Offline Robot Programming with 3DEXPERIENCE ROBOTICS

Robots are widely used for their speed, consistency, and cost advantages. Yet getting them to perform correctly from the start is still a challenge.

Robot programming generally can't happen until the product design is locked. But typically, it doesn't happen until much later, when the product is physically present. As a result, programming teams are forced to program and troubleshoot on the shop floor (or even during production), making on-the-fly adjustments to paths, reach issues, and working around unvalidated constraints.

In this article, we'll explore how 3DEXPERIENCE ROBOTICS (part of the DELMIA MANUFACTURING software portfolio) improves efficiency, reduces downtime and cycle time, and maintains a continuous digital thread from design to production.

Validate Robot Programs Early. Avoid Costly Errors Later.

3DEXPERIENCE ROBOTICS allows robotic workcells to be built, programmed, simulated, and validated in a virtual environment (separate from live production).

Intuitive Teach Interface

By moving programming offline, programming happens sooner and faster. This minimizes time spent making adjustments on the shop floor while production is paused, keeping lines running and reducing time-to-market.

With a complete robot workcell simulation, programmers can visualize the entire process, validate robot motion, and ensure collision-free paths from start to finish. Potential issues are identified early, when they are easier and less expensive to fix.

Validate Robot Motions

The result is robot programs that run as expected from the first cycle, with higher robot utilization and fewer production disruptions.         

Download Program in Native Robot Language

One Stop Solution

Over time, businesses end up with a mix of robot brands - one for welding, others for palletizing, and more for assembly.

It works operationally, but programming is difficult without a single management environment.

3DEXPERIENCE ROBOTICS has you covered with a library of over 2,000 robots and more than 20 translators across all major robot brands, covering all common operations.

3DEXPERIENCE ROBOTICS Robot Library

3DEXPERIENCE ROBOTICS Robot Operations Portfolio

A single environment obviates the need to maintain separate data silos and software packages. This not only saves time but also maintains the digital thread and allows teams to work more efficiently.

A unified environment also makes collaboration faster and easier. Say a robot workcell simulation shows that a tool can't reach a specified target. Programmers can quickly flag the issue and digitally communicate with the design or planning teams, who can fix it before production starts.

And, since the digital thread is maintained, the robotics team is automatically aware of any changes to the product geometry.

Greenfield or Brownfield: Manage It All Without Starting Over

Whether installing a new workcell or updating an existing one, with 3DEXPERIENCE ROBOTICS, CAD layouts can be imported or created from scratch, or existing cells replicated and validated before implementation.

Considering or testing a different robot model? In just a few clicks, users can quickly and easily swap robot models within the digital workcell.

Once replaced, you can optimize paths, motion and tool profiles, validate layouts, and download programs in the new robot’s native language. Programmers don’t have to rebuild programs from scratch, and all existing data is preserved.

Ready to Get Started?

Contact us for a custom demonstration to learn how 3DEXPERIENCE ROBOTICS can improve programming efficiency and avoid shop floor errors.

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