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ISSOUDUN
FRANCE — In a small factory in an industrial estate on the outskirts of a rural central French town known for featuring in a Balzac novel and for making commercial airplane seats
a quiet technical revolution is happening at their manufacturer
Safran Seats France is the inheritor of the business known previously as Zodiac Aerospace and before then as Sicma Aero Seat
and its history is one of consolidation into ever-larger conglomerates
the seating business — alongside former Zodiac acquisitions in the US and UK — is in the process of modernising and updating what has historically been almost akin to a bespoke or cottage industry in scale and production
During a visit to Safran Seats’ Issoudun factory
Runway Girl Network observed much and discussed even more with a variety of executives
and among the most striking elements was the way that Safran is diffusing Industry 4.0 — a loose grouping of interconnected
automated technologies including virtual or augmented reality
artificial intelligence and robotics — developed within other areas of its business into aircraft seats
One example is using virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for seat wiring
which is especially complicated in business and first class cabins
RGN observed as a technician used an AR system to assemble the wiring box to be installed underneath a business class seat
showing both the current state and the goal state
AR version of a Lego instruction manual: the new pieces to be added to the assembly are highlighted compared with the existing structure already assembled
and the system checks whether it has been done properly
“The image analysis system is smart enough to detect if the wiring is badly done,” Safran Seats France industrial director Benoît Martin-Laprade tells RGN
“The operator will not be able to close his operation if the work is done incorrectly.”
“it will prompt to properly reconnect the cable until the element is correct
It is only then that the system will validate the operation.”
this required the time and expertise of a second technician to verify and validate the process
meaning that the time savings from automating much of this process are substantial
The process and technology comes from elsewhere in the Safran group
with Martin-Laprade pointing to landing gear
“These new technologies are part of the Focus 4.0 project which was financed in 2021 by BPI [the French public investment bank] France
The first uses of these systems began in 2021
we have just completed the pilot phase on one of our business seats and we plan to generalise it to the other business seats,” Martin-Laprade says
The entrance to Safran Seats’ Issoudun factory
“We are currently working on the virtual line of one of our new products, the Z200 Economy seat,” explains David Ballereau
Safran Seats France industrialisation project leader
“Virtual reality allows us to verify interference between the product and the assembly line
[and] accessibility of tools during assembly.”
Future options for the technology’s application include seat shells
further applications of virtual reality will allow the company’s many sites to share not just information but expertise and processes — internally
but also with upstream customers like airframers
and with downstream suppliers both internal and external
Deputy Editor John Walton, an international journalist, contributes opinion and analysis to RGN. He specializes in cabin interiors, seating, connectivity, and premium class service. A keen analyst of how developing tools can be applied to aviation news, John is at the forefront of social media in the aviation sector, broke the hijacking of flight ET702 on Twitter but... Read More
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Cavendish broke away from his Team Columbia-HTC team-mates with around 750m still to go and managed to hold off the challenges of Norway's Thor Hushovd
and American Tyler Farrar who came home third in the 194.5km stage 10
There was no change in the overall standings as Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini retained the yellow jersey
The Isle of Man rider claimed well rested legs and perfect tactics from his team-mates helped him to his third stage win of the 2009 Tour and his seventh in total
and everyone was fresh today," he said
Cavendish is now just six points behind Hushovd
I like the colour of it," said Cavendish
"The team rode well again today and took the race on again
It was a tough little finish but they delivered me perfectly
"Thor was second there so I only got five points back on him
Mark Cavendish spoiled the Bastille Day celebrations for the French today
storming in to Issoudun with an imperious sprinting performance to complete his hat-trick of stage wins in this year’s Tour de France
stage 10 photo gallery by Graham Watson>>
Quite clearly the finest sprinter in the Tour peloton
Cavendish had time to take off his green sunglasses as he crossed the line in Issoudun a good two bike lengths ahead of Cervelo Test Team's Thor Hushovd
In doing so he declared his intention to recapture the Tour's green jersey
Cavendish’s HTC-Columbia lead-out train was once again faultless
delivering the Manxman to the line with pin-point precision
Despite attempts from Garmin and Quick Step to infiltrate the train
Cavendish left Mark Renshaw’s wheel early leaving Hushovd and Tyler Farrar gasping in his wake
Although Cavendish comfortably had the better of Hushovd in the uphill drag to the line
he could only drag back five points meaning that he will now have to scrap for the immediate sprints if he is to peg back the Norwegian in the points competition
maybe even four stages I’ve got lined up that I’d like to win including on the Champs Elysées,” said Cavendish after his win in Issoudun
just 20km from the site of his first ever Tour win in Châteauroux in 2008
“It was a little bit tricky,” said Hushovd after the stage
“I braked a bit because of the crash and lost the wheel from Cavendish and missed the victory
The next two days we get a hard final and I know that I can beat him
to add to Cavendish’s prodigious sprinting performance
was the prohibition of race radios for today’s stage
Despite the premonition that this would enliven the racing
freeing the riders from the shackles of their domineering team managers
Rumours circulated that the peloton was exerting an unofficial go-slow in protest against the measure and it certainly seemed that way
as the main field appeared to be soft-pedalling and allowing the break to dangle at one and a half minutes
A group of four riders escaped early on the day
comprised of three French riders and a Russian: Benoit Vaugrenard (Francaise des Jeux)
Thierry Hupond (Skil Shimano) and Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha)
attempting to snatch a coveted French win on le quatorze Juillet
Ignatiev was under the impression that this entitled him
to contribute nothing to the predominantly French break
The group gained no more than four minutes on the peloton
was apparently anxious of allowing the break any more time without the benefit of race radios to tell them exactly what the four riders were up to
Gradually the gap tumbled and the peloton successfully timed the capture
thanks to the time checks on the chalkboards
the absence of radios made the bunch that bit more wary of allowing the break too much freedom
It wasn’t just the French who missed out today
Levi Leipheimer and Bradley Wiggins were caught on the wrong side of a split in the final kilometres and slipped to fifth and seventh respectively
Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse d’Epargne)
That's not what is meant by a lead-out train
The escape group were stopped in their tracks and weren't chuffed
Mark Cavendish takes his third stage of the 2009 Tour
Race leader Rinaldo Nocentini chats to 2008 Tour winner Carlos Satsre (left)
Tour de France 2009 - the hub: Index to reports
Stage nine: Third French win as contenders content with ceasefirestage eight: Sanchez wins from break as Tour favourites cancel each other out
Stage six: Millar's brave bid denied on Barcelona hill as Hushovd triumphs
Stage five: Voeckler survives chase to win his first Tour stage
Stage four: Astana on top but Armstrong misses yellow by hundredths of a second
Live Tour de France stage four TTT coverage
Stage three: Cavendish wins second stage as Armstrong distances Contador
Stage one: Cancellara wins opening time trial
Contador brushes aside talk of Armstrong conflict
Cavendish odds-on favourite for Bastille Day victory
How the favourites are doing (first rest day)
Armstrong says Contador attack wasn't in the planCavendish survives the first Tour mountain stage with ease
Mark Cavendish on the Tour's team time trial
Jonathan Vaughters on Bradley Wiggins' chances
Stage eight photo gallery by Graham Watson
Stage seven photo gallery by Graham Watson
Stage four TTT photo gallery by Graham Watson
Stage three photo gallery by Graham Watson
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Simon has been working at the title since 2001
He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4
started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews
He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015
Issoudun Woolhara Park Douglas Marsh auctioneers
EVER before the house Issoudun came to the open market
the jungle drums have been rumbling among the more affluent home hunters in Cork city’s leafier suburbs – but
it’s not the house's condition that’s going to sell it
Set halfway inside the cul de sac estate Woolhara
it’s in what would be seen as one of the area’s best enclaves; the house isn’t bad
or at least it wasn’t at all when first built
it’s stayed pretty true to its original layout
and possibly even furniture: its central heating oil burner
in an outhouse cluster to the back next to what would have been a coal shed
wouldn’t look out of place in a submarine or ship’s furnace – fire it up at your peril
a kitchen chimney breast hints at a range cooker that might have been here once: now
there’s the most basic of kitchens in a rear annex
the three very deep main living rooms all have tiled fireplaces
with few visible signs of investment or upgrades in years (windows were replaced at one stage with aluminium frames
Whoever buys won’t be taking out recent additions; there’s be no conflicts about putting the kitchen (such as it is) in a skip; windows too
Called after a region in central France near the Loire
Issoudun is a c 2,700 sq ft detached five-bed home on a very good sized
backing east onto the Japanese Gardens/pulic park
right now in two sections with an old glasshouse in the further half
and the garden is of a size that can take any sized extension
Walkers in 'The Japs' behind might have seen very large and contemporary (some with curves) extensions go onto one or two neighbouring Woolhara houses in the past few years
but increasing maturity on the heavily-treed back boundary has seen them all but disappear from view once more
and Issoudun’s back garden/patio/extension landing platform could not be more private
It's come for sale with estate agent Hugh McPhilips of Marshs
parks) such as Knockrea and Woolhara in Douglas
as well as selling antiques into such homes too over a 50+-year span
he’s taking some of the very same pieces out of houses of Issoudon’s vintage
He guides the two-storey house at €750,000 which
would seem high for a place that needs everything done to it
at a budget that will push an overall spend closer to €1.5m than €1m
There are precedents for this scale of investment in family homes in the Douglas locale
it’s most likely the house will be upgraded and extended (it has been underpinned) as another Woolhara home
having sold in 2019 for a recorded €775,000 after a long time on the market
Issoudun is going to be a family home for decades for its next occupiers
and Mr McPhilips already has had several approaches
but as it’s an estate sale (several years after the last occupier’s passing away) it’s going the private treaty route
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ONE usually has to be dead for this to happen
but the centrepiece of Daramalan College’s Issoudun Performing Arts Centre will be the Joe Woodward Theatre
directing plays and writing for “CityNews”
Issoudun is the French city where inspirational Catholic priest Jules Chevalier built his basilica
SHORTIS and Simpson are confident of going ahead with an end-of-year satirical show
featuring songs such as “Fifty Shades of Gladys”
“The Jabs and the Jab-Nots” and “My Gogs Fog Up”
So far only the Carrington Inn in Bungendore has opened for bookings (December 2-3
but other dates are also planned for Canberra
PEOPLE’S Choice voting for the inaugural annual National Capital Art Prize, billed as the first Australia-wide competition for paintings of any subject, has closed. The online shop to purchase artworks has opened at nationalcapitalartprize.com.au and plans are going full steam ahead for the exhibition/awards night on Friday
with the exhibition open to the public at Aarwun Gallery
executive director of Sydney Dance Company since 2010
has been appointed executive director and co-CEO of Sydney Theatre Company following Patrick McIntyre’s resignation in June to become the CEO of the National Film and Sound Archive
CHRISTOPHER Samuel Carroll’s stage adaptation of Albert Camus’ “L’Étranger” (“The Stranger”), will now go ahead after a covid-induced postponement. At the Ralph Wilson Theatre, Gorman Arts Centre, December 8-11. Book via agac.com.au
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The Joe Woodward Theatre has first been used for classes this week
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column
a round-up of arts news from here and there
a gala fundraising concert at the National Museum
will be performed by Canberra choral group The Resonants
Discounted venue fees to international concert tours is part of a NSW government plan to help state's struggling live music industry
Port Issoudun is one of the main areas in the Irid Novo
a massive space station that’s been overwhelmed by nightmarish creatures in Hellpoint
It’s also chock-full of secret areas
Note: For more information, check out our Hellpoint guides and features hub
go to the nearest breach point (seen above) to save your game
Don’t forget that there’s also an easy-to-find secret room here near the teleporter
It contains the blueprint for the First Fool’s Head
go to the side building and pick up the Freight Credentials
This will let you open the zone’s main door
There are a few mobs in this place—which I’ll call “The Junction”—but just keep going straight ahead until you reach a spot known as “The Pit.” You’d even see a reward that we’ll get to in a while
there are three passageways in The Pit: one going back where you came from
and the last one (seen in the image) takes you to the “Narrow Corridor.”
There’s a chance you might see a marker here from beta/demo players denoting a secret doorway
keep going through the Narrow Corridor until you reach an open area
There’s a hidden doorway (marked by a palm icon) that’s next to a rail/ladder
Activate it to get a Light Melee Conductor
jump across the gap and you’ll see a peculiar looking floor panel
Step on it and a secret elevator will take you to a room with a Gobbler (I’m just giving Hellpoint‘s mob new nicknames)
More mobs will spawn such as some Iron Hands and a Sword Daemonette
follow the corridor and it’ll lead you to the ledge above The Pit (the one from earlier)
Go back to the Narrow Corridor and interact with the secret door panel from earlier
There’s a purple doorway here that will transport you to the “underworld” or “shadow realm.” As mentioned in our official review
Hellpoint’s underworld/shadow realm is also like the game in “mirror mode,” where doorways and walls have been swapped around—e.g
the ledge you previously remember was to your right is now to your left
Note: I don’t think there’s a way to recover lost axions if you die in the underworld
dying respawns you next to the purple doorway instead of the last activated breach
Some of the areas here are closed off and the ones that you can get to are filled with enemies
These include Shadow Beasts (which you’ll encounter more often in the Alma Mater zone
as well as a mini version of the Banshee boss from the Embassy
Try to pick up the nearby Nihl Shards (materials) too
If you go back to the open area (where we found secret #1)
there’s a different item that you can grab inside the hidden cubbyhole
you could use the elevator going to secret #2
There’s now have a Banshee (and some Shadow Beasts) instead of a Gobbler
This could be a tough fight if you’re unprepared
Follow the path until you exit at the ledge above The Pit
You’ll find an extra Breach Synchronizer here that you can use to turn regular breaches into fast travel points/teleporters
Note: There are other nooks and crannies in Port Issoudun that you can explore while you’re in “underworld mode.” Unfortunately
the ones above seem to be the only spots with new stuff
The Footbridge and the High Ateliers terminal
Return to Hellpoint‘s “normal world” and head back to the Narrow Corridor
You’ll find an elevator right next to the nook with the underworld doorway
You’ll find yourself in an area that I’ll call the “Footbridge” (because
You’ll find a glowing loot item and some rails going further downwards
This will take you to another pit area with a terminal that powers up the High Ateliers zone
Note: The High Ateliers is Hellpoint‘s final location where you can, eventually, enable New Game+ mode. We cover that part in our Hellpoint 100% completion/New Game+ guide
go back to the Footbridge and look for a part of the wall where you’ll see a beta/demo player’s handprint icon
This takes you to a small chamber with a metal grate
Go back to the main Footbridge area and look for a stairwell that leads nowhere
There’s a switch that you must activate
Go to the opposite stairwell that leads to the actual overpass
There’s a room with some upgrade machines
look to your left and you’ll see some ledges that you can jump on
Jump across those ledges and you’ll see another hidden wall
The next room has some loot and also an elevator
then use the rails to make your way up even higher
This takes you to a secret room in the Narrow Corridor area with some loot
The ledge will lead to a chamber with several rails leading upwards
You’ll do a bit of platforming here so be careful
There’s also a lot of loot to pick up
You’ll find yourself in a familiar room
That’s because we made it back to the start of Hellpoint‘s Port Issoudun area
The final secret in Port Issoudun will take you a bit longer to find in your journey in Hellpoint
That’s because it’s also related to the Black Hole Hour mechanic and the Prodigal Spawn’s sidequest
You can refer to these guides if you need more help
Hellpoint is available via Steam. For more information, check out our guides and features hub.