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> Booth Q80 New metrology solutions > Booth P80
Verisurf Software, Inc. has launched a new release of Verisurf X5.1 loaded with innovative software features that enhance inprocess, portable inspection, composite tool building, composite wing analysis, laser projection programming, 3D scanning and reverse engineering. The new release includes: - New laser projection programming features for composite part production and assembly guidance; - A new Validate option for rapid CAD model translation validation to digital product definition standards; - New high-definition build gauge, new real-time Digital Read-Out (DRO) displays, balloon callouts for features and free Mobile3DGage iPhone and Android apps; - New “best fit” enhancements, improved Excel report templates and a new surface waviness analysis feature to help users understand and evaluate surface profiles; - New reverse engineering features including new 3D scanning filters, point cloud registration and sub-division mesh refinement with smoothing; - Several new metrology device interfaces extending Verisurf’s standard metrology platform leadership. Verisurf Software, Inc. is an advanced three-dimensional measurement solutions company committed to delivering advanced computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering solutions. Verisurf software helps manufacturers produce higher quality products in less time and at a lower cost with automated, model-based inspection processes. www.verisurf.com
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Virtual manufacturing of continuous-fibre composites

With PAM-RTM and PAM-FORM 2012, two numerical simulation applications dedicated to the manufacture of composite parts, ESI Group offers a unique and accurate industrial solution to define and optimize manufacturing processes of dry textiles and prepregs, with the objective to achieve better part quality and lower production cycle time and cost. Developed through partnerships in several fields including automotive, aerospace and defence, PAM-FORM is a virtual manufacturing solution dedicated to laminated composite forming processes. It is used to: - Evaluate different forming and to get it right the first time; tooling strategies without any - Optimize manufactured part physical prototype; quality; - Select the most appropriate - Reduce overall development material, the right tooling design time and cost. and the best process parameters PAM-RTM is a simulation software application for resin injection or infusion of composite preforms with or without inserts and core materials. It is used to: - Cut tooling and process costs; time; - Speed up mould design and - Reduce porosity; injection system definition; - Minimize resin waste; - Optimize injection/curing cycle - Decrease mould weight. Moreover, a high-performance solver can manage thermal analysis of preheating, non-isothermal filling and curing in an even more accurate manner. Additionally, a permeability database is available. The database will be enriched over time but already addresses a large number and variety of textiles.
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> Booth G12 Innovative design and manufacturing of composite products

Driven by the need to deliver major impro> Booth L69 InCom 360° work vements in composite system and production kits simulation at every release, This system is a high-end tool that ensures important cost reducDigimat 4.2.1 introduces tions for customers. It is based on a powerful philosophy inspired tools that speed-up simulaby lean thinking principles that supersedes the traditional relation time and include new tionship model between suppliers and customers by building much functionalities to help design more efficient ways to take a big and manufacture composite leap in competitiveness, quality and materials in a robust, fast and easy way. efficiency. The InCom production The new Hybrid Solution Procedure gives Digimat the capability kit system directly feeds the custoto predict in a fast and accurate way the nonlinear anisotropic mer’s production line just in time, behaviour of industrial parts. Hybrid Solution Procedure should ensuring cost reductions in terms of be used in the first iterative design steps while the final design will staff, infrastructure, administration, be validated with the classical micro approach. The new interquality, raw materials, logistics, face with Simulayt draping software expands Digimat’s material space, etc. modelling capabilities to continuous fibre composites. Digimat-MF features the capability to predict S(N) curves as a Since 1997, the company has been dedicated to innovation, design, function of the local fibre orientation. This functionality will be production, assembly and sale of components to the wind industry, soon available via Digimat interfaces with major fatigue codes. specializing in composite materials using glass, carbon, polyester and Digimat is already fully integrated within major CAE codes as other synthetic fibres. They also provide auxiliary components assem- the standard material model to perform nonlinear multi-scale bly services for other industrial sectors such as boatbuilding, automomodelling analysis of reinforced materials and structures. MSC. tive, aeronautics, etc. Marc and LS-DYNA implicit software have been added to the list www.incom.es of available solvers. www.e-Xstream.com

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