I have been at the recent
LMS user conference in Munich where more than 200 experts in Engineering Simulation have gathered to discuss industry challenges and solutions.
Of course LMS has presented their rev.9 of Virtual.Lab for 3D functional performance simulation, with the stack of solutions for Acoustics, Durability & Fatigue and Motion that works seamlessly in the CATIA V5 environment. Those solutions are accessible via the PLM MarketPlace in the LMS page.
This rev.9 is packed with innovative technologies and advancements in functionalities and has received appraisal in user reviews, e.g. the one in MCAD Café. Please go there to have all the technical details, bells and whistles.
The acoustics simulation in particular seems to offer major breakthroughs in meeting industry challenges in this domain.
If you want you can enjoy my personal review from the 2 days in Munich on 3D Perspectives Blog. Here I take a look on the subject of Acoustics and Sound Design and what it means to the success of a manufacturing brand (cars and Daimler as an example).

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My carry-out from the conference was that LMS showed a very strong commitment to fully grasp their customers’ needs and to help them to find answers. Dr’s Urbain Vanddeurzen, LMS CEO, and Jan Leuridan, Executive VP & CTO, stated in their plenary keynote that LMS does Technology Contributions to support development process at their customers. This is what it is. They do this within a user community of more than 100,000 engineers, with 1,000 employees at LMS and with re-invested revenue of 25% in R&D. Keep up the good work.

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Feel free to ask your questions or comments regarding LMS and Virtual.Lab in the comments section or to LMS Director-Product Management Virtual.Lab Nick Tzannetakis (nick.tzannetakis@lmsintl.com) directly.
Best,
Michael