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News Release from: LMS International | Subject: Test.Lab Revision 3
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 20 May 2002

Improvements to the art of noise (and
vibration)

LMS International has upgraded its Test.Lab integrated software suite for noise and vibration testing and engineering.

LMS International has upgraded its Test.Lab integrated software suite for noise and vibration testing and engineering Test.Lab Revision 3 offers a complete portfolio, including solutions for rotating machinery, structural and acoustic testing, vibration control, reporting and data sharing

Important new features in Test.Lab include parallel measurement modes and new data handling tools to speed up measurement and analysis, smart sensor (TEDS) support to avoid setup errors and reduce setup time, and the capability for users to make their own workbook templates.

The Test.Lab workbook concept allows to capture organisation-specific test procedures, and to make complex measurements easy to execute.

Through the integration with LMS Tec.Manager, users can easily document their test data and distribute their results to internal end external customers.

Test.Lab covers both laboratory based and mobile testing applications, and is fully integrated with the LMS Scadas III measurement front-end.

The pressure on noise and vibration engineering in mechanical product engineering is enormous and growing: legislation continues to dictate ever tougher limits in vibration comfort and noise levels; customers demand products that are better, and more refined; sound quality is of increasing importance for a product's brand value.

At the same time the move towards the digital development process means that fewer prototypes are available and must be tested in greater detail.

As a result, test departments have to handle an increasing volume and diversity of test work, while their people and budgets are under pressure.

Test departments have to deliver reliable test results - even when the availability of prototypes is dramatically reduced.

LMS has developed the new Test.Lab software suite to respond to these major challenges in noise and vibration testing and engineering Test.Lab makes testing easier and more productive - without compromising data confidence.

The unique user interface, composed of Workbooks and Worksheets, guides users through measurement procedures step by step, reducing training costs and guaranteeing proper handling of testing by any user profile.

Engineers can create company specific workbook templates easily, by locking measurement parameters or by adding, removing or reshuffling tasks to reflect their own standard measurement procedures - without any programming.

Test.Lab makes it easy to repeat tests accurately and to support quality systems with standardised measurement and analysis procedures that are easy to share within the company and its suppliers Customer requirements and new legislation raise the bar for noise and vibration engineering.

A more detailed understanding of the complex nature of noise and vibration is required.

To support this need, Test.Lab Revision 3 allows engineers to take multiple measurements in one run, applying different measurement techniques simultaneously.

Parallel measurements produce parallel data sets for different noise and vibration characteristics such as narrow band spectra to examine the spectral contents, synchronously sampled orders to identify the precise harmonics and continuous time data for subjective sound evaluation.

With Test.Lab, users automatically double their productivity by running parallel tests - and get completely consistent data to support comparative analysis of results.

Test.lab Revision 3 offers tight integration with LMS Tec.Manager, the LMS solution for collaborative engineering and engineering data management.

With Test.Lab, the user can document its test data in line with company specific data models and use these attributes to search and retrieve data.

The web client of Tec.Manager gives anyone in the extended organisation access to these data from a web browser.

As a net result, the test department can deliver consistent, well-documented data that is easy to access throughout the organisation for further use in the product development process.

LMS Test.Lab Revision 3 will ship in July 2002. Request a free brochure from LMS International ...

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