Visual Components
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| Industry | Manufacturing – Simulation software and robot offline programming |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mikko Urho (CEO), Scott Walter (CTA), Mika Anttila (CTO), Juha Renfors (VP of Product Management) |
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| Revenue | €17.9m (2023) |
Number of employees | 127 (2024) |
| Website | visualcomponents |
Visual Components is a developer of manufacturing simulation and robot offline programming (OLP) software. Alongside robot offline programming, its software is used for applications including layout planning, feasibility analysis, virtual commissioning and PLC verification.
Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Visual Components has offices in Germany and the United States.
The organisation has supplied technology to DHL[1], Volvo Construction Equipment[2], Mazak UK[3] and Berlin Gardens[4].
Products[edit]
Visual Components has three main products:
- Manufacturing simulation software, offered as an Essentials, Professional or Premium tier product, and originally launched in 2000 as 3DVideo
- Robot offline programming software, offered as a Robotics OLP, Professional OLP or Premium OLP tier product, and launched in 2023.[5]
- Visual Components Connector for NVIDIA Omniverse, launched in 2022.[6]
Manufacturing simulation software allows manufacturers to design and validate their manufacturing concepts and production facilities, including plant and layout planning, virtual commissioning, digital twin, material flow simulation and robot simulation.[7]
Robot offline programming software offers programming capabilities for industrial robot applications such as welding, cutting, processing and spraying, covering all major robot brands.[8]
Visual Components Connector for NVIDIA Omniverse allows manufacturers and system integrators to conceptualise production setups for digital twins, build virtual factories and measure performance.[9]
History[edit]
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 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.[10]
In 2016, the company launched Visual Components 4.0, which offered smarter simulation, an improved user interface, advanced rendering, open architecture and better performance.[11]
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-headquartered company, Delfoi - a provider of robot offline programming (OLP) software solutions worldwide.[12]
In September 2023, Visual Components launched Robotics OLP following the acquisition.[13]
In November 2023, Visual Components announced a long-term collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) to establish a new robotics and automation simulation software company, ME Industrial Simulation Software Corporation.[14]
Release history[edit]
| Year | Product name |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3DVideo |
| 2000 | 3DRealize |
| 2003 | 3DRealize R |
| 2004 | 3DCreate |
| 2010 | 3DSimulate |
| 2012 | 3DAutomate |
| 2016 | Visual Components 4.0:
- Essentials - Professional - Premium |
| 2017 | Visual Components Experience |
| 2022 | Visual Components Connector for NVIDIA Omniverse |
| 2023 | Visual Components Robotics OLP |
| 2023 | Visual Components Experience Web |
| 2024 | Visual Components 4.9 |
See also[edit]
- Simulation software
- Visualization software
- Discrete event simulation
- List of discrete event simulation software
- Robotics Simulation Software
- Off-line Programming (robotics)
- Programmable Logic Controller
- Industry 4.0
- Automation
References[edit]
- ^ "DHL: A Success Story for 3D Packaging Modeling". www.r-p-c.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Volvo Construction Equipment". www.volvoce.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Yamazaki Mazak | Leading Machine Tool Manufacturers & Distributors | Mazak UK". www.mazakeu.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "INNOVÁCIÓ ÉS HAGYOMÁNY A HEGESZTÉS TERÜLETÉN – A BERLIN GARDENS ÉS A VISUAL COMPONENTS ROBOTICS OLP TALÁLKOZÁSA". 2024-01-15.
- ^ Iain (2023-10-19). "Visual Components launches all-in-one robotic software platform". Manufacturing Today. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Visual Components leads the way in industrial simulation solutions with NVIDIA Omniverse and Lotus Technology".
- ^ "Visual Components 3D manufacturing simulation software | DUALIS". (EN) DUALIS GmbH IT Solution. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Lea, Michelle (2023-09-19). "Visual Components launches Robotics OLP". Process & Control. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Visual Components and NVIDIA Omniverse | Automate UK". www.automate-uk.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "A world leader in 3D simulation". Visual Components. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Virtual factory: Visual Components launches new version of its industrial design application". Robotics & Automation News. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Visual Components acquires Delfoi's robotics division - Machinery Market News". Machinery Market. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ Technology (IPT), Innovations in Pharmaceutical (2023-09-10). "Visual Components Robotics OLP Launch Enables Digital Production Transformation". Visual Components Robotics OLP Launch Enables Digital Production Transformation. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Process and Control Today | Joint Venture Between Mitsubishi & Visual Components Leading Digital Manufacturing into New Era". www.pandct.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.