Visual Components is a developer of 3D
simulation software
Simulation software is based on the process of modeling a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually performing that operation. ...
for manufacturing. Visual Components software is used for applications including layout planning, production simulation,
off-line programming and PLC verification.
History
Visual Components was founded 1999 in Helsinki, Finland. The company philosophy was to make manufacturing design and
simulation technology easy to use and accessible to manufacturing organizations of all sizes.
Visual Components’ first product was a layout configuration and
visualization
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tool for JOT Automation, a Finnish supplier of automated test and assembly solutions. Visual Components and KUKA have since released additional software in the fields of robot simulation, programming and 3D design.
In December 2017, KUKA announced the acquisition of Visual Components. Following the announcement, a statement was made by KUKA that Visual Components remain a hardware neutral simulation platform, and would continue to support and expand its list of robot models, currently 1,200+ models from 30+ robot brands.
In November 2022, it was announced Visual Components had acquired the robotics division of the
Espoo
Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...
-headquartered company, Delfoi - a provider of robot offline programming (OLP) software solutions worldwide.
Release history
See also
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Simulation software
Simulation software is based on the process of modeling a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually performing that operation. ...
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Visualization software
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Discrete event simulation
A discrete-event simulation (DES) models the operation of a system as a ( discrete) sequence of events in time. Each event occurs at a particular instant in time and marks a change of state in the system. Between consecutive events, no change in ...
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List of discrete event simulation software
This is a list of notable discrete-event simulation
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Robotics Simulation Software
A robotics simulator is a simulator used to create an application for a physical robot without depending on the physical machine, thus saving cost and time. In some case, such applications can be transferred onto a physical robot (or rebuilt) with ...
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Off-line Programming (robotics) Off-line programming (OLP) is a robot programming method where the robot program is created independent from the actual robot cell. The robot program is then uploaded to the real industrial robot for execution. In off-line programming, the robot c ...
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Programmable Logic Controller
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Industry 4.0
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, 4IR, or Industry 4.0, conceptualizes rapid change to technology, industries, and societal patterns and processes in the 21st century due to increasing interconnectivity and smart automation. The term has bee ...
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Automation
Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, namely by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machines ...
References
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Simulation software
Windows-only proprietary software
Robotics simulation software