Participants plan to attend the next event, thanks to expert
speeches and a diversified agenda
RUNGIS, France--(Business Wire)--
ESI Group (ESIN FR0004110310), world-leading supplier and pioneer
of Simulation-Based Design solutions for prototyping and manufacturing
processes, announced today the success of their first Fracture
Seminar, a two-day expert training program on Fracture Mechanics, held
March 31 to April 1, 2008 in Lyon, France.
This expert course offered attendees twelve lectures on metallic
and non-metallic fracture, from prominent research authorities such as
Professor Frank McClintock (Retired, Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Professor
Jean-Baptiste Leblond (Member of the Academie des Sciences, Professor
at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France), Professor Mark
Kachanov (Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University,
USA), Dr. Alastair Johnson (German Aerospace Institute - DLR), Dr.
Masahiro Fujii (Ube Industries Ltd., Japan) and Philippe Gilles (AREVA
International Expert, France). The informal setting allowed for
indepth interaction and exchange between the speakers and the 20
seminar attendees representing more than 18 companies and academic
institutions and 8 countries.
"I liked very much to hear such well-known people in the area
speaking at the seminar and I learnt quite a lot on new developments
and modeling approach for fracture," said Carel Ten Horn, principal
researcher at Corus RD&T in The Netherlands. "It was not a conference,
but quite an informal meeting with much more interaction. I also
enjoyed the good balance between people from academia and from
industry. Topics covered were varied and are directly applicable in my
work," he continued.
Learning from the latest advances in fracture mechanics allows CAE
engineers and model designers to solve their engineering challenges
using FEA technology by accurately predicting and controlling the risk
of damage and failure. It helps participants better understand the
"physics behind the screen" in order to make optimal design decisions
and achieve faster production.
Attendees reported great interest for presentation content saying
the seminar was a good opportunity to learn what other companies are
doing and to understand the challenges faced by various industry
sectors. In addition to the in-depth overview of on-going research,
participants also appreciated gaining a better understanding of the
availability of software packages and on new areas not familiar to
them.
"We gathered both high class experts and top-level attendees from
all over the world," added Argiris Kamoulakos, ESI Group Scientific
Director. "The success is due in part to the subject of the seminar
itself, as fracture mechanics is extremely critical for a company's
competitiveness. Our Fracture Seminar is an excellent way for
engineers and scientists from industry and research centers to acquire
the best practices in that discipline. It seems that participants went
away with some ideas on how to overcome their industrial challenges.
Most expressed very positive feedback and intend to attend the next
event," he continued.
This course is part of a series of Expert Courses on advanced
simulation topics, ranging from the Springback Seminar for Metal
Forming processes held in Switzerland in October 2007, to the
Solidification Course being held next month for Casting processes.
Other similar ESI Group events will continue to take place worldwide
on such topics as Composites and Vibro-Acoustics.
Learn about other ESI Group training opportunities at:
www.esi-group.com/training
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 products represent a unique collaborative and
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.
ESI Group Press Relations
Amy de Rouvray, +33(0)1 41 73 59 01
Amy.de.Rouvray@esi-group.com
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