PAM-QUIKFORM for CATIA V5 is now available.
PAM-QUIKFORM is currently implemented in CATIA V5 Composites Design, the composite design module developed by Dassault Systèmes (DS). The purpose of PAM-QUIKFORM for CATIA V5 is to enable decision making early in the design process, by eliminating bad design choices that could lead to manufacturing problems at a later stage.
"This new product from ESI Group will allow users to leverage CATIA V5 Composites Design, which increases productivity by performing fibre simulations that are directly built upon the laminate definition in CATIA," says Frederic Vacher, manager of partnership business development at Dassault Systèmes. "This additional CAA V5 product complementing the V5PLM composite portfolio will strongly benefit our PLM customers.
ESI Group's PAM-QUIKFORM software is a simulation tool capable of predicting the deformation of the reinforcement of composite parts during manufacturing. PAM-QUIKFORM is based on geometrical methods and can tell, in a matter of seconds, if a selected material can be used to form a part without potential problems, such as wrinkling. The flat pattern of the plies of the laminate are computed simultaneously and can be used for nesting and cutting machines.
