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Orlando Top Workplaces has awarded DiSTI a Top Workplaces 2023 honor. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.

“I am constantly impressed by the innovation and dedication our employees bring to their work,” stated DiSTI CEO John Hayward. “We are a small company that values every member of our team and knowing that they recognize that appreciation and reciprocate shows in the high-quality work they deliver to our customers.”

This award marks the third consecutive year DiSTI has been recognized as a “Top Workplaces” by the Orlando Sentinel. Under the leadership of CEO John Hayward, the company has introduced several new policies, such as a hybrid work environment, emphasizing the company’s commitment to a positive work-life balance.

“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “That’s something to be proud of. In today’s market, leaders must ensure they’re allowing employees to have a voice and be heard. That’s paramount. Top Workplaces do this, and it pays dividends.”

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With the news that CAE is selling its Embedded Graphics (EG) group, many people have reached out to learn how they may upgrade their VAPS programs to DiSTI’s GL Studio. While we recognize that switching software may seem like a daunting endeavor, the good news is that there are numerous benefits in transitioning to GL Studio.

Since 1994, GL Studio’s software development tools allow for the rapid prototyping of complex avionics displays for seamless interaction in training simulators with design life-cycle reusability directly to production aircraft.

Moving your existing VAPS designs to GL Studio is a straight-forward and efficient process. DiSTI’s team of HMI experts will assist you with this transition to GL Studio and you can move forward with confidence with the industry leader in commercial HMI solutions.

Hand coders and expert programmers looking to create importers, exporters, and interpreters, often find checking VAPS XT’s scrambled file format in and out of their revisions control system difficult. The simple streamlined GL Studio .gls file format is an ASCII format, which means the .gls file format can be easily checked in and out of revision control systems like Subversion, GitHub, or Clear Case, and can easily be diffed and merged to accommodate large scale programs developing in parallel.

For those customers for whom Safety-Critical is a must, GL Studio SC was designed in 2004 with a group of Designated Engineering Reps (DERs) from the FAA to be certified to the highest level of functional safety. In 2021, the GL Studio SC runtime libraries started a DO-178C DAL A certification, and the GL Studio SC Code Generator started a DO-330-TQL-1 tool qualification.

GL Studio adheres to the most rigorous coding practices, and its entire software foundation cornerstone is safety and efficiency. GL Studio generated applications are currently flying in over twenty different models of aircraft and spacecraft.
GL Studio enables the real-time creation of interactive 2D and 3D geometry through a WYSIWYG environment, alleviating the need to write cumbersome low-level graphical code. Geometry creation is performed using intuitive tools for drawing, grouping, ordering, importing, and texturing.

With GL Studio, you and your team(s) can accomplish the following:

Create virtual instrumentation to meet your design specifications and application objectives in Simulation & Training or Human Factors engineering utilizing:

• Rapid virtual prototypes
• Repeater panels
• Embedded displays
• Instructor training aids
• Instructor operator stations
• Desktop, part-task, and full-mission trainers

Create cockpit and instrumentation content once and integrate into any number of OpenGL or DirectX scene graphs, including:

• Unity
• Unreal
• Lockheed Martin Prepar3D
• MAK VR-Vantage / VE-Engage
• Aechelon pC-Nova
• Presagis Vega Prime
• Rockwell Collins EP
• OpenSceneGraph
• Genesis RT/RTX
• Bohemia VBS and Blue IG

Replicate cockpit instrumentation and MFDs at a fraction of the cost of procuring actual flight hardware for:

• Instrumentation
• Full motion trainers
• Flight training devices
• Reconfigurable cockpit trainers

Create Head-Up Displays and other complex symbology that seamlessly integrates with third-party scene graphs and overlays on the scene.Reproduce complete aircraft cockpit layouts into touchscreen displays enabling lower-cost training.

The GL Studio support team is always available to answer questions and assist. Our mission is to help your program achieve its goals while providing the best service possible. DiSTI’s investment in GL Studio continues to grow as we explore new technologies and pioneer advancements to streamline development and lower costs for customers.

To learn more about GL Studio and how you can begin migrating your programs to the most up-to-date HMI Software tool with a special offer from DiSTI, email sales@disti.com or call us at 407-206-3390.

DiSTI, the leading global simulation and training software provider, announced today that it had completed its ISO 9001:2015 surveillance audit with zero non-conformances at its facility in Orlando, Florida.

The extensive review process took place in late June. The audit included thoroughly vetting and examining DiSTI’s dedication to exceeding customer requirements, on-time delivery, innovation, continuous improvement, and effectiveness in monitoring customer satisfaction.

“I am proud to continue our commitment to excellence. Achieving consecutive audits without any issues demonstrates how seriously we take our work,” said John Hayward, DiSTI’s CEO. “Our clients can all attest to the quality systems we have in place as well as to the diligence of our team. As a result, our customers know they are receiving the best products in the market.”

ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized quality management standard developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The certification provides a model for companies of all types and sizes to build an effective quality management system.
Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc., an accredited certification body, conducted the DiSTI surveillance audit. The audit validated improvements to the DiSTI quality program in keeping with the ISO 9001:2015 standard’s ‘process-oriented approach with an additional focus on risk-based thinking, expanding to a broader organizational context, addressing the needs and expectations of interested parties, and collection and sharing of organizational knowledge. Perry Johnson Registrars issued DiSTI an updated ISO 9001:2015 certificate for DiSTI’s new facility.

To learn more about the solutions provided by DiSTI, please reach out to sales@disti.com

The DiSTI Corporation, the Orlando-based virtual training development solutions provider, announced the availability of VE Studio 2023.2, the company’s industry-leading solution for procedural-based virtual training development.

VE Studio 2023.2 offers significant improvements to VR interactions and behaviors and architectural updates on tethered and mobile headsets for multiple manufacturers. These enhancements give users an increased sense of immersion, making learning and retaining information easier.

“We are excited to offer our customers this latest version of VE Studio,” said Doug Classe, Director of Engineering at DiSTI. “The technical creativity of our team is astounding. We have worked hard to ensure that this release includes the latest advances in VR technology so that our customers can continue to create the most realistic and effective training experiences possible across desktop and VR deployments.”

This latest update reflects DiSTI’s increased investment into its VE Studio software product, improving virtual reality features, adding support for IL2CPP builds, updating the Requirements Analyzer tool, fixing previous bugs, and adding support for newer versions of 3D Studio Max.

In VE Studio 2023.2, developers will now benefit from the following:

• IL2CPP build support: You can now build your VE Studio Unity projects to IL2CPP. This feature allows developers to leverage specific SDKs and libraries that require IL2CPP within Unity. One example is the Tobi eye-tracking libraries.
• VR Support Equipment: Added support for hand tools, electronic devices, complex test equipment, and other types of virtual support equipment. Development of virtual support equipment is consistent between both VR and desktop deployments.
• VR Consumables: Added support for VR consumables, such as tape, cotter pins, rags, etc.
• VR 2D probes: Added support for VR 2D probes, allowing developers to take probe-based measurements in VR, such as using a multimeter.
• VR 2D to 3D probes: Added support for VR 2D to 3D probes, allowing developers to create interactions that use 2D probes on 3D objects, such as bonding checks.
• C# Requirements Analyzer (replaces SPANNER): The updated Requirements Analyzer tool includes an improved user interface, updated architecture, and faster performance.
• Support for 3dsMax 2021 & 2022: Added support for the latest versions of 3D Studio Max, including 2021 and 2022. This enhancement improves modeling tools that increase quality and development speed for 3D modelers.

Existing VE Studio customers who want to inquire about updating their current version of VE Studio should contact support@disti.com. For individuals seeking to learn more about VE Studio and the solutions provided by DiSTI, please reach out to sales@disti.com

The DiSTI Corporation, a global leader in virtual training solutions, is expanding its efforts to support Volvo Cars by creating custom training programs tailored to the specific needs of the Swedish automotive manufacturer. Volvo Cars recently contracted with DiSTI to develop new maintenance training applications for two new fully electric car models to be launched later this year.

The manufacturer uses DiSTI Schoolhouse as their virtual maintenance training platform to train its technicians and engineers. Using DiSTI Schoolhouse, a managed virtual training solution, with a highly immersive 3D environment allows users to learn about the company’s vehicles in a hands-on way. In 2022, the company used the Schoolhouse to train nearly 4,000 technicians and engineers.

“Virtual maintenance training is not only a cost-effective solution but one that improves technician training through repetition and familiarity with the vehicle,” noted DiSTI CEO John Hayward. “Virtual training helps to improve employee productivity by allowing employees to practice tasks multiple times before performing them in the real world. This approach helps to enhance the training outcomes and improve the quality of work.”

DiSTI Schoolhouse is also being enhanced to allow the manufacturer’s trainers to modify lessons on a per-market basis. This approach gives greater flexibility to fine-tune the lessons to provide an optimal training experience for its technicians and engineers around the world.

DiSTI’s VE Studio, a virtual training development platform, is used to build these immersive virtual training programs designed to educate and assess technicians on:

• Vehicle troubleshooting
• EVT (Electric Vehicle Technician) and A-EVT (Advanced-Electric Vehicle Technician) Disassemble & Assembly the high voltage battery
• De-energizing and Energizing the high-voltage battery
• Battery inspection
• IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment) Connectivity setup & troubleshooting

Without the need for a physical model, virtual training provides opportunities to learn new skills and improve the maintenance and diagnostic process.

To learn more about the world-class training solutions provided by The DiSTI Corporation, contact us at sales@disti.com

The United States Air Force has awarded the Azure Training Systems JV, LLC (Azure JV) a prime contract position on the Training Systems Acquisition IV (TSA IV) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The TSA IV IDIQ provides for the analysis, design, development, production, installation, integration, test, and sustainment of Air Force training systems to support warfighter training at operating locations worldwide.

“We are excited to be awarded a position on the TSA IV contract and to bring the capabilities of the Azure JV to bear in support of USAF training objectives,” said Kurt Flosky, President of FAAC Incorporated, the Azure JV Managing Partner. “The Azure JV was formed through the synergistic partnership of three uniquely qualified companies: DiSTI, FAAC, and PULAU. Our collective capabilities, harnessed under the Azure JV, provide the USAF a qualified partner with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding customer expectations.”

Through TSA-IV, the US Air Force provides support for the pilot, aircrew, maintenance, and operational training systems for fixed and rotary wing platforms. It will support USAF active duty, reserve, and Air National Guard and Department of Defense (DoD) joint warfighters and Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

“DiSTI has been at the forefront of pioneering technology for the Air Force for nearly 30 years. Our commitment to providing the warfighter with innovative training solutions is unwavering,” stated DiSTI CEO John Hayward. “Our expertise provides a competitive advantage to the airpower capabilities of our nation and to every individual warfighter that trains on our systems.”

Azure JV is one of 37 entities awarded a position on TSA IV. TSA IV IDIQ is a Multiple Award contract with a potential ceiling value of up to approximately $32.5 billion over ten years. Modernization and sustainment of all U.S. Air Force pilot and aircrew training systems will be executed through this newly issued contract. The predominance of the work issued under TSA IV will be sustainment to include CLS, TSSC, and concurrency modifications (generally software upgrades) of existing training systems. TSA IV’s scope also includes courseware development and instruction and the development of new training systems.

“PULAU Corporation is proud to be a member of the Azure team and excited to once again provide technical expertise and support to the men and women of the U.S. Air Force,” commented PULAU President Mike Armstrong. “We’re especially proud of our ability to quickly adapt and respond to our customer’s volatile mission requirements across platforms and around the world.”

To learn more about the world-class training solutions provided by The DiSTI Corporation, contact us at sales@disti.com