ESI Group Announces Release of PAM-RTM 2008

By DE Editors

ESI Group (Paris, France), supplier of digital simulation software for prototyping and manufacturing processes, released version 2008 of its PAM-RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) simulation tool for manufacturing composites by injection or infusion. Industries served by PAM-RTM are those requiring the manufacture of complex and large composite parts, such as aeronautics, automotive, marine, and energy.

By allowing the design and development of new tooling for composite materials production lines using closed mold' technology, parts of an enhanced quality and appearance can now be produced.

Release 2008 enhances PAM-RTM to handle part optimization, as new multi-layer elements now allow easier modeling of large parts. The prismatic element requires far fewer total degrees of freedom, resulting in reduced CPU time — in some cases by a factor of 9. Plus, the availability of 64-bit processing eliminates traditional processing constraints due to model size.

The new multi-layer elements in v2008 enable the user to simulate the injection of thick parts without having to use standard tetrahedral meshes. The PAM-RTM 2008 new user interface includes new features allowing quick generation of complex models through improved visualization, and also offers new selection tools for groups.

For further details, go to ESI Group.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.