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1 2008 International ANSYS Conference Specialized Engineering Environment for Composite Part Development Olivier Guillermin, Ph.D Director of Product and Market Strategy VISTAGY, inc ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

2 The World s Leading Software for Composite Design & Manufacturing 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

3 VISTAGY is Your Partner for Composite Engineering The world s leading supplier of composite CAD software Proven in production Fully integrated in CATIA, Pro/E & NX Software provides a total solution for your composite design and manufacturing needs Staff is experienced in composites & CAD/CAM 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

4 FiberSIM is Proven in Production Reduced initial design time by 25% - The Boeing Company Accelerated the ply lay-up by 62% - Renault F1 Team Verified that part strength met design specifications Team Prada 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

5 FiberSIM is Proven in Production Reduced repair costs by ½ million dollars annually Delta TechOps Reduced engineering change orders by 90% - Sikorsky Cut material waste by 25% The Boeing Company 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

6 FiberSIM Design Methodologies Ply-Based Design Zone-Based Design Structure-Based Design 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

7 Ply-Based Design with FiberSIM Captures complete design and manufacturing data including laminate, rosette, ply and core Identifies over 150 parameters per ply and links to relevant CAD geometry including: Contour & origin, ply name Manufacturing sequence & step Ply material and ply orientation Minimizes geometry creation and automates creation of splice curves, drop-offs and darts Provides a powerful and efficient user interface 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

8 Zone-Based Design with FiberSIM Zone-based design automates the generation of ply & drop-off curves Splice groups enable rapid & consistent management of splice curves across ply layup Dart management tool provides control of dart positions across ply layup Zone-to-ply functionality empowers automatic creation of plies 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

9 Structure-based Design with FiberSIM Automates design for large composite panels such as wing and fuselage sections Creates designs directly driven from Laminate Specifications Uses existing simple parametric reference geometry Fuselage frame and stringer centerlines Wing rib and spar centerlines 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

10 FiberSIM Detailed Design Definition Ply Sequence Definition Ply Drop-off Generation Engineering Documentation 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 10 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

11 FiberSIM Variable Offset Surface Technology Airbus A400M Control Surface Courtesy TAI 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 11 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

12 FiberSIM Design Verification Tools Design is verified using the FiberSIM core sample and 3D cross-sections tools Ply Callout Core Sample Ply Table 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 12 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

13 FiberSIM Fiber Deviation Simulation Fiber deviations due to surface curvature impact the laminate symmetry, balance and warpage 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

14 FiberSIM True Fiber Orientations Enable Accurate ANSYS Analysis Zone-based or plybased layup data is applied to FEA model FiberSIM supports ANSYS multilayered shell and solid elements 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 14 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

15 Analysis is Based on the Detailed FiberSIM Composite Part Model 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 15 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

16 FiberSIM Manufacturing Producibility Forming Simulation Tape Laying Simulation Fiber Placement Simulation 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 16 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

17 FiberSIM Producibility Simulation and Flattening Ply orientation Ply origin FiberSIM producibility simulation provides very accurate flat patterns Simulation can be applied to a large variety of parts, materials and processes 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 17 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

18 FiberSIM Manufacturing Data Laser Projection Data XML Data 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 18 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

19 Direct Link from 3D FiberSIM Model to Manufacturing Floor Flat Pattern Laser Projection Documentation Ply nesting and cutting Ply positioning Ply books 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 19 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

20 Create Better Composite Designs, Faster with FiberSIM and ANSYS Shorter composite Design, Analysis and Manufacturing cycles Seamless interface between Design and Analysis for improved part performance and validation Earlier identification and faster correction of design and manufacturing problems A direct link from the 3D FiberSIM model to manufacturing Reduced material waste and tooling revisions VISTAGY world-leading partner for your composite design and manufacturing needs 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 20 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary