PAM-ASSEMBLY is available on NT windows interface and computation can be run on major branded Windows, Linux and UNIX platforms.

PAM-ASSEMBLY is part of a package that includes Visual Mesh for meshing CAD geometry, and the Visual Local Model Advisor for computing local models. It is dedicated to supporting distortion engineering for large welded assemblies. This package is dedicated to distortion engineering. It is using a local / global technology to be able to treat large and complex parts in a reasonable period.

PAM-ASSEMBLY serves as an easy-to-use front end to perform Welding Distortion Engineering. The physics of welding is fully treated in the local models. The basic idea behind the Local-Global method implemented in Pam-Assembly is to provide precision in Distortion Engineering without simplification of the physics of welding, whilst remaining user-friendly and efficient with respect to computation time, even for large welded assemblies. 

 

The Visual Local Model Advisor (VLMA) greatly simplifies the set up and computation of local models. It helps to prepare local models, which are composed of meshes including the required groups of elements, weld paths, clamping conditions and power sources. The VLMA provides several types of weld shape (butt joints, T-joints, overlap joints and customized weld shapes). The export of results into a database, which is used for the global welding fabrication simulation, is straightforward. Sysweld is used as solver for the local model simulations, running completely as a black box and not visible for the user.