Carbo Tech Composites Selects VISTAGY's FiberSIM(R) as its Composites Design Software for Formula One Programs.WALTHAM, Mass. -- Austrian company will utilize new automated plybook feature to achieve faster and more accurate manufacture of complex composite parts VISTAGY, Inc., the developer of engineering software that provides specialized design functionality to commercial CAD/PDM/PLM systems, today announced that Carbo car·bo n. pl. car·bos Informal A carbohydrate. Tech Composites, a leading manufacturing company and Formula One specialist, has selected VISTAGY's FiberSIM(R) software as its composites design solution. The company will use the software to design and manufacture high-end composite parts for the motor sports industry, including all Formula One projects. Due to the rigors of Formula One racing This article focuses on a specific subtopic of Formula One. A Formula One race takes place over an entire weekend, with two free practice sessions on Friday, a practice session and a qualifying session on Saturday, and the race on Sunday. , composite parts must be durable enough to withstand many millions of load changes and be extremely light-weight for optimal vehicle performance, while conforming to all mandated safety provisions. Using FiberSIM's flat pattern and new automated plybook generation capabilities, Carbo Tech engineers will streamline the materials design and lay-up process to quickly and accurately build composite parts that meet all customer specifications. Plybooks enable engineers to identify, list and understand the actual sequence and relationships between the numerous plies plies 1 v. Third person singular present tense of ply1. n. Plural of ply1. that make up composite products. In the past, Carbo Tech designed each individual ply (mathematics, data) ply - 1. Of a node in a tree, the number of branches between that node and the root. 2. Of a tree, the maximum ply of any of its nodes. by manually creating sequential drawings and lists, consuming many hours of design time and risking manufacturing errors. FiberSIM automatically generates 2D and 3D plybooks as well as cross sections, customized notes, multiple views, lay-up orientations, and all necessary documentation for composite parts manufacture, and shares the documents across the entire product development chain. As a result, Carbo Tech expects to significantly decrease product design and manufacturing times while ensuring part quality. The company will also use FiberSIM to create manufacturing data such as flat patterns for cutting or laser projection machines. "Formula One engineers need to constantly design innovative composite parts as rapidly as possible to raise the bar on the competition and win on the circuit," said Ralf Brand, head of design at Carbo Tech Composites. "After evaluating FiberSIM, we are convinced that the software will enable us to more efficiently design, accurately simulate and reliably manufacture our most complex composite parts." "Carbo Tech has a long history of meeting its Formula One customers' needs for durable, light-weight parts on tight schedules," said Alex Edwards Alex Edwards (born August 2, 1975) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Sussex, Middlesex CB and Derbyshire between 1994 and 2001. , general manager, Europe at VISTAGY, Inc. "With FiberSIM, engineers can automate previously manual processes to help them achieve their design and manufacturing goals quickly, efficiently and more cost effectively." About Carbo Tech Composites Carbo Tech Composites is a leading composite product manufacturing company located in Salzburg, Austria. Carbo Tech's staff works with top Formula One series teams and organizations. The Carbo Tech team's main focus is on complete consistency, from conception through to construction, strength design, model building, mold making and final testing of composite parts. About FiberSIM(R) FiberSIM(R) is a suite of software that turns commercial CAD systems into tools specialized for designing and manufacturing composite parts. The software enables engineers to create a complete digital product definition of a composite part within their 3D modeling environment. FiberSIM supports the entire product development process as well as flexible design methodologies for a wide variety of materials and manufacturing methods. The software simulates how composite material composite material or composite, any material made from at least two discrete substances, such as concrete. Many materials are produced as composites, such as the fiberglass-reinforced plastics used for automobile bodies and boat hulls, but the deforms over complex curvature curvature Measure of the rate of change of direction of a curved line or surface at any point. In general, it is the reciprocal of the radius of the circle or sphere of best fit to the curve or surface at that point. and generates manufacturing information including documentation, flat patterns, and data to drive downstream manufacturing equipment. FiberSIM also uses XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. technology to share composites data with people and applications throughout the enterprise. About VISTAGY, Inc. VISTAGY, Inc. develops engineering software that provides specialized functionality to significantly improve the value of 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 lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. , and allowing better-informed decision-making early in design. VISTAGY software is used throughout the world in the aerospace, automotive, marine, medical, sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport , and transportation interiors industries. The company also offers training and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . For more information, contact VISTAGY in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. , USA, at +1.781.250.6868 or visit www.vistagy.com. "VISTAGY. 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