Software provides welding assembly simulation.
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SYSWELD 2003 models complex material behavior including metallurgy, and simulates processes such as heat treatment, welding, and welding assembly. Welding assembly advisor technology predicts global distortions generated by effects of welding on large assemblies. Simulation makes it possible to study multiple welding sequences and clamping conditions, and to select optimum sequence leading to minimum distortions.
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ESI Group Announces SYSWELD 2003
New Release Provides Unique Advisor Technology for Heat Treatment, Welding and Welding Assembly Simulation
Detroit, May 16, 2003 - ESI Group today announced the availability of SYSWELD 2003. Developed to meet the demands of today's engineering enterprises, SYSWELD models complex material behavior including metallurgy, and simulates processes such as heat treatment, welding and welding assembly. With its new, state-of-the-art advisor technology, the 2003 release enables part designers and practitioners to save time for setting-up simulation and analysis of virtual parts and processes. SYSWELD 2003 is available in several packages that fit the needs of small, mid-range and large-sized companies.
"Developed in close cooperation with leading automakers, SYSWELD's new advisor technology is a big step toward virtual assembly," said Harald Porzner, SYSWELD product manager. "Its intuitive, process-driven methodology allows users to set up simulation data without the deep technical knowledge required by most software on the market."
The welding assembly advisor technology introduces an innovative approach to predict the global distortions generated by the effects of welding on large assemblies that can be found in shipbuilding. In the automotive industry, a body-in-white or suspension system can benefit from this approach using the methodology called "local/global". Taking into account all physical phenomena, the welding joints are simulated outside the global structure in a local model. Then, the assembly effects in terms of global distortions are computed by mapping the local model results on the global model. As a consequence, the welding assembly simulation makes it possible to study multiple welding sequences and clamping conditions, and to select the optimum sequence leading to minimum distortions.
The heat treatment advisor technology enables the simultaneous modeling of complex physical phenomena: heat transfer, phase transformations and mechanics. Numerous processes - case hardening, through hardening, and tempering - can be easily simulated using a friendly, process-oriented graphical user interface.
SYSWELD 2003 is now interfaced with PAM-STAMP, ESI Group's flagship sheet metal forming simulation software. The new interface enables manufacturers to streamline the product development process as users transfer the results of a stamping simulation into a welding assembly simulation and vice versa. A significant step forward the virtual factory.
Several packages are available, including the new 'Heat treatment for engineering models' and 'Welding and welding assembly for engineering models' versions for small job shops, research centers and the education market. They offer a reasonable model size limitation - without any technical limitation - at an appealing price. The 'Heat treatment full package', and the 'Welding and welding assembly full package' versions provide unlimited model size to simulate large, complex parts and processes.
SYSWELD 2003 is available on PC (Windows NT, 2000, XP Professional), and on UNIX workstations from HP/Compaq, IBM, SGI, Sun.
About ESI Group
ESI Group is a pioneer and world leading provider of digital simulation for prototyping and manufacturing processes that take into account the physics of materials. ESI Group has developed an entire suite of coherent, industry oriented applications to realistically simulate a product's behavior during testing, to fine tune the manufacturing processes in synergy with the desired product performance, and to evaluate the environment's impact on product usage. ESI Group's product portfolio, which has been industrially validated and combined in multi-trade value chains, represents a unique collaborative, virtual engineering solution, known as the Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS), enabling a continuous improvement on the virtual prototype. By drastically reducing costs and development lead times, VTOS solutions offer major competitive advantages by progressively eliminating the need for physical prototypes. With revenues close to euros 43 million in fiscal year 2002, ESI Group (Nouveau Marché: Euronext Paris - Software - Euroclear 6584 - Bloomberg ESI FP - Reuters ESIG.LN) employs over 400 high-level specialists worldwide. The company and its global network of agents provide sales and technical support to customers in more than 30 countries. On the Net: ESI Group site: www.esi-group.com
Virtual Try-Out Space is a trademark of ESI Group. All other products, names and companies referenced are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Amy Teets - ESI Group - (248) 203-0642 - amy.teets@esi-group.com
Valerie Ong - MarcomInc - (954) 581-2335 - marcominc@magic.fr
