ESI Group offers an Expert Course on Springback and Die Compensation Octobre 22-25,2007- Switzerland

Added: (Mon Jul 23 2007)

Pressbox (Press Release) - ESI Group to run Swiss Springback Seminar in October 07

Paris (France), 6 July 2007 � ESI Group (ESIN FR0004110310), a leading software editor specialised in simulation-based design, will hold its Springback Seminar from 22 to 25 October 2007 in Les Diablerets (Switzerland). The three-day course on the springback phenomenon in sheet-metal forming will be taught by expert guest speakers.
�Thanks to the Springback Seminar, participants will gain a deep understanding of the factors influencing springback, and learn to accurately predict, control, and correct it in sheet-metal stamping,� says Dave Ling, Product Manager at ESI Group. �Effectively controlling springback represents a real challenge in the metal-forming industry today; it allows the forming engineer to enhance the quality of the die and body parts, speed up the design process and thus reduce die engineering lead times.�
This advanced training course covers a wide range of topics, including springback, die compensation, geometry updates, material modelling and solver implementation. Dr Henk Vegter of Corus RD&T (in The Netherlands), one of the industry professionals teaching the course, explains, �From the basic principles of shell element modelling and material modelling, the Springback Seminar will present methods for high-quality springback prediction in virtual forming simulation. Through consideration of various forming cases, participants will gain insight into the influence of material behaviour and processing on forming and springback. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to use guidelines for a better control of springback and to practise through several examples of industrial forming process simulation.�
A team of industrial and academic experts from Europe and Asia will contribute to the Springback Seminar and share their experiences in springback prediction and compensation. Among the university professors and prominent research authorities involved will be Professor Michel Brunet (National Institute of Applied Sciences / INSA, France), Professor Fusahito Yoshida (Hiroshima University, Japan), Professor Pavel Hora (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology / ETH, Switzerland), Professor Koichi Ito (Emeritus Professor at Tohoku University, Japan) and Professor Fran�ois Rond�-Oustau (Ecole des Mines in Albi, France). Courses and exercises will also be presented by experts from industry, such as Alain Col (Arcelor, France), Dr Marian Guti�rrez (Labein, Spain), Daniel Pyzak (Dassault Syst�mes, France) and Jo�lle Garabed (Peugeot-Citro�n / PSA, France).
The Springback Seminar is an expert course designed for CAE engineers, model designers and experienced tooling engineers in the forming industry who wish to benefit from best practice in springback prediction and compensation. Participants should ideally possess a university degree in engineering (mechanical, aerospace, marine, civil, materials, etc). The Springback Seminar will also be an opportunity for networking and sharing experiences with other metal forming experts over the course of the three-day event. Participation is limited to the first 35 registrations to ensure that this remains a privileged learning experience.
ESI Group offers an extensive training programme as well as another expert seminar for the casting industry � the Solidification Course � which has been held annually for the past sixteen years.
About ESI Group
ESI Group is a pioneer and world-leading supplier of digital simulation software 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 simulate a product�s behaviour realistically during testing, to fine-tune the manufacturing processes in accordance with the desired product performance, and to evaluate the environment�s impact on product usage.
ESI Group�s products, which have a proven track record in manufacturing and have been combined in multi-trade value chains, represent a unique collaborative, virtual engineering solution, known as the Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS), enabling virtual prototypes to be improved in a continuous manner. By drastically reducing costs and development lead times, VTOS solutions offer major competitive advantages and make it possible to eliminate gradually the need for physical prototypes. This integrated protocol allows all the company�s solutions to work with each other and with applications developed by independent software vendors. By significantly reducing costs and development lead times and enabling product/process synergies, VTOS solutions progressively eliminate the need for physical prototypes during product development, thus offering major competitive advantages.
ESI Group is listed on the Eurolist compartment C of Euronext Paris, and generated sales of �66m in 2006. The company employs over 600 high-level specialists worldwide, and covers more than 30 countries.
Virtual Try-Out Space� and VTOS� are registered trademarks of ESI Group. All other products, names and companies mentioned in this press release are brands, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.