Siemens said on Tuesday it is introducing an automation software and hardware solution that cuts the time required to analyse noise and vibration characteristics of mechanical components from several days to within hours.

The company said Siemens’ automated component model extraction solution makes scalable implementation in industrial settings of blocked-force extraction under the ISO 20270 standard. It supports more accurate system-level NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) prediction through virtual prototyping.

Conventional component characterisation has been slow and has required extensive manual work, relying heavily on the experience and capabilities of specialist engineers, the company said. It said the automated component model extraction solution addresses these issues by shifting measurement and data processing to a controlled automated workflow, reducing dependence on operators.

The automated component model extraction solution was jointly developed by Siemens and Bosch and is based on Bosch’s patented predictiveVIA technology.

It combines an automated test bench with dedicated software to create high-quality component models that can be used immediately for simulation and reused across various system variants.

Sam Mahalingam (샘 마할링엄), chief executive and senior vice president of simulation at Siemens Digital Industries Software, said, “With the automated component model extraction solution, customers can transform a complex process that depended on specialist workforce capabilities into scalable engineering capability. By combining automated testing with a workflow that can be used immediately for simulation and high-quality noise and vibration data, engineers can focus on gaining insights through data analysis rather than on data collection. This can increase confidence in NVH performance from the early stages of development.”