Tecnomatix Process Simulate and Plant Simulate used for production engineering workflows in the context of flexible and reconfigurable automated assembly systems.
Plant Sim used for discrete event simulation to do capability evaluation and tradeoff analysis, as well as to select optimal floorspace and asset pool.
Process Sim used for detailed cell/line layout, detailed process design, robot OLP, and virtual commissioning.
Pros
OLP
Cell layout
Asset selection
Discrete Event Simulation
Rough-cut BoP design
Cons
Useability
Integration with TC and TIA
Accurate out-of-the-box robot path/time simulation
Likelihood to Recommend
Plant Sim well-suited for rough-cut BoP design followed by discrete event simulation to do capability evaluation and tradeoff analysis, as well as to select optimal floorspace and asset pool. Process Sim well-suited for detailed cell/line layout, detailed process design, robot OLP, and virtual commissioning.
VU
Verified User
Supervisor in Research & Development (1001-5000 employees)
We use it mainly for Virtual Commissioning and continuous improvement of our production lines. In combination with PLCsim advanced we are able to simulate complete kinematics behavior together with robot movements and PLC code logic.
Pros
Complete kinematics behavior
Robot movements
Collision check
Human simulation
Cons
Add another brand of robot RCS out of KUKA
Faster react to customer needs - keep in track with current trends
Likelihood to Recommend
Definitely start for Virtual Commissioning, verification of complete behavior and PLC and robot code is really game changing in release your product to market.