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Composites abilities take centre stage in MSC Apex ‘Harris Hawk’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 28, 2018

MSC Apex model of a composite layup airplane structure MSC Apex’s latest release, Harris Hawk, is targeting a unique composite…

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First Look: CompoSide 2.8.2 – materials and more for composite parts design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2016

CompoSide v2.8.2 supports all composites material types including adhesives, cores, fibres, matrix and plies Composites design can be slow going,…

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Aerospace: New fan blade design could mean 25% less fuel for Rolls Royce engines

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 16, 2014

The test flight is another step on the path towards entering service in 2020 The Rolls-Royce composite carbon/titanium (CTi) fan…

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Composites: New computer model for testing aerospace materials to allow lightweight designs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2014

Airbus has worked with Imperial College London to develop more accurate analysis models for its use of composites New computer…

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Missler joins the European project FibreChain for automating carbon fibre production

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 16, 2014

Missler is now involved in a European-wide effort to automate the production of complex composite materials Missler, producer of TopSolid…

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Siemens PLM acquires Vistagy for Composites Design

Posted by Al Dean - November 10, 2011

The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento pushes the boundaries of what can be achieved with Carbon Fibre-based production This is a pretty…

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Terrafugia enhances SolidWorks with Catia composite design and simulation tools

Posted by Al Dean - January 12, 2010

I received this from Dassault Systemes today and found that alongside having some very interesting details on the development of…

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