Toray, Convergent partner to advance aerospace and industrial digital engineering 

Toray Composite Materials America Inc. (Toray CMA, Tacoma, Wash., U.S.) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Convergent Manufacturing Technologies (Vancouver, BC, Canada) to deploy Raven Explorer, a customer-oriented, web-based design tool that performs cure simulations using select Toray resin system datasets for aerospace and industrial applications. This strengthens Toray CMA’s digital engineering capabilities and streamlines the adoption of high-performance materials into next-gen manufacturing workflows.

The MOU combines Toray’s expertise in high-performance materials and Convergent’s capability in digital engineering tools. Raven Explorer will give engineers and design teams access to Convergent-verified material cards through an interactive environment and conduct material performance evaluations and data analyses, including cure cycle optimization and material kinetics comparisons.

This collaboration is designed to support data-driven decision-making across the aerospace, defense, industrial and other technically demanding sectors, reducing development timelines and supporting rigorous performance standards.

“Digital tools have changed how materials are selected and deployed,” says Damon Call, director of technical services at Toray CMA. “Collaborating with Convergent is a reflection of Toray’s commitment to supporting a more efficient and informative use of our materials through accessible and functional high-quality simulation capabilities.”