Process Simulate

ducted efficiently and almost automati-

cally to ensure upfront production
optimization.

Manufacturing process verification in Process Simulate facilitates the design

and validation of manufacturing pro-
powerful 3D environment cesses in a 3D dynamic environment.
Process Simulate is fully integrated with
the manufacturing backbone, thus en-
Benefits Summary abling manufacturing engineers to re-
• Reduce cost of change with early Process Simulate is a digital manufactur- use, author and validate manufacturing
detection and communication of ing solution for manufacturing process processes. Process Simulate provides an
product design issues verification in a 3D environment. advanced 3D environment capable of
Process Simulate is a major enabler of emulating realistic behavior of manu-
• Reduce number of physical proto- facturing processes and optimization of
speed-to-market by allowing manufac-
types with upfront virtual validation cycle times and process sequence.
turing organizations to virtually validate
• Optimize cycle times through manufacturing concepts upfront – Process Simulate facilitates simulation
simulation throughout the lifecycle of new product of assembly processes, human opera-
introductions. The ability to leverage 3D tions and mechanical procedures of
• Ensure ergonomically safe processes tools, devices and robots. Process
data of products and resources facili-
• Reduce cost by re-using standard tates virtual validation, optimization Simulate is highly scalable, providing
tools and facilities and commissioning of complex manu- various engineering disciplines with the
facturing processes, resulting in faster data and toolset to examine detailed
• Minimize productions risk by simulat- processes and verify them in different
launch and higher production quality.
ing several manufacturing scenarios phases and perspectives.
• Early validation of the mechanical and The business value of Process
electrical integrated production pro- Simulate
cesses (PLC and robotics) The increased complexity of products
and manufacturing processes presents
• Early validation of production com-
world-class manufacturers with “time-
missioning in a virtual environment
to-market” and asset optimization chal-
• Increase process quality by emulating lenges. Manufacturing engineering
realistic processes throughout the teams are expected to enable flawless
process lifecycle new product launches and adhere to
cost, quality and start-of-production
Features targets. To meet these challenges,
• 3D simulation leading manufacturers leverage their
organizational knowledge and the
• Static and dynamic collision detection
availability of 3D models of products
• 2D and 3D sections and resources to virtually validate their
manufacturing processes upfront. With
• 3D measurements
new evolving technology, thousands of
• Sequencing of operations validation experiments can be con-

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Process simulate

Features continued Integrated environment for manufac-

• Assembly and robotic path planning turing process validation
Process Simulate enables the verifica-
• Resource modeling (3D and
tion of different segments of the
kinematics)
manufacturing process. Assembly
• Line and workstations design processes, human operations, welding,
continuous processes such as laser
• Documentation tools
welding and gluing and other robotic
• Natively supported JT™ visualization processes can be simulated in the same
standard environment, allowing for simulation of
virtual production zones. The simulation
• Human tasks simulation
emulates realistic human behavior,
-- Reach envelopes robotic controllers and PLC logic.
-- Vision window Process Simulate Human
-- Postures Process Simulate Assembly Process Simulate Human allows users to
-- Auto grasp wizard Process Simulate Assembly allows users verify the design of a workstation,
-- Ergonomics analysis to verify the feasibility of an assembly ensuring the product parts can be
process. It enables manufacturing reached, assembled and maintained.
• Discrete and continuous process
engineers to determine the most effi- Process Simulate Human provides
simulation
cient assembly sequence, catering for powerful capabilities to analyze and
-- Projection of welds on parts collision clearance and identifying the optimize the ergonomics of the human
-- Gun search wizard shortest cycle time. Process Simulate operation, thus ensuring an ergonomi-
-- Project arc seam Assembly provides the capability to cally safe process according to industry
-- Torch alignment select the most suitable tool for the standards. Using the human simulation
-- Weld gun validation process by searching a classified tool tools, the user can perform realistic
-- Design/modify weld gun and library, performing virtual reach tests simulation of the human tasks and
tooling geometry and kinematics and collision analysis and simulating the optimize process cycle times according
-- Robot reach test full assembly process of the product to industry standard ergonomics
-- Robot smart placement and the tool together. libraries.
-- Robotic simulation editing
• Robotics process simulation
-- Event-driven simulation
-- Detailed robot programming
-- Controller-specific command
recognition
-- Boolean and non-Boolean signals
exchange
-- Robot logic editing and validation
• Virtual commissioning
-- Model control resources (sensors
and controlled devices)
-- Signal definition based on real HW
-- Simulate internal resource logic
(Boolean and analog)
-- Connect virtual model with real PLC
code
-- Integrated simulation using actual
PLC code and HW over OPC
interface
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Process Simulate Spot Weld Process Simulate Robotics Process Simulate Commissioning
Process Simulate Spot Weld enables Process Simulate Robotics enables Process Simulate Commissioning
users to design and validate spot weld- users to design and simulate highly enables users to streamline the existing
ing processes in a 3D graphics and complex robotics manufacturing manufacturing and engineering data
simulation environment from early zones. Synchronizing multi-robot from conceptual design down to the
planning phase up to detailed engineer- zones – a highly complicated task – is shop floor. Process Simulate
ing stages and offline programming. simplified with Process Simulate tools Commissioning supplies a common
Process Simulate Spot Weld facilitates such as cyclic event evaluator and integration platform for the various
manufacturing engineering tasks such emulated specific robot controller. disciplines participating in real commis-
as distribution of weld points to stations The robotics simulation tools provide sioning of a production zone/cell
catering for geometric and cycle time the capability of designing a collision- (mechanical and electrical). Using
constraints and selection of best weld free path for all the robots and Process Simulate Commissioning, users
gun from a classified library to re-use optimize their cycle times. can simulate real PLC code with the
existing guns and tools. actual hardware using OPC and the
actual robot programs, thus enabling
the most realistic virtual commissioning
environment.

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