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Elsyca V-PIMS
A revolution in digital PIMS combining Pipeline Corrosion Integrity Management System (PIMS) and computational modeling capabilities
Elsyca IRIS
Deep analysis of AC threats supporting efficient mitigation systems computer-aided design
Elsyca CatPro
Graphical simulation platform for cathodic protection and DC stray current analysis of pipeline networks
Elsyca CPManager
3D CAD-based software simulation platform for the computer-aided design and analysis of cathodic protection installations
Elsyca ACTA
Unique solution offering accurate, disambiguated, and tailored risk ranking report of pipeline networks
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Elsyca PlatingManager
Leverage a digital twin of your plating line to predict plating performance and increase manufacturing capacity
Elsyca PCBBalance
The world’s only PCB DFM software that applies automated and optimized copper balancing to your PCB design and panel layout.
Elsyca PCBPlate
State-of-the-art graphical simulation platform for enhancing the plating performance of your PCB panel and pattern plating processes.
Elsyca ECoatMaster
CAD independent software platform for the simulation of the automotive electrocoating process of a body-in-white (BIW).
Elsyca EPOS
Simulate the performances of electropolishing processes based on a virtual mock-up of the electropolishing cell.
Elsyca AnodizingManager
State-of-the-art graphical simulation platform for analyzing the production performance and quality of anodizing processes.
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Elsyca CorrosionMaster
CorrosionMaster identifies corrosion hot spots and predicts corrosion rates, enabling engineers to look at alternative material combinations and/or coating systems, or investigate corrosion-mitigating measures.
Elsyca LeakageMaster
Improve vehicles interior acoustic comfort by performing upfront virtual smoke tests.
Elsyca MeshingMaster
Automatically creates meshes for a variety of applications such as acoustics, CFD, thermal analysis, etc
Elsyca XPlorer
Interactive simulation results viewer for Finite Elements results
Elsyca XPlorer3D
Analyze, Understand and Get Immersed in your results

Electrocoating

Surface Finishing Solutions Overview

Verify upfront the resulting paint layer thickness distribution

Control the final paint layer thickness for any designs

Electrocoating or e-coating uses an electrical charge to deposit organic paint on structures. Widely used in the automotive industry to protect the Body-in-White (BIW) structure against corrosion, Elsyca's solution supports automotive OEMs in their process optimization to: 

  • ensure the right amount of paint thickness at each location including inner structures and internal cavities;
  • Analyze sheet metal perforation on final paint deposition quality;
  • Consider infrastructure, flow conditions, and electrochemical paint characteristics’ impacts on the e-coating process;
  • Quickly and accurately predict the final deposit layer thickness whatever the complexity of the vehicle geometries within 2-micron margin;
  • Deal with all industrial challenges such as the impact of gas trap and liquid drag over. 
Predict paint thickness at each location of your designs and achieve 100% coverage the first time! 

Leveraging the digital twin of your electrocoating line

Process optimization

Changes in vehicles designs impact the final deposit layer thickness. Quantifying this impact is a very expensive and time-consuming effort as only a limited number of trials are possible before the design of the car is frozen and taken into production.

Elsyca's solution provides OEMs a digital twin of their electrocoating lines that:

  • contains all the line characteristics and operating conditions information including voltage program, flow conditions, and electrochemical paint characteristics;
  • quickly and accurately predicts the final deposit layer thickness whatever the complexity of the vehicle geometries within 2-micron margin;
  • is a comprehensive modeling solution tackling all industrial challenges such as the impact of gas trap and liquid drag over.

Paint Characterization

The final quality of the coating highly depends on its electrochemical characteristics. To retrieve these parameters, specific post-processing of the lab measurements is required to not only understand the paint properties but also feed any electrocoating simulation solution. 

Elsyca's solution delivers end users a fast and efficient solution to:

  • capture electromechanical properties of paints based on lab measurements;
  • create an in-house proprietary database of paints to run multiple e-coating analyses;
  • automatically fit lab data with simulated ones to ensure accurate numerical prediction.

Electro-coating Simulation made simple

Elsyca ECoatMaster is the virtual representation of the e-coat step in your production line. The tool predicts current density and deposited paint layer thickness distribution based on the virtual configuration of your e-coating line and the CAD model of the body-in-white. Identification of the surface risk areas and validation of the impact of design modifications and/or changing process parameters have never been that simple.

Learn more about Elsyca ECoatMaster

Looking for more information on how to optimize your e-coating process? 

Download our surface finishing solutions overview