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News Release from: ESI Group | Subject: Pam-Medysa 2G
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 November 2003
Virtual prototyper tackles complex
mechanics
Pam-Medysa 2G is a virtual prototyping software package for the design optimisation and performance validation of complex mechanical systems.
Pam-Medysa 2G is a virtual prototyping software package for the design optimisation and performance validation of complex mechanical systems In the automotive industry, car manufacturers will benefit from Pam-Medysa 2G to find the optimal design of systems such as continuous variation transmissions or powertrains
In the manufacturing industry, mechanical engineers will optimise the performance of complex assemblies such as ball bearings, door openings or seat mechanisms.
The newest addition to ESI Group's virtual prototyping software portfolio, Pam-Medysa 2G offers a unique scalable engineering framework that enhances quality while reducing development cycles.
By integrating fast motion simulation and the physics of materials, Pam-Medysa 2G helps engineers test the real life performance of a product at every stage of the design process.
"Understanding the critical components of a mechanical system and how they behave over their life cycle are crucial issues for manufacturers.
Pam-Medysa 2G helps engineers understand the performance of the system, find the optimal design and select the most appropriate manufacturing process for the critical parts", said ESI Group's Pascal Longrais, Pam-Medysa Product Manager.
Pam-Medysa 2G allows engineers to make critical decisions early in the design cycle as they use the global approach for fast kinematics simulation and focus, where necessary, on physics properties through a local approach.
From early innovative concept to the final validation of the full system, Pam-Medysa 2G accelerates the development and the continuous design optimisation of mechanical systems.
When exploring a component design, engineers need to quickly validate or reject its physics-based performance within the system.
The structural properties of these components are modelled with finite element technology to represent their real life behaviour.
Simultaneously, the remaining parts are driven at system level by fast rigid body technology.
This scalable mix of technologies drastically speeds up design tuning as engineers iterate collaboratively on components performance until they reach acceptance level.
Parts can be modelled with linear or nonlinear material properties for real-life performance testing.
3D smooth contact interfaces, mesh independent, transfer the loading conditions of mechanical events between parts.
An intuitive preprocessing environment with assembly tree, multiple views and docking toolbars simplifies model generation and updates.
Rapid integration of design changes enables engineers to explore more alternatives.
When integrated with a third-party fatigue analysis solution, Pam-Medysa 2G allows reliable durability assessment of any mechanical assembly.
Its 3D smooth contact features a perfect time distribution of loads between deformable parts, to obtain an accurate depiction of local strains.
As the newest component of ESI Group's Virtual Try-Out Space, Pam-Medysa 2G brings additional value to end-users as it facilitates multi-trade solutions.
The results of manufacturing processes such as stamping or heat treatment can be included in the physical properties of mechanical assemblies.
Pam-Medysa 2G is available on PC platforms (Windows 2000, XP Professional), and on Unix workstations from HP/Compaq, IBM, SGI and Sun.
The preprocessor is available only on PC.
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