ESI Group (ESIN FR0004110310)(Paris:ESI), a pioneer and world-leading
supplier of digital simulation software for prototyping and
manufacturing processes, announced today its keynote speakers and theme
for its EuroPAM 2008 user conference. Designed specifically for ESI
customers, EuroPAM 2008 provides a unique forum for experienced ESI
users to share their expertise in designing better quality products and
reducing time-to-market with ESI Group´s
industry-leading simulation software products. EuroPAM 2008 takes place on May 29-30, 2008, at the Congress Centre
DIPLOMAT in Prague, Czech Republic. Attendees include experts, senior
practitioners and decision-makers representing the automotive
aerospace, marine, energy, casting, and other manufacturing industries
as well as leading European academic institutions. The theme of this year´s EuroPAM conference is "Get
it Right the First Time with Simulation-Based Design." As the traditional boundaries around numerical simulation continue to
expand with ever-increasing improvements in computing power
revolutionary results in both design performance and economic benefits
can be achieved. "ESI Group is leading the
charge in the evolution from Simulation-Driven Design, which
combines the virtual and the real world, to Simulation-Based Design
where end-to-end product design and manufacturing simulations are
calibrated on data independent from and prior to the first real
prototype," said Alain de Rouvray, Chairman
and CEO of ESI Group. "ESI is ushering in a
bold, new era in Virtual Product Development and Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) aimed at helping design engineers "ËœGet
it Right the First Time´. By allowing all
essential design and manufacturing decisions to be made concurrently
ahead of the hardware tooling and prototyping stage, Simulation-Based
Design lets customers experience design performance improvements and
economic benefits on a scale never before possible," he continued. EuroPAM 2008 features parallel tracks in the areas of Performance
Evaluation and Manufacturing Simulation. Industry leaders will present
and share ideas on best practices surrounding a wide variety of
applications, and ESI management and experts will present on the latest
product features and benefits. This collaboration will lead to an
exploration of the challenges and successes experienced by both in "ËœGetting
it Right the First Time." "EuroPAM is a prestigious and renowned
conference," said Michal Kalinsky, Senior
CAD/FEA expert from TűV Sűd Auto CZ Ltd."We´ve
partnered with ESI in the area of non-linear FEM simulations for over
ten years. We´re looking forward to learning
more about the "Ëœnext big thing´ in PLM at EuroPAM 2008," he added. Keynote speakers for EuroPAM 2008 are scheduled to include
Milos Safr, Head of FEM Simulations of Å koda
Auto a.s., Å koda Auto
Daniel O. Kim, Senior Project Engineer, Nissan Technical Center
North America
André Barbe, General Manager, vehicle
acoustic synthesis, Renault France
For more information about EuroPAM 2008 and to register for the event
please visit http://www.esi-group.com/EuroPAM2008. About ESI Group ESI Group is a world-leading supplier and pioneer of digital simulation
software for prototyping and manufacturing processes that take into
account the physics of materials. ESI Group has developed an extensive
suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications to realistically
simulate a product´s behavior during testing
to fine-tune manufacturing processes in accordance with desired product
performance, and to evaluate the environment´s
impact on product performance. ESI Group´s
offer represents a unique collaborative solution with an open virtual
engineering environment known as the Virtual Try-Out Space, enabling
virtual prototypes to be improved in a continuous and collaborative
manner while eliminating the need for physical prototypes during product
development. The company employs over 700 high-level specialists
worldwide covering more than 30 countries. ESI Group is listed in
compartment C of Euronext Paris. For further information, visit www.esi-group.com. Press Relations Virtual Try-Out Space® is a registered
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