PARIS--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Dassault Systèmes (DS) , a world leader in 3D and Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that
Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Group, a major Chinese supplier for
the global aviation industry, is using DS's CATIA Composites
Design to develop aircraft parts. Composites are ultra
lightweight and can be formed into any shape, allowing for
inventive industrial design and giving Chengdu the means to beat
21st century aviation challenges and a strong competitive edge.
For today's airline companies,
increasing oil prices, driven by international political
tensions, make for steeper operational costs and require firms
to charge more. Add to that the growing pressure to keep things
"green," like reducing noise pollution and harmful gas
emissions. Developing a competitive edge has never been so
crucial, and innovation- thanks to composites- is essential to
surmounting difficulties. Chengdu Aircraft is expanding its
activities to cover the entire composites design process and
provide customers with breakthrough design and manufacturing
solutions.
"CATIA Composites Design has
enabled us to shorten our manufacturing design cycle time by
50%, which is key for us to meet the tight deadlines of our OEM
partners and focus more resources on innovation," says Youyi Wen,
diretor of composites department, Chengdu Aircraft Industrial
Group. "CATIA Composites Design is fundamental to our success
and makes working with composites, which requires new software,
new machines- a whole new way of working, much easier."
"DS is delighted to be working
with Chengdu on this revolutionary technology. CATIA Composites
Design provides a collaborative environment that covers the
entire composites process. Engineers can focus on creating
optimal designs to fully exploit composites' advantages," says
Denis Georgeon, general manager PLM Channel China & South Asia,
Dassault Systemes. An important strength of CATIA Composites
Design stems from its synchronization mechanisms, which allow
engineers- no matter their location- to work simultaneously on
the same 3D design. And thanks to DS's strategic software and
industrial partnerships, CATIA Composites Design seamlessly
communicates to composite-specific production equipment,
enabling Chengdu to industrialize.
Capitalizing on its composites
know-how, Chengdu is launching a Composites Manufacturing
Research Center in partnership with Dassault Systemes that will
be dedicated to investigating alternative manufacturing
technologies.
About Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Group
Chengdu Aircraft Industrial
(Group) Co. Ltd of China Aviation Industry Corporation I was
founded in 1958 and is an important base for the design,
development and batch manufacturing of fighter planes in China.
It also is a leading developer of civilian aircraft and other
industrial products in the Chinese aerospace industry.
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