VISTAGY and ESI Group Expand Partnership to Provide Complete Structural Analysis Simulation Process for Composites.Integration of FiberSIM([R]) composites design data with SYSPLY analysis simulation helps automotive and aerospace engineers accelerate design processes and ensure product accuracy WALTHAM, Mass. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- VISTAGY, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized engineering software, today announced an expanded technology partnership with ESI (Edge Side Includes) A markup language for Web pages that enables elements of a Web page to be dynamically assembled in servers distributed throughout the Internet. Group (ESIN ESIN European Small Islands Network ESIN Economic Sentiment Indicator FR0004110310), a world leader in virtual prototyping simulation. The partnership provides aerospace and automotive manufacturers with the most complete virtual 3D engineering environment for designing and analyzing products made of advanced composite materials. As a result of the agreement, composite product manufacturers will accelerate their development cycles while greatly reducing prototypes and ensuring product accuracy. The companies now offer data integration between VISTAGY's FiberSIM([R]) software, which engineers use to design composite structures as well as store and share non-geometric definition data, and ESI Group's SYSPLY for analyzing and optimizing those structures. Detailed design information in FiberSIM, such as fiber orientation or material properties, can be automatically and efficiently shared with SYSPLY, delivering the most accurate and up-to-date set of design details to a structural analysis simulation. This complete design-to-manufacturing development process ensures that engineers can validate product performance and manufacture accurate final parts that comply with strict engineering specifications. VISTAGY and ESI Group originally partnered in 2002, resulting in tighter technology integration between VISTAGY's FiberSIM and ESI Group's PAM-RTM software for simulating resin transfer molding Transfer molding, like compression molding, is a process where the amount of molding material (usually a thermoset plastic) is measured and inserted before the moulding takes place. The molding material is preheated and loaded into a chamber known as the pot. . Now, the companies have decided to provide integrated support to their world-wide customer base for a wider range of simulation methodologies such as thermo-mechanical analysis, forming, crash and optimization. "Our partnership with VISTAGY has provided mutual customers with improved functionality and support for many of their most critical product development processes, and, by further advancing our collaboration efforts, we have raised the bar and achieved the most complete set of design and manufacturing analysis capabilities for composites development," said Dr. Fouad el Khaldi, director of Marketing Virtual Performance and Virtual Manufacturing Virtual manufacturing The modeling of manufacturing systems using audiovisual or other sensory features to simulate or design alternatives for an actual manufacturing environment, or the prototyping and manufacture of a proposed product using computers. at ESI Group. "The integration of our FiberSIM software with SYSPLY empowers design engineers and structural analysts with a suite of best-in-class tools for developing composite products," said Dr. Olivier Guillermin, director of product and market strategy at VISTAGY, Inc. "With the onset of new design methods and manufacturing processes, it is especially important that simulation tools such as SYSPLY utilize detailed composite part definitions provided by FiberSIM in order to ensure accurate analysis results." About ESI Group ESI Group is a world-leading supplier and pioneer of digital simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. 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 evaluate the environment's impact on product performance. 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 and open virtual engineering solution known as the Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS VTOS Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (Ireland) VTOS Virtual Try-Out Space (virtual engineering solution) VTOS Vent to Outside (HVAC) VTOS Virtual Technology Operating System ), enabling virtual prototypes to be improved in a continuous and collaborative manner. The company generated sales of EU66m in 2006, employs over 600 high-level specialists worldwide covering more than 30 countries. ESI Group is listed in Eurolist compartment C of Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. . For further information, visit www.esi-group.com. About VISTAGY, Inc. VISTAGY, Inc. develops engineering software that provides specialized functionality to significantly improve product development processes, engineering efficiency and the value of commercial PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design systems. VISTAGY's specialized engineering environments enable engineers to capture and communicate complete digital product definitions within 3D CAD systems, thereby increasing productivity, improving the communication of product information throughout the product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. , and allowing better-informed decision-making early in design. VISTAGY software is used throughout the world in the aerospace, automotive, marine, wind energy, medical, sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport , and transportation interiors industries. The company also offers training and consulting services. For more information, contact VISTAGY in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. , USA, at +1.781.250.6868 or visit www.vistagy.com. "VISTAGY. 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