CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive

16 December 2004

Implementation Investments

LMS Provides Caterpillar Inc. with Solutions for Noise and Vibration Engineering

LMS International announced that LMS will provide Caterpillar with LMS Virtual.Lab and LMS Test.Lab for Noise and Vibration engineering. The LMS solutions will be used to optimize the vibration comfort and noise performance of new designs, from the early virtual prototype stages up to the final prototype validation. LMS is accepted at Caterpillar for its strong know how and complete offering for noise and vibration engineering, the proven productivity of its solutions, and the flexibility of the LMS SCADAS III data acquisition platform

Competitive pressure continuously forces off-highway manufacturing companies to optimize the noise and vibration performance of their products and to pro-actively respond to changing customer requirements and ever-stricter legislation. The LMS Test.Lab system strongly supports engineering teams in tackling these complex challenges. LMS Test.Lab combines state-of-the-art capabilities, strong ease of use and a complete coverage of key noise and vibration applications. This strongly increases the efficiency in pinpointing and correcting vibration problems, and in analyzing and optimizing the dynamic properties of designs.

In off-highway engineering, the role of noise and vibration testing is no longer limited to the qualification and optimization of physical prototypes in the late development stages. Using LMS Virtual.Lab Noise and Vibration, engineering teams analyze the correlation between Finite Element (FE) models and test models, and improve the accuracy of FE models. In addition, LMS Virtual.Lab Noise and Vibration assists them in building hybrid simulation models, combining FE models and test-derived models of components and subsystems. Overall, LMS Virtual.Lab Noise and Vibration supports the accurate simulation and efficient optimization of a design's noise and vibration performance before committing to virtual prototype testing.

LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. LMS delivers a unique combination of virtual simulation software, testing systems, and engineering services. LMS is focused on the mission critical performance attributes in key manufacturing industries, including structural integrity, handling, safety, reliability, comfort and sound quality. LMS, a Dassault Systèmes Gold Partner, is certified to ISO9001:2000 quality standards and operates through a network of subsidiaries and representatives in key locations around the world.

 

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