooling may change. Finally, the First Article Inspection plan and other QA documents might change as well. The issue is not the implications of a single change, but that it takes only a couple of inconsistencies or missteps in the change process to derail a whole development program. Getting the change process correct requires a combination of expertise in design, analysis, manufacturing and process planning, all within the context of a composite material environment.

Optimizing critical processes
Manufacturing aeronautics is becoming pervasive in aerospace composites. As a result, aerospace firms need to take a more comprehensive approach to the design and manufacture of composite parts and assemblies. Efficient composite engineering tools extend beyond CAD, PDM and CAE to encompass an airframe engineering-specific view of the process and product details. Ultimately, the foremost challenge facing designers and manufacturing engineers is the need to recognize and rapidly accommodate the inevitable changes that occur throughout the development process without errors and costly delays. As the role of composites continues to evolve, software developers, including VISTAGY and its partners, are committed to delivering solutions that will empower aerospace firms to continuously optimize the design-tomanufacture process. More information: www.vistagy.com

The automated detection of an edge distance violation is one of the many design rule checks incorporated into SyncroFIT. Other checks, such as the verification of fastener pitch, angularity, countersink depths, and length-to-diameter ratio, dramatically reduce common errors that result in costly engineering changes and rework on the shop floor.

With the unique capability to capture assembly joint definitions and manage the interactions between both modelled and non-modelled components, SyncroFIT is enabling firms to reduce engineering development times, effectively manage the change process, and reduce the number of engineering change orders that are typical in an aircraft program. It automates tedious tasks, such as computing grip lengths, loading and positioning hardware or temporarily installing a clearance solid to detect potential collisions upon assembly. Managing the airframe as a series of

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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010

Cover
Editorial
Market Place
Advertisers
Index
Contents
NEWS WORLDWIDE
- Companies
- Innovations
- Agenda of events
BUSINESS
- Market survey
- Trends
- Human Capital
FEATURE - AERONAUTICS
- Market
- Nano
- Simulation
- Fibre placement
- Assembling
- Thermoplastics
USERS' PLATFORM
- Composites in the world
- Successful Partners
- Civil Engineering
KNOW-HOW
- Reinforcement
- RTM
- Induction
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Cover
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 2
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Editorial
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Market Place
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Companies
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Innovations
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Agenda of events
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - BUSINESS
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Market survey
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Trends
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Human Capital
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - FEATURE - AERONAUTICS
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Market
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Nano
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Simulation
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Fibre placement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Assembling
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 44
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Thermoplastics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 50
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - USERS' PLATFORM
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Composites in the world
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Successful Partners
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Civil Engineering
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 56
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - KNOW-HOW
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Reinforcement
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 59
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - RTM
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 61
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Induction
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