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Delta chooses FiberSIM THE DELTA Technical Operations Centre (Delta TOC) division of Delta Air Lines has bought the FiberSIM composites design and manufacturing software from VISTAGY Inc. This is the first use of FiberSIM by a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) division of a commercial airline, although it is already used in the commercial and military aerospace industries. Repair of composite parts, such as engine inlet cowlings and pylon fairings, is among the most expensive and timeconsuming tasks in aircraft MRO, notes VISTAGY. The process usually involves manually producing repair details, overhauling the part, testing it, and revising the overhaul procedure until the process is opti-

mized. With FiberSIM Delta can shorten this process. Delta’s goal is for the software to accurately produce repair details before beginning the process of physical repair. FiberSIM also generates accurate flat patterns for cutting the plies of composite material for the parts. In the longer term Delta will assemble a digital library of repair data for the aircraft it services. Delta TOC, based at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, is responsible for the maintenance of over 150 000 components a year. “We expect that the software will pay for itself in the first six months of implementation and provide Delta an additional competitive advantage in the MRO of composite parts to other commercial airlines as

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