Advanced Composite Cure Simulation (ACCS) is a specialized software developed by LMAT Ltd. to simulate the curing effects in composite moldings, applicable to both thermoset (TS) and thermoplastic (TP) materials. By modeling complex processes during manufacturing, ACCS enables users to predict residual stresses, mold pressures, material temperatures, and potential exothermic reactions before physical tooling. This predictive capability allows for process optimization, leading to higher quality products and reduced manufacturing costs. The software can forecast component distortions and determine the forces required to correct them, facilitating adjustments in process parameters, lay-up configurations, or mold compensations to achieve desired part shapes directly from the mold. Integrated material characterization ensures reliable data input, enhancing simulation accuracy. ACCS is available on various host platforms, including integration with ANSYS Workbench, and offers modules to predict cure cycles and material flow for bulk molding materials, accounting for fiber reorientation effects in both TS and TP materials.

Features:

• Comprehensive Process Simulation: Models complex curing processes in composite manufacturing, predicting residual stresses, mold pressures, material temperatures, and exothermic reactions.
• Distortion Prediction and Correction: Forecasts component distortions and calculates necessary corrective forces, enabling process adjustments to achieve desired part shapes directly from the mold.
• Integrated Material Characterization: Ensures reliable and robust data input for accurate simulations.
• Platform Versatility: Available on multiple host platforms, including integration with ANSYS Workbench.

- Advanced Modules: Offers modules to predict cure cycles and material flow for bulk molding materials, considering fiber reorientation effects in both thermoset and thermoplastic materials.