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ESI reinforces its Welding Simulation Suite with Visual-WELD Faster and optimized distortion and stress analysesVisual-WELD: Simplicity is the key Visual-WELD: Simplicity is the key Paris, France – May 04, 2010 Visual-WELD is a workflow-based software user interface for modeling welding fabrication processes including all manufacturing details. It reinforces ESI’s Welding Simulation Suite by facilitating fast and accurate distortion and weld quality virtual engineering at any stage of product design and manufacturing. Simplicity is indeed the key of this new interface. Dedicated to all engineers who manage the design and fabrication of welded assemblies, Visual-WELD helps reach a stress minimized welding assembly within tolerances at minimal cost, respect customers’ specifications and secure the production. Knowing that the failure of even the...

The COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software environment facilitates all steps in the modeling process − defining your geometry, meshing, specifying your physics, solving, and then visualizing your results. Model set-up is quick, thanks to a number of predefined physics interfaces for applications ranging from fluid flow and heat transfer to structural mechanics and electromagnetic analyses. Material properties, source terms and boundary conditions can all be arbitrary functions of the dependent variables. Predefined multiphysics-application templates solve many common problem types. You also have the option of choosing different physics and defining the interdependencies yourself. Or you can specify your own partial differential equations (PDEs) and link them with other equations and physic Unpack&Install 2. Read .txt from /MAGNiTUDE dir 3. Enjoy!Product:COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS...

The design of magnetic components, such as transformers and inductors, has critical influence on the size, performance, cost, and efficiency of power converters and their associated integrated systems. Traditionally, companies have relied on cycles of design-build-test methodologies and engineers with years of experience from trial and error. PExprt not only aids the engineer in the design of these magnetic components, but also offers users the ability to see the effects of their designs (such as how different winding strategies affect the leakage inductance and inter winding capacitance). The user can evaluate the magnetic components in Maxwell® and view such things as flux or current density to evaluate leakage inductance or if the design will heat up due to proximity effects...

Fatigue occurs over time as materials within a product are stressed by repeated usage. Engineering simulation analysis using ANSYS nCode DesignLife technology helps product developers avoid such in-field failures along with resulting warranty problems and costs. Advanced fatigue analysis capabilities of nCode DesignLife, a leading durability software from HBM used by OEMs and their suppliers around the world, has been fully integrated into the ANSYS Workbench environment. Using ANSYS nCode DesignLife, mechanical engineers can address complex product life and durability issues, all before a prototype is ever built. The combination of the ANSYS Workbench platform and nCode DesignLife technology creates a simulation environment in which fatigue analysis can easily be added, using a standard drag-and-drop interface, to the structural mechanics...

The leading Finite Element solution for casting process simulation Throughout the manufacturing industry, casting process simulation is now widely accepted as an important tool in product design and process development to improve yield and casting quality. Based on powerful Finite Element solvers and advanced specific options developed with leading research institutes and industries, ProCAST provides an efficient and accurate solution to meet the casting industry needs. Compared to a traditional trial-and-error approach, ProCAST is the key solution to reduce manufacturing costs, shorten lead times for mold developments and improve the casting process quality. ProCAST provides a complete software solution allowing for predictive evaluations of the entire casting process including mold filling, solidification, microstructure and thermo-mechanical simulations. It enables to rapidly...

MD NastranIntegrated, Multidiscipline CAE SolutionMD Nastran is an integrated simulation system with a broad set of multidiscipline analysis capabilities based on proven CAE technologies. MD Nastran enables product manufacturers to simulate everything from a single part to complex assemblies and carry out a diverse set of virtual tests. By providing a single platform for a wide range of applications, MD Nastran offers cost savings and efficiencies across engineering CAE teams. Engineers at both small businesses and large manufacturers are often required to run a multitude of tests to ensure effective designs. While simulation solutions have helped in replacing some of the physical tests, the disparate solutions for different types of tests has placed added burden on analysts and IT departments...

Answering the call for tools to develop innovative, greener products, the latest version of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Rev 10 integrates advanced application-oriented simulators for powertrain, vehicle dynamics and aerospace design applications. A powerful authoring platform, the latest release includes major enhancements in terms of physics, usability and efficiency. Designed as the multi-physics tool to help engineers create the most innovative products as early as possible, LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Rev 10 is a substantive and open platform, supporting multi-domain application-oriented solutions, during all steps of model-driven product development. Like its predecessors, LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Rev 10 confirms LMS’ investment in customer innovation particularly in regards to mechatronic simulation. “For some time, the Navistar Engine Group has been looking for an integrated...

Simplorer is a multi-domain system simulation software program. It is used for the design, modeling, analysis and optimization of high-performance systems that include electrical, thermal, electromechanical, electromagnetic, and hydraulic designs. These complex systems are commonly found in the automotive, aerospace/defense, and industrial automation industries. Simplorer provides a wide range of modeling techniques, analysis capabilities, and post processing. This enables the engineer to investigate system functionality, performance, and overall design verification. The result is a dramatic reduction in development time and cost, increased system reliability and system optimization. Modeling Techniques * Circuits – fast and numerically stable circuit simulation. Includes multilevel semiconductor modeling, and powerful data exchange between models. * Block Diagrams – signal flow based models for linear, nonlinear, continuous,...

ruffle rates the Top 100 Software Companies in France, with ESI Group in the 8th position. The Truffle 100 highlights the top French software firms and underscores the potential of these companies, whose success is crucial for the French market. This year ESI Group was number 8, two ranks higher than last year (10th position in 2008). The Truffle 100 is compiled from survey research. It was initiated by Truffle Venture, a leading European Venture Capital firm, CXP, a Market Research Organization focusing on Software, and IDC, the premier global market intelligence firm. The Truffle 100 was first launched in France two years ago and instantly became the reference for the local software industry. Kenneth EasterlingIIW Kenneth Easterling Best Paper...

isual-Mesh is a complete meshing tool which supports CAD Import, 2D and 3DMeshing and Editing features. Some of the features which work on �mesh only� will beavailable in Visual-Crash PAM context. Visual-Crash PAM (VCP), which is one of the contexts in Visual-Environment,provides PAM-CRASH users with fast iteration and rapid model revision process, fromdata input to visualization for crashworthiness simulation and design. This environmentprovides quick model browsing, advanced mesh editing capabilities and rapid graphicalassembly of system models. VCP allows graphical creation, modification and deletionof contacts, materials, constraints, control cards and all crash entities. In VCP, you areprovided with tools for checking model quality and simulation parameters prior tolaunching calculations with the Solver. Using these tools helps in correcting errors andfine-tuning the...