KUKA Enhances Modular Simulation Software
KUKA.Sim 4.0 facilitates accurate planning, programming, safety configuration and more through digital twins. The software can program robots offline, analyze cycle times and expand functionalities through add-on modules.
KUKA Robotics has launched an enhancement of its modular digital simulation software package, KUKA.Sim 4.0. KUKA says this latest version facilitates accurate planning, programming, safety configuration and more through digital twins of the automation processes.
The KUKA.Sim software reportedly enables manufacturers to test and validate robotic installations before equipment arrives, minimize the footprint of cells with 3D visualization of safety spaces and then transfer applications with 100% accuracy to a robot controller. In addition, KUKA.Sim 4.0 can program robots offline, analyze cycle times and expand new functionalities through add-on modules.
KUKA.Sim 4.0 checks reachability and detects collisions in virtual space to ensure implementation of programs and cells, which the company says minimizes the time and costs of planning tasks as well as actual production downtime. Through a digital twin that matches the physical process, 3D simulation covers the full planning process from design and verification through programmable logic controller (PLC) code, eliminating bottlenecks. For system integrators, KUKA.Sim 4.0 reportedly saves time and increases project success with solutions that translate directly to customers' production lines.
In addition, the new KUKA Robot Language (KRL) editor includes expert and beginner onscreen views with a visual program tree. Export options include 3D PDF files, detailed 2D mechanical commissioning data and presentation/simulation results for use on virtual-reality hardware or the Mobile Viewer app for smartphones and tablets.
The new software also includes a number of add-ons. Modular add-ons to KUKA.Sim 4.0 enable customers to acquire only the level of functionality they need. The Modeling add-on enables users to build a customized library based on the CAD data from the kinematic systems, sensors, material flow and physical behavior of their own robotic installations. The Connectivity add-on commissions robot cells virtually for accurate planning and implementation. The Arc Welding add-on defines robot approach positions and optimal orientations to speed up offline programming.
Lastly, the my.KUKA customer portal handles new and existing licenses, provides updates and enables prospective customers to obtain a free trial of KUKA.Sim 4.0.
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