PAM-STAMP 2G now includes hot forging simulation

PAM-STAMP 2G 2007 has been greatly improved, offering unmatched accuracy and improved usability from feasibility to validation for full line die simulation. New advanced capabilities support the company's strategy to expand in non-automotive markets. It has been extended to include simulation of hot forming. This major step marks the beginning of a consortium with industry leaders to continue research and development in this new field. The software captures the temperature-dependent material behaviour. This advanced capability fully supports the latest trends in automotive construction for ultra-high-strength steels for vehicle weight reduction. PAM-STAMP 2G offers a unique stamping-simulation value chain, from quick stamping die design, through early feasibility, to final validation and quality control. The full range of features includes: parametric and surface-oriented binder and addendum generation with PAM-DIEMAKER; rapid and optimal feasibility analysis with PAM-QUIKSTAMP Plus; and highly accurate forming validation, which can provide surface defect visualisation, springback prediction and automatic die compensation with PAM-AUTOSTAMP. The PAM-DIEMAKER module, based on INPRO technology and designed to create the die addendum within minutes, focuses on user-friendliness and workflow streamlining. A major feature, Auto-addendum, provides engineers with an extremely quick and easy way to create an initial die addendum. PAM-QUIKSTAMP plays a crucial role in the stamp-simulation value chain by providing reliable formability assessment quickly and easily, so as to support early die design and process iterations, before transferring directly to PAM-AUTOSTAMP for detailed validation and tolerance control after springback. ESI Group's metal forming solutions now extend to: the design and simulation of tube hydro-forming dies with PAM-TUBE 2G; part feasibility check and rapid die creation integrated within PLM environment with PAM-TFA; and PAM-DIEMAKER for CATIA V5.