Leuven, Belgium - LMS, the engineering innovation company, today announced that Toyota has extended its strategic partnership with LMS International to full vehicle thermal management analyses. The LMS engineering team will provide Toyota with three vehicle energy management flow simulators for three different vehicles: the Toyota Corolla, the hybrid Toyota Prius, and the new micro-four-seater, the Toyota IQ. With these new dedicated simulators, Toyota will be able to investigate heat management strategies and architectures using one-dimensional simulation extremely early in the development cycle. This will let Toyota study the direct influence of design changes on fuel consumption as well as CO2 emissions and, in the end, significantly reduce the number of physical prototypes.
Toyota Motor will idle its plants in Japan for 11 days in February and March to reduce output in the face of steeply declining global vehicle sales, the company announced recently. The Japanese auto giant said the suspension will affect production at all 12 of its directly operated domestic plants, which include four vehicle assembly plants and also factories that make transmissions, engines, and other parts. The stoppages are in addition to a three-day shutdown this month at these plants that Toyota had already announced.
December 18th, 2008 - Metris (MTRS, Euronext Brussels) releases Laser Radar Driver 5.1 software to set new precision standards for automated, non-contact inspection of holes in large measuring volumes. Depending on hole diameter, Metris allows Laser Radar customers to reach accuracy and repeatability levels up to 30 times higher than before. Laser Radar's innovative laser technology supports both automatic freeform surface measurement and feature detection/inspection without SMR or other targeting tools, inherently achieving higher inspection productivity.
November 20th, 2008 - Fort Worth, Texas - Global metrology leader Metris (MTRS, Euronext Brussels) and Sensory Analytics, an emerging U.S. leader in non-contact coating measurement solutions, today announced that it will incorporate award-winning SpecMetrix® coating measurement technologies from Sensory into its highly successful iSpace tracking and positioning system.
Leuven, Belgium - LMS, the engineering innovation company, is proud to announce their successful collaboration with KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) regarding the development of the first simulated maglev train in the world. The team at KIMM used LMS Virtual.Lab to create a highly realistic simulation that could handle mission critical factors like guideway specification costs as well as simulating the contact-less interaction between the vehicle and the flexible guideway.
Teamcenter Provides the Product Data Management Platform, Including Digital Mock-Ups, to Enable the Internationally Designed and Manufactured Sukhoi Superjet 100 to Complete Maiden Flight in May
Leuven, Belgium - LMS, the engineering innovation company, announced today that the Brazilian Institute of Aeronautics and Space (IAE), one of the research organizations of the Brazilian Air Force, is deploying LMS Test.Lab testing systems and LMS Virtual.Lab simulation software to better identify critical vibration modes on ground vibration tests (GVT). Implementation, applications assistance and on-going technical support services are being provided by LMS regional representative SMARTtech, which was instrumental in securing the contract for LMS International.
SOUTHPOINTE, Pa., May 20, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- ANSYS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that its computational fluid dynamics software FLUENT(R) for CATIA(R) V5 was chosen by Honda R&D Co., Ltd. for fluid flow analysis and has contributed significantly to improving design process efficiency. Honda R&D (located in Haga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture; Asaka-shi and Wako-shi, Saitama Prefecture) is a research and development subsidiary of Honda, one of the world's leading automotive manufacturers.
Leuven, Belgium - LMS, the engineering innovation company, introduced its extended solution for vehicle handling simulation at the Vehicle Dynamics Expo in Stuttgart, Germany. LMS offers an integrated solution and advanced engineering services to help vehicle manufactures deliver optimal vehicle handling and to balance the handling performance against other key attributes in chassis development, including ride comfort, road noise and durability.
Leuven (Belgium) - May 6, 2008 - LMS International, the engineering innovation company, today announced the introduction of the LMS SCADAS Recorder for autonomous, in-field testing applications. Built on the SCADAS Mobile platform, the LMS SCADAS Recorder has been designed for applications such as proving ground testing, large production plants, off-road vehicles, wind turbines and many other demanding applications. The LMS SCADAS Recorder can be used as an autonomous recorder, as a smart recorder with a wireless PDA connection or as a front-end system for in-field and laboratory applications. The system is compatible with major sensor types and is seamlessly integrated with the LMS Test.Lab, LMS Test.Xpress and LMS TecWare software for noise, vibration and durability analysis. This extends the LMS platform to the broadest possible range of data acquisition and analysis tasks, including autonomous data recording.
Leuven (Belgium) - LMS International, the engineering innovation company, today announced that Delphi has successfully implemented LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim multi-domain system modeling software to efficiently develop advanced Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) simulators to design and test Electronic Control Units (ECU's) for tomorrow's fuel-efficient, clean-running diesel engines.
Multibody simulation enables engineers to develop more competitive motorsports vehicles by fine-tuning suspension designs for better handling and maneuverability
The manufacture of marine models and moulds poses special challenges because of the size of the final parts. One company using Delcam's CADCAM software to overcome these challenges is Lanulfi, which is based in Monticello Count Otto, near Vicenza, in Italy. It has replaced traditional modelling techniques for the construction of physical prototypes and for the production of moulds. The company also uses the software to manufacture other large-scale plastic products, mainly for the automotive sector.
SANTA ANA, Calif. - March 10, 2008 - MSC.Software (NASDAQ: MSCS), the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions, including simulation software and services, today announced that MSC.Software''s engineering simulation software, Adams, is being used by Ford Racing Technology to design, develop and optimize race car performance at race tracks.
Automotive supplier shortens in-vehicle NVH test cycles by 50% and responds faster to customer requests with mobile testing systems
December 18th, 2008 - Metris (MTRS, Euronext Brussels) releases Laser Radar Driver 5.1 software to set new precision standards for automated, non-contact inspection of holes in large measuring volumes. Depending on hole diameter, Metris allows Laser Radar customers to reach accuracy and repeatability levels up to 30 times higher than before. Laser Radar's innovative laser technology supports both automatic freeform surface measurement and feature detection/inspection without SMR or other targeting tools, inherently achieving higher inspection productivity.
Leuven, Belgium - LMS, the engineering innovation company, is proud to announce their successful collaboration with KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) regarding the development of the first simulated maglev train in the world. The team at KIMM used LMS Virtual.Lab to create a highly realistic simulation that could handle mission critical factors like guideway specification costs as well as simulating the contact-less interaction between the vehicle and the flexible guideway.
Leuven, Belgium - LMS, the engineering innovation company, introduced its extended solution for vehicle handling simulation at the Vehicle Dynamics Expo in Stuttgart, Germany. LMS offers an integrated solution and advanced engineering services to help vehicle manufactures deliver optimal vehicle handling and to balance the handling performance against other key attributes in chassis development, including ride comfort, road noise and durability.
Leuven (Belgium) - May 6, 2008 - LMS International, the engineering innovation company, today announced the introduction of the LMS SCADAS Recorder for autonomous, in-field testing applications. Built on the SCADAS Mobile platform, the LMS SCADAS Recorder has been designed for applications such as proving ground testing, large production plants, off-road vehicles, wind turbines and many other demanding applications. The LMS SCADAS Recorder can be used as an autonomous recorder, as a smart recorder with a wireless PDA connection or as a front-end system for in-field and laboratory applications. The system is compatible with major sensor types and is seamlessly integrated with the LMS Test.Lab, LMS Test.Xpress and LMS TecWare software for noise, vibration and durability analysis. This extends the LMS platform to the broadest possible range of data acquisition and analysis tasks, including autonomous data recording.
Leuven (Belgium) - LMS International, the engineering innovation company, today introduced NVH Observer, a highly detailed and subscription-based database with vehicle NVH benchmarking information.
Leuven (Belgium) - LMS International, the engineering innovation company, today announced that Delphi has successfully implemented LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim multi-domain system modeling software to efficiently develop advanced Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) simulators to design and test Electronic Control Units (ECU's) for tomorrow's fuel-efficient, clean-running diesel engines.
Integrated LMS GVT solution helps aircraft manufacturers achieve shorter testing cycles while increasing test observability and overall test quality
Multibody simulation enables engineers to develop more competitive motorsports vehicles by fine-tuning suspension designs for better handling and maneuverability
The manufacture of marine models and moulds poses special challenges because of the size of the final parts. One company using Delcam's CADCAM software to overcome these challenges is Lanulfi, which is based in Monticello Count Otto, near Vicenza, in Italy. It has replaced traditional modelling techniques for the construction of physical prototypes and for the production of moulds. The company also uses the software to manufacture other large-scale plastic products, mainly for the automotive sector.
SANTA ANA, Calif. - March 10, 2008 - MSC.Software (NASDAQ: MSCS), the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions, including simulation software and services, today announced that MSC.Software''s engineering simulation software, Adams, is being used by Ford Racing Technology to design, develop and optimize race car performance at race tracks.
Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Wins North American Truck of the Year and Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Awards