Paris, France – February 04, 2009 – ESI Group (ISIN FR0004110310), pioneer and world-leading supplier of digital simulation software for prototyping and manufacturing processes, announced today its presentation at the IQPC Innovative Seating Conference, to be held on February 8 to 10 in Frankfurt, Germany. ESI is also sponsoring the conference for the fifth consecutive year as it is a major event for the Comfort and Seat Designers community, aimed at sharing inside information on Intelligent Seating Solutions.

Entitled ‘Multi-Domain Integrated Simulations for Virtual Seat Prototyping’, the paper will be presented by Christian Marca, ESI’s Seat Design Product Manager, on February 9. Aimed at demonstrating a new way to handle seat design, the paper will cover a number of common challenges, including chaining simulations for Virtual Seat Manufacturing, Occupant Seating and Comfort, Occupant Safety, Thermal Comfort and Aero-Acoustics Absorption.

The 3 main objectives of the paper are to demonstrate:
1. Improvements in predicting the BioRid (dummy model) safety simulations by chaining seating and safety simulations
2. Better prediction of car interior acoustic response by chaining seating and acoustics simulations
3. Increase in seat comfort thanks to a complementary approach for comfort analysis: chaining seating and thermal simulations 

Delegates can also find out more about ESI’s solutions for Virtual Seat Prototyping by visiting ESI’s booth in the exhibition area.

For further information, please refer to: http://www.esi-group.com/pam-comfort

About ESI Group

ESI 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 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’s products represent a unique collaborative and open environment for Simulation-Based Design, 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 750 high-level specialists worldwide covering more than 30 countries. ESI Group is listed in compartment C of NYSE Euronext Paris. For further information, visit www.esi-group.com.

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