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Advantages for Control Systems<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]
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Risk-Free Testing of Control Software on a Virtual Machine<\/span><\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1590494649316{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #0a4f82 !important;}” el_wrapper_class=”anwendungsbereiche-slider”]

Virtual Collision Detection<\/span><\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1590494682166{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #0a4f82 !important;}” el_wrapper_class=”anwendungsbereiche-slider”]

Quality Improvement in the Control Software<\/span><\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1590494691200{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #0a4f82 !important;}” el_wrapper_class=”anwendungsbereiche-slider”]

Reduce Travel Costs<\/span><\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1590494889269{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #0a4f82 !important;}” el_wrapper_class=”anwendungsbereiche-slider”]

Minimize Downtime<\/span><\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1590494717807{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #0a4f82 !important;}” el_wrapper_class=”anwendungsbereiche-slider”]

Retrofit Without Risk<\/span><\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1590494731070{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #0a4f82 !important;}” el_wrapper_class=”anwendungsbereiche-slider”]

Location- and Hardware-Independent Teamwork<\/span><\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top_multiplier=”4x” padding_bottom_multiplier=”4x” section_id=”introtext”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1588095737079{margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]

\/\/ Application<\/span><\/h3>

twin in Use<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]With twin, digital twins of real machines and systems can be created in an instant. Connected to the real controller, they respond exactly like the actual machine in reality. Thanks to a physical real-time simulation, material transport and the behavior of actuators and sensors are realistically displayed. The advantage? For example, you can design, program and virtually commission your control software on the virtual machine.<\/p>\n

The digital twin is given realistic properties by entering the physical qualities of components, actuators and sensors. Using the stored algorithms and the physical calculation, twin simulates how well the program software of the control system interacts with the mechanics of the machine. Motion sequences and their consequences, such as collisions, become visible in real-time, independent of location and hardware. Having the major advantage that everything happens in the virtual world and no real damage is caused.<\/p>\n

twin facilitates the cooperation of several commissioning engineers. The virtual model can be reproduced as often as required and can be selectively divided into segments for teams.<\/p>\n

The virtual environment allows selective and arbitrarily repeating test phases even in complex systems or processes without affecting the hardware development. Early detection of errors and continuous optimization before final commissioning leads to an increase in software quality.<\/p>\n

twin decentralizes a substantial part of the commissioning on site. Virtual commissioning reduces the lion’s share of travel expenses and minimizes commissioning times at the end of the project, which automatically means shorter downtimes in the customer’s production plant. In summary, virtual commissioning optimizes machine setup. twin reduces the risk of extended commissioning times and results in satisfied customers due to short interruptions in operation.<\/p>\n

In the event of an upcoming modernization of existing systems, twin supports the development by first virtually testing the adaptation of the control software and only then installing it on the production machine.[\/vc_column_text]

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\/\/ Examples<\/span><\/h3>

Application in Detail<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]This application video demonstrates the virtual commissioning of a robot cell. Parallel to the mechanical production of the cell, sequences are already being tested and optimized with twin. And the best thing about it: We are using the real control system![\/vc_column_text]
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