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April 2011
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VISTAGY Webcast: How to Profitably Develop Composite Aerostructures
Please plan to join HITCO Carbon Composites and VISTAGY on Thursday, May 12th for a 60-minute live Webcast entitled, “How to Profitably Develop Composite Aerostructures.”
Thursday, May 12, 2011
8:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 15:00 UTC/GMT
This Webcast will address the specific challenges that Tier 1 and Tier 2 aerospace suppliers face when engineering composite structures as well as the value of industry-specific software in creating an efficient flow of data. Examples of manufacturing process improvements and how they deliver cost savings will be discussed, including hand layup, RTM, forming, tape layup, and fiber placement. Also discussed will be how HITCO reduces costs and increases productivity using VISTAGY software and MAG fiber placement machines.
Specifically, you will learn how:
FiberSIM® composites engineering software increases productivity, reduces costs, and addresses the specific challenges that Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers face
Recommended manufacturing process improvements provide cost savings
Featured Speakers:
Keth Houseal
Lead Composite Manufacturing Engineer
HITCO Carbon Composites
Over the past 4 years, Keth Houseal has been an integral part of taking Boeing 787 primary structure to production by leading a process development team in meeting the strict requirements of the BAC 5578 process specification. Prior to HITCO, Mr. Houseal was involved in building composite UAVs and composite open-wheel race cars at Swift Engineering. Mr. Houseal holds a B.S in Aerospace Engineering (specializing in composite aircraft structures) from Iowa State University.
John O’Connor
Director of Product and Market Strategy for Aerospace
VISTAGY, Inc.
John O'Connor has served in many roles at VISTAGY ranging from application support and technical sales management to business development. Prior to VISTAGY, Mr. O'Connor was a Senior Design Engineer at Lockheed Martin where he led a variety of product design teams. Mr. O'Connor holds an M.S. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
An interactive discussion will follow the presentation.
Space is limited. Reserve your Webcast seat now!
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