Leuven (Belgium) - LMS International, the engineering innovation company, announced today that it signed a partnership agreement with EADS and IMACS. Under this new agreement, LMS, EADS and IMACS will cooperate on integrating next generation acoustic simulation technology based on multipole Boundary Element Methods (BEM) into LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics. Multipole BEM technology extends simulation capabilities to higher frequency ranges. Thanks to parallel computing processes, multipole BEM also permits efficient and extensive in-depth acoustic analysis on detailed vehicle, aircraft, train or ship models. LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics is the LMS dedicated simulation solution that predicts the sound or the radiated noise from mechanical products.

Over the years, EADS Innovation Works has invested heavily in multipole BEM methods and electromagnetics as well as advanced technologies for exterior and interior acoustic applications. Prior to its partnership with LMS, EADS Innovation Works cooperated closely with several leading industrial partners like Airbus and PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN to develop and validate these new technologies. EADS also performed joined research with IMACS, a French research and technology provider in applied mathematics and scientific computing. IMACS will cooperate with LMS and EADS to provide further support and enhancements for the Multipole BEM acoustic simulation technology. The LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics integration will provide a unique and valuable opportunity to leverage this know-how and share it with a broader community of acoustics specialists worldwide.

''We foster a culture of open innovation in everything we do. Our partnership agreement with LMS illustrates this perfectly and provides an excellent platform to industrialize our technologies. Integrated within LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics, our multipole BEM technology will become accessible to many advanced acoustic engineering teams from many different industries worldwide. This group will be optimally served thanks to LMS' global market presence,'' explained Yann Barbaux, Senior Vice President of EADS Innovation Works.

''We are extremely excited about our partnership with EADS Innovation Works. It gives us the opportunity to continue to strengthen the position of LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics as the leading simulation platform for acoustic analysis. Integrating multipole BEM technology compliments LMS Virtual.Lab's BEM and FEM applications while meeting the requests from our customers to apply acoustic simulation at higher frequencies and addressing ever more challenging acoustic requirements,'' commented Dr. Jan Leuridan, Executive Vice President and CTO of LMS International.

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About EADS Innovation Works:

The EADS Innovation Works is the research & technology production facility of EADS. With sites in France, Germany, Russia, Singapore, Spain and UK and a workforce of more than 600, it provides world-class capabilities in aeronautics, defence and space research topics. Consistent with the EADS research & technology strategy and covering the skills and technology fields that are of critical importance to the EADS group of companies, the EADS Innovation Works is organized in six trans-national Technical Capability Centres: Composites Technologies - Metallic Technologies & Surface Engineering - Structures Engineering, Production & Mechatronics - Sensors, Electronics and Systems Integration - Simulation, Information Technologies & Systems Engineering - Advanced concepts. The EADS Innovation Works is an operational and strategic entity for the creation of added value by technology innovation. It fosters technological excellence and business orientation through the sharing of competences and means between the various partners of EADS and it develops and maintain partnerships with world-famous schools, universities and research centers.

For additional information about EADS, visit http://www.eads.net
Contact: innovationworks@eads.net

About LMS:

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 to market faster, and 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. For more information on LMS, visit www.lmsintl.com.