DELMIA · Industrial Engineering
Robotics
Define robotic work cells, program and optimize robots, and simulate the manufacturing environment and product flow before the cell is built.
Download the DELMIA Robotics datasheetsMulti-brand robotics
Program & simulate your industrial robots
Every planned fastener, reached on the model first
Spot simulation is for point based processes like spot welding for automotive body-in-white or drilling and riveting for aerospace. Robot reachability studies ensure planned fasteners are feasible, and the complete welding system is simulated to eliminate crashes and optimize the production rate.
Before the equipment is bought
Design and validate the work cell layout
Robot and controller models come from a multi-brand robot library delivered with the roles. Auto placement and workspace envelope tools help position each robot where it reaches its work, so feasibility is studied early, before expensive equipment is procured.
- 01ReachRobot reachability studies ensure that the planned fasteners, seams and picks are feasible.
- 02Collision-free pathsOptimized, collision-free robot paths are generated automatically, which reduces programming time and improves operational safety.
- 03Cycle timeRobot motion and cycle time are predicted accurately, so the cell meets its cycle time requirements on the model.
While the robots keep producing
Offline programming in the native robot language
Accurate, production-ready robot programs are delivered while the robots stay in production. The program is written and validated on the model of the cell, translated into the language of the robot, and downloaded to the controller for execution.
- 01Download and uploadValidated programs go to the shop floor, and existing production programs come up from the robot controller for validation and editing.
- 02CalibrationThe 3D workcell layout is calibrated to match the final physical layout, so the programs arrive accurate.
- 03Line trackingThe robot works on a part while the conveyor carries it along the line.
What you buy
Licensed by roles
A role gives one user the apps for their job. 13 roles cover robotics on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
What will your robots do?
What would you like to do in DELMIA?
Programming
Robotics simulation
Virtual commissioning
Industry specific
13 roles cover robotics.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does offline programming change on the shop floor?
The robot keeps producing while its next program is written and proven on a model of the cell. Dassault Systèmes describe it as delivering accurate, production-ready robot programs while keeping robots in production, and as enabling simultaneous engineering offline to accelerate the start of production. Teaching at the robot takes it out of production for as long as the programming lasts.
We run robots from more than one maker. Does it work with all of them?
Yes. The multi-brand robot library and the associated translators are delivered with the roles, with robot and controller models from all major industrial robot manufacturers. One software then programs a line that mixes makers, each robot in its own language. We check every robot and controller pair on your list against the delivered translators before quoting.
Can we download native programs and upload existing ones?
Both. Validated programs are downloaded to the shop floor in the native robot language, and existing production programs are uploaded from the robot controller to the platform for validation and editing. The 3D workcell layout is calibrated to match the physical one, so the programs arrive accurate. A standard controller uses the delivered translator, and a translator for an unusual controller is customized, which we quote the way a post-processor is quoted.
What is virtual commissioning, and which roles include it?
The robot programs, the PLC program and the rest of the automation are tested together on the model before the cell is built, which finds communication, logic and synchronization errors early. Robotics Virtual Commissioning Analyst (RVN) runs those scenarios on the cell that any robotics role has built. Virtual commissioning also sits inside 3 of the roles packaged for one industry, among them Fabrication Robot Workcell Programmer for Industrial Equipment (RARWI). Dassault Systèmes support Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop testing and describe the solution as PLC agnostic.
How do I know which role I need?
By what the robot does. Spot welding and drilling and riveting are Assembly Robot Programmer (RAM), arc welding and sealant are Fabrication Robot Programmer (RFP), painting and finishing are Surface Robot Programmer (RSG), and palletizing is Material Handling Robot Programmer (RMH). Each role is sold on its own and they overlap in what they cover. The quote guide works it out from your answers and shows you why.
We mill, trim or deburr with a robot. Is that a robotics role?
It is a machining role. Dassault Systèmes include machining with a robot in the 5 axis milling roles, NC Milling Machine Programmer (NTX) and NC Mill-Turn Machine Programmer (NTA), with the same robot library and translators. A second robot that loads and unloads the part is created with a robotics role, and both run in one cell.
Resources
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Training on DELMIA
Official Dassault Systèmes courses, taught by certified instructors in person, at your offices or online.
