Founded in 1958, Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co, Ltd. of China Aviation Industry Corporation, is a major player in the design and manufacture of military aircraft in China. With 14,000 employees, it is also leading industrial products for the Chinese aerospace industry.
Chengdu Aircraft industrial needed to improve its commercial aircraft development technology and processes to compete with strong international rivals.
Chengdu adopted 3D digital mock-up tecknology and a platform for concurrent engineering based on CATIA and DELMIA.
Chengdu has reduced development time by much as 50% implemented concurrent engineering for design and manufacturing , and reduced manufacturing costs.