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29 Mar 2006  -  United States

P+Z Engineering selects Vistagy's FiberSIM® software as specialized sesign tool for composites division

VISTAGY, Inc., the developer of engineering software that provides specialized functionality to commercial CAD/PDM/PLM systems, announced that P+Z Engineering GmbH of Munich, Germany has purchased FiberSIM® software as its composites design tool. In addition, P+Z Engineering recently established a composite materials division and will leverage VISTAGY’s experience and knowledge of composites to automate the design and manufacturing processes for commercial and military aircraft and automotive part development.

P+Z Engineering will use FiberSIM to design and simulate new products made of advanced composite materials. Specialized capabilities in FiberSIM such as grid-based design and detailed 2D and 3D documentation will help engineers streamline engineering tasks and processes. The company expects to greatly reduce development cycle times and costs, and more accurately manufacture parts based on customer specifications.

“At P+Z Engineering, we’ve established a composites design team to augment engineering and design services for our customers,” said Andreas Gundel, manager of business development at P+Z Engineering. “FiberSIM will be the standard composite design tool for the team. We plan to realize many product development efficiencies as a result. Our partnership with VISTAGY will give us a competitive advantage in the expanding composite product development space.”

“The use of composite materials is growing rapidly, both in the volume of business and in the complexity of the parts being designed for major airliners and automobiles,” said Alex Edwards, general manager, Europe at VISTAGY, Inc. “We have seen increased customer growth in Europe as a result of these new market opportunities, and we have added many new capabilities to FiberSIM in response to customer demands.”

About P+Z Engineering
P+Z Engineering is a member of PCL Group and part of the global ARRK network. PCL Group is a leading provider of engineering services for the automotive, aerospace and transportation industries. PCL Group’s customers benefit from a whole range of offerings from on-site engineering capacity to complex outsourced work packages at locations in Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and France. For more information about P+Z Engineering, visit the following Web site: www.puz.de.

About FiberSIM®
FiberSIM® is a suite of software that turns commercial CAD systems into tools specialized for designing and manufacturing composite parts. The software enables engineers to create a complete digital product definition of a composite part within their 3D modeling environment. FiberSIM supports the entire product development process as well as flexible design methodologies for a wide variety of materials and manufacturing methods. The software simulates how composite material deforms over complex curvature and generates manufacturing information including documentation, flat patterns, and data to drive downstream manufacturing equipment. FiberSIM also uses XML technology to share composites data with people and applications throughout the enterprise.

About VISTAGY, Inc.
VISTAGY, Inc. develops engineering software that provides specialized functionality to significantly improve the value of commercial 3D CAD systems. VISTAGY’s specialized engineering environments enable engineers to capture and communicate complete digital product definitions within CAD, thereby increasing productivity, improving the communication of product information throughout the product lifecycle, and allowing better-informed decision-making early in design. VISTAGY software is used throughout the world in the aerospace, automotive, marine, medical, sporting goods, and transportation interiors industries. The company also offers training and consulting services.

Source : Vistagy