1,000 Customers Reap Cost and Time Savings and Achieve More Innovative
Designs
PARIS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK), a
world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software, today announced at
the International Paris Air Show that the company now has more than 1,000
customers in the aerospace and defense industry.
"Our rapidly expanding aerospace customer base is a testament to the
strength of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping," said Robert "Buzz"
Kross, senior vice president, Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. "Today
we are uniquely positioned to help aerospace suppliers and manufacturers get
more innovative products to market faster through less reliance on costly
physical prototypes."
A growing list of large and small manufacturers in the aerospace sector
relies on Autodesk Inventor software and the complete solution for Digital
Prototyping to overcome a wide variety of business challenges. The Autodesk
solution for Digital Prototyping brings together design data from all phases
of the product development process into a single digital model created in
Inventor.
ADEPT Airmotive, a South Africa-based manufacturer of general aviation
engines for the light aircraft market, relied on Autodesk Inventor software to
develop the 320T, a 320-horsepower general aviation engine with a compact
design that offers low vibration levels and high structural integrity.
Inventor software's Digital Prototyping capabilities helped ADEPT produce
accurate 3D models of the 320T before anything was actually built, reducing
the number of physical prototypes that needed to be constructed. Processes
that once took hours - such as changing the wall thickness of an engine
component - were completed almost instantaneously with Autodesk Inventor
software. As a result, engineers were able to spend less time constructing
geometric models and more time creating innovative designs, and then
simulating the performance of the designs under real-world conditions.
U.S.-based Gemcor, which designs and sells custom machinery and tooling
for aircraft parts assembly, has used Inventor for nearly five years. By
putting aircraft part designs into Inventor, Gemcor can simulate dynamic
assemblies and test how machines will fasten together the different parts such
as a wing panel or fuselage.
"With Inventor, we've streamlined our entire design and engineering
process to accomplish more with fewer resources," said Bill Mangus, Gemcor
president and CEO.
The St. Petersburg Aircraft Repair Company (SPARC), one of Russia's
leading aircraft repair companies, employs Inventor to design assemblies
within its helicopter maintenance center, develop service and training
documentation on aircraft repairs and enhance project management.
"Many of our projects involve the management of large aircraft assemblies
and the handling of huge volumes of data," said Dmitry Khohlov, SPARC
department chief. "Autodesk Inventor has proved invaluable in processing and
managing all of this material efficiently but has also supported innovation
and aided the decision-making process through its 3D visualization
capabilities."
Techman-Head recently licensed Autodesk Inventor software to digitally
design its mechanical and hydraulic aircraft maintenance tools. Inventor
software has helped the French company design, visualize and simulate its
tools for Airbus and Boeing planes before they are produced.
"What we like most about Autodesk Inventor is its ease of use. Inventor
helps us rapidly design a range of maintenance tools, and the software suite's
power makes it ideal for the development of our tool parts," said Philippe
Chirade, design office manager at Techman-Head. "It also offers a range of
native converters that can read and write files from and to other CAD
applications, and standard converters such as STEP."
Autodesk in Aerospace
The Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping helps aerospace suppliers
and manufacturers bring together design data from all phases of the product
development process to develop a single digital model created in Inventor
software. The single digital model simulates the complete product and gives
engineers the ability to design, visualize and simulate their product with
less reliance on costly physical prototypes - thereby helping to improve time
to market and increase competitive advantage.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets.
Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the
broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help
customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies
rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world
performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance
quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk,
visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor and Inventor are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or
affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product
names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the
right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without
notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may
appear in this document.
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