An enthusiastic and discerning crowd of over 300 Engineers that support some of the most influential manufacturers in the USA gathered at the LMS Conference on September 18th and 19th in Troy, Michigan. LMS customers from Honda R&D, DaimlerChrysler, Purdue University, Liebherr Mining Equipment, GM, Ford, the Aerospace Corporation and Honeywell International, among many others, contributed excellent presentations of the work they are doing to increase the effectiveness of functional performance engineering.
The keynote speakers set the tone for the conference by discussing how engineering practices can impact customer perceptions and establish brand identity within a very demanding global market. Industry observer Dave Burdick of Collaborative Visions spoke on the popular subject of turning great ideas into profit. In order for firms to successfully market new products, he strongly advocates updating business practices so there is less focus on rigid procedures, and more on the processes that enable flexible responses to customer needs throughout the entire product lifecycle.
LMS CEO and Chairman of the Board, Urbain Vandeurzen, addressed the gathering on the LMS breakthroughs in hybrid simulation and functional performance engineering that are enabling engineers to gain critical insights early in the process, and with heightened degrees of accuracy. Hybrid simulation makes the best out of the information garnered from both the testing and analysis worlds: in effect, the reliability of testing is combined with the speed of virtual simulation. This breakthrough approach assists customers to better engineer the functional performance of their designs, supports them to deliver innovative products faster, and helps them to cultivate their brand value and identity.
Jan Leuridan, Chief Technology Officer of LMS spoke about the expanding and changing role of Test in the development process. Physical Prototype Test is no longer limited to the troubleshooting and validation phase of the development. It is used to front-load data into the virtual simulation process by testing existing components and benchmarking competitive products for target setting purposes. Test also provides loading information and feedback to update CAE models. The use of test-derived models of components and sub-assemblies makes virtual performance simulation possible and practical at the full assembly level.
DaimlerChrysler’s Jack Thompson, Director, CAE and Concept Development, spoke about the concerns of the top administrators dealing directly with market forces and who must allocate millions of dollars to research or product development projects. He spoke about how his company recently chose LMS Virtual.Lab for cross-disciplinary attribute engineering in the conceptual phase of product development. This LMS environment will integrate the myriad of software used in product development, thereby significantly improving the Chrysler Group’s engineering productivity in the areas of Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH), Durability and Impact simulation LMS will also team up with Chrysler Group engineers to evaluate the automaker’s current processes so they can increase value-added engineering time and improve the overall quality of designs.
The day to day experiences of technicians and application engineers in design, development, problem prevention and fixing were covered in presentations representing state of the art engineering techniques. Speakers shared their experience working with LMS products on applications such as FBS for Cradle to Body Coupling, Engine Noise Hybrid TPA Modeling, FRF-based substructuring for Full Vehicle Functional Performance Engineering, Multi-body Dynamic Separation Analysis of a Launch Vehicle, Durability Loads Prediction for a Rear Suspension of a Honda Passenger Car, and much more. The many excellent speakers from universities, research centers and development departments proved to be the backbone of the conference.
The success of the LMS conference in the USA sets the tone for the much-anticipated European conference in Stuttgart November 28th and 29th.
About LMS International
LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. LMS enables its customers to get better products faster to market, and to turn superior process efficiency to their strategic competitive advantage. LMS delivers a unique combination of virtual simulation software, testing systems, and engineering services. We are focused on the mission critical performance attributes in key manufacturing industries, including structural integrity, handling, safety, reliability, comfort and sound quality. Through our technology, people and over 25 years of experience, LMS has become the partner of choice for most of the leading discrete manufacturing companies worldwide. 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.
The keynote speakers set the tone for the conference by discussing how engineering practices can impact customer perceptions and establish brand identity within a very demanding global market. Industry observer Dave Burdick of Collaborative Visions spoke on the popular subject of turning great ideas into profit. In order for firms to successfully market new products, he strongly advocates updating business practices so there is less focus on rigid procedures, and more on the processes that enable flexible responses to customer needs throughout the entire product lifecycle.
LMS CEO and Chairman of the Board, Urbain Vandeurzen, addressed the gathering on the LMS breakthroughs in hybrid simulation and functional performance engineering that are enabling engineers to gain critical insights early in the process, and with heightened degrees of accuracy. Hybrid simulation makes the best out of the information garnered from both the testing and analysis worlds: in effect, the reliability of testing is combined with the speed of virtual simulation. This breakthrough approach assists customers to better engineer the functional performance of their designs, supports them to deliver innovative products faster, and helps them to cultivate their brand value and identity.
Jan Leuridan, Chief Technology Officer of LMS spoke about the expanding and changing role of Test in the development process. Physical Prototype Test is no longer limited to the troubleshooting and validation phase of the development. It is used to front-load data into the virtual simulation process by testing existing components and benchmarking competitive products for target setting purposes. Test also provides loading information and feedback to update CAE models. The use of test-derived models of components and sub-assemblies makes virtual performance simulation possible and practical at the full assembly level.
DaimlerChrysler’s Jack Thompson, Director, CAE and Concept Development, spoke about the concerns of the top administrators dealing directly with market forces and who must allocate millions of dollars to research or product development projects. He spoke about how his company recently chose LMS Virtual.Lab for cross-disciplinary attribute engineering in the conceptual phase of product development. This LMS environment will integrate the myriad of software used in product development, thereby significantly improving the Chrysler Group’s engineering productivity in the areas of Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH), Durability and Impact simulation LMS will also team up with Chrysler Group engineers to evaluate the automaker’s current processes so they can increase value-added engineering time and improve the overall quality of designs.
The day to day experiences of technicians and application engineers in design, development, problem prevention and fixing were covered in presentations representing state of the art engineering techniques. Speakers shared their experience working with LMS products on applications such as FBS for Cradle to Body Coupling, Engine Noise Hybrid TPA Modeling, FRF-based substructuring for Full Vehicle Functional Performance Engineering, Multi-body Dynamic Separation Analysis of a Launch Vehicle, Durability Loads Prediction for a Rear Suspension of a Honda Passenger Car, and much more. The many excellent speakers from universities, research centers and development departments proved to be the backbone of the conference.
The success of the LMS conference in the USA sets the tone for the much-anticipated European conference in Stuttgart November 28th and 29th.
About LMS International
LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. LMS enables its customers to get better products faster to market, and to turn superior process efficiency to their strategic competitive advantage. LMS delivers a unique combination of virtual simulation software, testing systems, and engineering services. We are focused on the mission critical performance attributes in key manufacturing industries, including structural integrity, handling, safety, reliability, comfort and sound quality. Through our technology, people and over 25 years of experience, LMS has become the partner of choice for most of the leading discrete manufacturing companies worldwide. 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.
