Air France Industries: a virtual tool to plan in advance for real-world defects

When an Air France Industries department had to be moved from the Orly site to Villeneuve-le-Roi, it was decided to take the opportunity to refurbish and upgrade one of the engine maintenance workshops. This work was carried out as part of the "Prisme" programme for industrial rationalisation of existing engine areas.  The new workshop had to be able to receive jet engines with a diameter of 3.5 metres, whereas the area had previously been designed for engines 2.2 metres in diameter. It was also decided to re-examine risk prevention and safety on the site.