CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Collier Aerospace

Collier Aerospace Corp. (Newport News, Va., U.S.) features HyperX, its new analysis and design optimization software for composite structures used in aircraft, space, automotive vehicles and many other high-end applications. This computer-aided engineering (CAE) solution offers designers and engineers new tools for balancing weight reduction with manufacturing ability, accelerating part development and helping quickly achieve airframe certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

The company’s booth features live demonstrations of HyperX and answers question attendees have about the new software. Collier Aerospace spotlights two major projects illustrating the successful application of the new software. In the first case, the technology was used to size a carbon fiber composite racing sailboat attempting to break the world sailing speed record in 2023. The other initiative evaluated the feasibility of replacing fiberglass with flax plant-based natural fiber reinforcement in wind turbine blades to reduce the environmental impact of the application during the design phase. The software was used to size the blade and define materials and ply layups.

HyperX, licensed on a subscription basis, replaces HyperSizer, the company’s previous product. Existing customers are invited to migrate to the new software. Collier Aerospace continues to support HyperSizer throughout transition periods to HyperX. The new software is said to run faster and handles larger models with a new, powerful graphics engine and underlying relational database to hold terabytes of data. Along with streamlined workflows and a redesigned modern interface, engineers can do more in less time, Collier Aerospace notes.

From greater efficiency and expanded flexibility to analyze and optimize any type of composite, Collier Aerospaces says HyperX offers a new solution that helps designers gain important advantages. The HyperX mantra is “center your design,” which means helping customers find the sweet spot at the intersection of weight reduction, development speed, on-time certification and producibility.