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News Release from: Vistagy | Subject: FiberSIM
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Team on 17 February 2005
Renault's racer speeds to the grid
Vistagy has revealed some of the productivity gains and time savings that the Renault F1 Team made using FiberSIM software to develop the R25 racing car.
Vistagy has revealed the productivity gains and time savings that the Renault F1 Team made using FiberSIM software to develop the R25 racing car Renault F1 Team officially unveiled the R25 to an international audience earlier this month in Monte Carlo, Monaco
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 11 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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New software technology aids composites design
Version 4.0 of FiberSIM from Vistagy enables engineers working with CAD systems to design products made from lightweight, high-performance composite materials.
Vistagy is an official supplier to the team.
"Speed and control are as important for our engineering team as they are for the car and driver", says Bob Bell, Technical Director for Renault F1 Team.
"When Vistagy began their relationship with the team, they promised impressive reductions in product development times for our composite parts, and they delivered on their promises".
The sophisticated composite chassis and front wing of the R25 racing car provide high strength at a minimum weight, but their complex surfaces make manufacturing difficult.
The Renault F1 Team engineers entered the existing composite ply information in FiberSIM and ran producibility simulations.
The software also allowed them to export data to laser projection machines that guide manual ply lay-up.
The documented results were a 30% reduction in the time required to create flat pattern templates and a 62% increase in the rate of ply lay-up.
FiberSIM software also promoted more-reliable part quality.
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