KUKA’s central iiQWorks software platform supports the entire automation process and enables seamless data exchange across all planning and production stages. With the help of digital twins, working with robots is now easier and faster than ever before. Offline programming and virtual commissioning provide innovative automation solutions aligned with the principles of Industry 4.0.

The Kuka iiQWorks engineering suite eliminates the barriers between different production steps and makes robots easier than ever to deploy by programmers, start-up technicians, sales engineers and project managers. In combination with the new KUKA operating system iiQKA.OS2, iiQWorks allows users to create a complete digital twin of a KUKA robotic system. This enables users, for example, to conduct feasibility studies, expand existing facilities, and plan new ones with high precision – whether for brownfield or greenfield projects.

The central element of the engineering suite is iiQWorks.Sim: with the simulation software, KUKA robots can be programmed offline, namely without access to a real robot. A digital twin provides a realistic simulation of the planned application. This capability simplifies the process of planning, designing and optimising the robotic cell. At the same time, users retain full control of the process in all phases.

iiQWorks offers various advantages. First of all, it ensures fast and reliable planning processes by mapping all the key steps of the digital customer journey centrally in iiQWorks: from initial information to configuration and maintenance of the company’s own automation solution. Thanks to the digital twin, robot programs and cell layouts can also be checked in advance for practical suitability, cycle times and process stability. In this way, iiQWorks accelerates time-to-market, giving businesses a competitive edge.

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