Reduce development risks and costs
Maplesoft becomes Encompass Product Partner
Maplesoft has been named an Encompass Product Partner in the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program. This partnership enables joint customers to benefit from technology that provides model-based tools for virtual commissioning. With Maplesoft technology, customers can avoid costly integration issues by developing highly detailed and powerful digital twins of their machines.
The integration of these digital twins in Rockwell's Studio 5000 makes it possible to predict dynamic loads on the actuators of machines. This helps to make more informed motor sizing decisions, eliminate unwanted dynamic effects and optimize machine performance. It also helps customers avoid the costly integration problems that usually occur with the first prototype of a machine, thus reducing development costs. Model-based digital twins are more cost-effective than traditional data-based digital twins. They support all phases of product development and are essential for virtual commissioning.
The opportunities opened up by the partnership build on MapleSim and related professional services to achieve a rapid return on investment. Maplesoft's system-level simulation software is used in a variety of different applications and industries. Since the digital twins in MapleSim do not require test data to predict their behavior, they can be used for concept development as well as product performance verification, design changes and diagnostics. Developers can test integration in a virtual commissioning phase and eliminate problems that would otherwise only be discovered after production is complete.
"All too often, when building the first machine of a type, manufacturers only discover conceptual problems during the hardware integration phases. At this point, they are costly to fix and there is a risk that the schedule cannot be met," explained Paul Goossens, Vice President of Engineering Solutions at Maplesoft. "By using a digital twin of the machine - complete with mechanics, motors, gearboxes and controls - in the Rockwell Automation platform, our customers can test their development over multiple load cycles very early in the process. This helps to identify and resolve integration issues at a fraction of the cost that would be incurred in later stages."
"Our customers will benefit tremendously from this partnership," said Andrew Stump, Software Business Manager at Rockwell Automation. "The integration with our Studio 5000 development environment will allow our customers to improve the overall development process of their systems and more accurately size their components. These more comprehensive digital twins, along with the execution of the model and control system, help users improve the products their customers demand. Useful features include intelligent diagnostics, performance optimization and machine life prediction." kp
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