Strenghtens LMS in delivering exhaustive multi-attribute vehicle engineering services
LMS Engineering announces the extension of its offering to its ground vehicle customers with access to the Ford proving ground in Lommel, Belgium. Through its participation in the Flanders’ DRIVE Engineering & Test Center, LMS is creating one of the most extensive automotive engineering and test facilities in Western Europe. Access to The Flanders’ DRIVE center and the adjacent Ford proving grounds represents a strategic extension to LMS Engineering and Test Center in Leuven, Belgium, and furthers the capability of LMS to deliver exhaustive multi-attribute vehicle engineering for NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness), durability, and vehicle dynamics.
At Lommel, customers will have the convenience of using top-flight development and test facilities adjacent to world-class proving grounds. The Ford Lommel grounds cover 2.5 hectares with a 70km track that has a reputation for permitting precise test repeatability. The Engineering Center itself will be equipped for every aspect of vehicle development: CAD design, virtual prototyping capabilities and physical prototype testing and refinement. Dedicated NVH and durability test labs will work in tandem with the proving grounds next door.
By concentrating CAD design, virtual prototyping capabilities, lab testing, and full-scale proving ground testing in one location, LMS will achieve the goal of covering the full development cycle in a single compact location. “Being able to perform simulation, lab testing, and proving-ground testing in one location with a single team of engineers, will allow us to pick the right virtual or physical testing technique for each engineering problem.” stated Dirk De Vis, LMS Vice President Engineering. “The new center at the proving grounds will allow a very tight integration between virtual prototyping and test-based refinement to speed up the development of key performance attributes, such as NVH, Durability and Ride & Handling”.
The new Flanders’ DRIVE Engineering & Test Center at Lommel will house a 6-poster (4+2) test rig, as well as durability rigs for power train / driveline, suspension, and hot-exhaust. There will be multiple durability test rigs for components in a corrosion chamber. LMS will also extend its handling and suspension engineering capability with the availability of a state-of-the-art K&C (Kinematics and Compliance) test rig. The official opening is planned for 2003. Founding members of Flanders’ DRIVE include Bekaert, Bosal, Bosch, Tenneco Automotive, and LMS International.
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.
LMS Engineering announces the extension of its offering to its ground vehicle customers with access to the Ford proving ground in Lommel, Belgium. Through its participation in the Flanders’ DRIVE Engineering & Test Center, LMS is creating one of the most extensive automotive engineering and test facilities in Western Europe. Access to The Flanders’ DRIVE center and the adjacent Ford proving grounds represents a strategic extension to LMS Engineering and Test Center in Leuven, Belgium, and furthers the capability of LMS to deliver exhaustive multi-attribute vehicle engineering for NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness), durability, and vehicle dynamics.
At Lommel, customers will have the convenience of using top-flight development and test facilities adjacent to world-class proving grounds. The Ford Lommel grounds cover 2.5 hectares with a 70km track that has a reputation for permitting precise test repeatability. The Engineering Center itself will be equipped for every aspect of vehicle development: CAD design, virtual prototyping capabilities and physical prototype testing and refinement. Dedicated NVH and durability test labs will work in tandem with the proving grounds next door.
By concentrating CAD design, virtual prototyping capabilities, lab testing, and full-scale proving ground testing in one location, LMS will achieve the goal of covering the full development cycle in a single compact location. “Being able to perform simulation, lab testing, and proving-ground testing in one location with a single team of engineers, will allow us to pick the right virtual or physical testing technique for each engineering problem.” stated Dirk De Vis, LMS Vice President Engineering. “The new center at the proving grounds will allow a very tight integration between virtual prototyping and test-based refinement to speed up the development of key performance attributes, such as NVH, Durability and Ride & Handling”.
The new Flanders’ DRIVE Engineering & Test Center at Lommel will house a 6-poster (4+2) test rig, as well as durability rigs for power train / driveline, suspension, and hot-exhaust. There will be multiple durability test rigs for components in a corrosion chamber. LMS will also extend its handling and suspension engineering capability with the availability of a state-of-the-art K&C (Kinematics and Compliance) test rig. The official opening is planned for 2003. Founding members of Flanders’ DRIVE include Bekaert, Bosal, Bosch, Tenneco Automotive, and LMS International.
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.
