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Our philosophy

Hybrid Modular Engineering

Hybrid Modular Engineering (HME) is a philosophy and strategy for product design and development. It combines testing and simulation to design, develop, update, and optimize complex products. At the same time, it focuses on measuring, analyzing, and optimizing components and component systems to support the optimized design and development of the assembled product.

VIBES Solutions

Hybrid Modular Modelling

Combining experimental and numerical data to analyze complex structures to obtain the most accurate assembly model in any stage of the product development.

Transfer Path Analysis (TPA)

Various techniques to identify and evaluate the contribution of vibration sources in an assembly.

Source Descriptions

Create receiver independent descriptions of your active vibration source both structure- and airborne. For use in simulation or benchmarking.

Modal Analysis

Structural analysis of components and systems using modal behavior.​

Test-based Modelling

Modelling of frequency response behaviour of passive components or systems using test-data for use in subsequent analyses.

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VIBES Software

Software for Test-based Sound & Vibration Measuring

DIRAC is our user-friendly FRF testing software with the Virtual Point technology. DIRAC enables engineers to measure FRFs of components and full-vehicles and to use the resulting models in many different configurations or for Blocked Force calculations.

Software for Characterization of Active Sources

SOURCE is a dedicated software application for Blocked Force source characterization and component TPA. It generates high-quality and traceable calculations, an intuitive workflow and multi-leveled quality checks.

Software for Hybrid Modular Modelling

COUPLE offers you a modular NVH approach where you can easily combine test-based models with models from simulations. Assemble, predict and optimize your NVH design.

Upcoming event

04 December, 2025

Webinar: The Release of SOURCE 2025R1

SOURCE is the VIBES software solution for active source characterization and Blocked Force TPA. Today, we’re proud to launch SOURCE 2025 R1, a release that marks a major leap forward in capability, performance, and user experience.

With this release, you’ll find powerful new features such as:

  • Order Processing
  • A fully renewed Channel Manager
  • Faster X-DoF
  • Integrated Virtual Point Transformation

And that’s not all — the Analyze environment has been completely redesigned to boost efficiency, spark creativity, and streamline your workflows. Whether you’re producing large volumes of Blocked Force TPA graphs or building new analysis frameworks with Fluent TPA, SOURCE 2025 R1 helps you work smarter and faster.

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