Leuven, Belgium - February 12, 2009 - LMS, the engineering innovation company, has packed the latest version of LMS Test.Lab with new and enhanced features that help every test department save time and resources. With the broadest portfolio of TPA solutions on the market, LMS helps customers tackle issues from every possible angle - from simple systems with a single soft-mounted source to complex structures with multiple and variable mounted sources.
LMS Test.Lab Rev 9 consolidates years of hands-on experience and translates it into innovative extensions that can help customers solve mission-critical testing issues. Focusing on ease-of-use and productivity, standard features include a workflow-oriented GUI, active displays, and powerful data management with continuous data checks to minimize translation glitches and operator errors. To solve TPA issues in a scalable manner, LMS Test.Lab Rev 9 also features a wide range of TPA techniques, such as LMS Test.Lab Single Reference Transfer Path Analysis, LMS Test.Lab Multi-reference Transfer Path Analysis and the new LMS Test.Lab OPAX solution.
Continuing to pioneer in the field, the new LMS Test.Lab OPAX solution revolutionizes the world of TPA by combining the speed of response-only TPA with the high accuracy level found in conventional TPA. The LMS Test.Lab OPAX solution separates loads and transfer paths so that vibro-acoustic energy can easily be traced right from the source, through a set of known structure-borne and air-borne pathways, directly to a given receiver location. This lets engineers accurately identify the root cause of the problem quicker than ever before with the minimum of time-consuming measurements.
''TPA done right - using a systematic manner to really understand vibro-acoustic behavior -- has the capability to reduce overall development time by 50%. Exactly how much time in days or weeks depends on the test item complexity and process itself, of course. All LMS Test.Lab solutions, including new ones like LMS Test.Lab OPAX, help establish a systematic approach in the test-based engineering process and focus engineering efforts on the components that matter the most,'' stated Wilfried Claes, Product Line Manager NVH for the LMS Test division.
''Today's testing departments face increasingly complex noise and vibration issues and constant time pressure. In addition, due to weight reduction programs, old tricks like strengthening the structure or adding more trim are no longer an option. We want to make sure that our customers have the most efficient tools - like our new LMS Test.Lab OPAX solution - to tackle the most-pressing noise and vibration challenges,'' concluded Bruno Massa, Vice President, LMS Test Operations.
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About TPA or Transfer Path Analysis:
Transfer Path Analysis or TPA is used to assess the structure-borne and airborne energy transfer routes - from the source of excitation to a given receiver location. Once the sources and their paths have been quantified and modeled, it is a relatively straightforward design task to optimize the system. The basic idea behind TPA is to quantify the various sources and their paths and figure out which ones are important, which ones contribute and which ones cancel each other out. This focuses attention on a limited number of components, making a real difference in the analysis outcome.
About LMS:
LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. With approximately 30 years of experience, LMS helps customers get better products to market faster and turn superior process efficiency into key competitive advantages. With a unique combination of 1D and 3D simulation software, testing systems and engineering services, LMS tunes into mission critical engineering attributes, ranging from system dynamics, structural integrity and sound quality to durability, safety and power consumption. With multi-domain solutions for thermal, fluid dynamics, electrical and mechanical system behavior, LMS can address the complex engineering challenges associated with intelligent system design. Thanks to our technology and dedicated people, LMS has become the partner of choice of more than 5,000 manufacturing companies worldwide. LMS is certified to ISO9001:2000 quality standards and operates through a network of subsidiaries and representatives in key locations around the world.
