Supporting Functional Performance Engineering in a Wide Range of Industries

Offering the best return on investment is also what matters to manufacturers of industrial equipment, ranging from production machines and robots, elevators and cranes to compressors, pumps, and power tools. Better performance, increased operational reliability, better security, higher operator comfort, lower radiated noise and other environmental constraints have all become critical factors in the design and engineering of these products and systems. LMS enables leading manufacturers in industrial machinery to address these key product performance aspects from the early development stage, up to the final physical prototype testing for product refinement and validation.

Manufacturers of white goods, home and office appliances face extremely short development cycles, an increasing number of design variants and ever-higher customer expectations. Minimal noise levels are critical for the commercial success of dishwashers and washing machines, PC’s and copiers. Other consumer electronics such as loudspeakers, home cinema systems and mobile phones, require high quality acoustic performance. The increased complexity of sophisticated electronic controls that interact with mechanical parts makes it challenging to guarantee a safe and high-quality operation throughout the product’s lifetime. LMS virtual simulation and testing solutions help manufacturers to pro-actively build these stringent requirements into their new designs.

Within the medical equipment industry, digital signal processing (DSP) technology has become a key enabler for diagnosis and monitoring equipment. Having highly reliable, low noise instruments combined with high accuracy and measurement repeatability is of vital importance. The LMS digital signal processing solutions, environmental testing and virtual simulation tools meet the needs of medical equipment manufacturers in solving these demanding engineering challenges.

The drive for automation and the extreme reliability and safety requirements create difficult engineering challenges within the process industry. The manufacturing equipment is often subjected to severe mechanical loads. Malfunctioning or failure of the equipment will lead to poor product quality and may even result in substantial financial losses. The need for increased operating speed calls for lighter and stronger system designs and advanced electronic controls. More stringent environmental legislation imposes reduced noise levels and increased safety on the work floor. The proven LMS technologies offer best-in-class solutions, in solving these stringent engineering requirements, in monitoring, diagnosing and in eliminating mechanical problems during the production process.

Safety and reliability is essential in energy production. Mechanical failures can lead to environmental and economic disasters. The energy production industry has some of the most stringent quality standards and safety regulations of all industries. Mechanical integrity and correct functioning has to be guaranteed at 100%. Pumps, turbines, valves, switches, and robots are just some examples of mecatronic systems that must be engineered with optimal structural performance and reliability while minimizing radiated noise and transmitted vibrations. LMS simulation and testing solutions play a key role in designing and testing these critical parts and systems.

Reliability and safety, environment friendliness, correct operation of highly sensitive on-board electronics and overall passenger comfort call for high quality mechanical engineering in ship building. LMS’ simulation and testing solutions have proved to be best-of-class in gaining technical insights and setting specific engineering targets.