Traditional composites design solutions address the design, analysis and manufacturing processes of composites parts separately, without collaboration between teams or tools. It is a slow, tedious and strictly sequential process that involves one team actually working at any given time, while two teams are just waiting for the project to land on their desk.

To avoid this, the goal is to integrate the work environment and provide unique collaboration capabilities for designers to work in a functional context where they can get accurate, real-time feedback from simulation and manufacturing teams and vice versa. by doing so, these teams will gain the ability to anticipate problems so they can be avoided early in the design cycle.

With a special focus on tooling design and processes, this presentation will delve into the benefits of embracing a 3D unified platform specific to composites. Working in a collaborative environment enables users to simulate material behavior upfront in order to anticipate and avoid problems on the shop floor, shorten the development lifecycle and create a superior product.