Tony Corpuz This is Me

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1. 1. September 2002 Mechanical Engineering Departments: Computing

   www.memagazine.org/backissues/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/1/2002   Last Visited: 12/12/2002

   Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control of Dallas uses an interactive, three-dimensional software program to transform Pro/Engineer CAD models into videos that show manufacturing floor operators how to build the hardware, said Tony Corpuz, a lead manufacturing engineer at Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control develops and makes advanced combat, missile, rocket, and space systems.
   
   The animation software, called IPA, is from Immersive Design of Acton, Mass. Pro/Engineer is licensed by PTC of Waltham, Mass.
   
   Corpuz said his department creates what he calls the interactive manufacturing process plans by first accessing the CAD files within the interactive software. The software automatically makes the video, which includes text instructions and gives manufacturing operators a visual reference of how the hardware is to be built. The process has shortened creation of manufacturing documents by more than 50 percent and helps operators visualize the assembly process in three dimensions, Corpuz said.
   
   Retrofitting Wings
   
   By simulating airflow on a computer, engineers at Embraer in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, were able to design winglets for several of its aircraft as a retrofit.
   
   Winglets are a kind of tip device designed to reduce induced drag on a plane. Thanks to the winglets, an aircraft can climb to initial altitude faster, which saves fuel.

2. 2. Untitled Document

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   Published on: 6/3/2002   Last Visited: 5/22/2004

   Tony Corpuz, a lead manufacturing engineer at Lockheed Martin, says his department creates interactive manufacturing process plans by first accessing Pro/ENGINEER files within IPA. The resulting video, which includes JPEG images of the hardware along with accompanying text instructions, is used to give operators a visual reference of how hardware is built. While this is being done, Corpuz says, the engineers redline the MPP and update the document accordingly.
   
   "IPA has shortened our process of creating manufacturing documents over 50 percent and helps our operators visualize the assembly process in 3D," says Corpuz.

3. 3. June 3 - Lockheed-Martin Selects Immersive Design’s IPA

   www.tenlinks.com/NEWS/PR/immer - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/15/2001   Last Visited: 6/23/2002

   Tony Corpuz, a lead manufacturing engineer at Lockheed Martin, says his department creates interactive manufacturing process plans by first accessing Pro/ENGINEER files within IPA. The resulting video, which includes JPEG images of the hardware along with accompanying text instructions, is used to give operators a visual reference of how hardware is built. While this is being done, Corpuz says, the engineers redline the MPP and update the document accordingly. "IPA has shortened our process of creating manufacturing documents over 50 percent and helps our operators visualize the assembly process in 3D," says Corpuz.
   
   About Immersive Design
   
   Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Acton, MA, Immersive Design is a privately held corporation that develops and markets IPA, interactive 3D authoring and web publishing software used to communicate product designs and to reduce costs throughout a product's life cycle. To learn more about IPA and Immersive Design, visit http://www.immersivedesign.com/.
   
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