Handling systems
Line-specific simulation software
Offline programming with OpenLoop
The OpenLoop software offers a complete tool set for 3D simulation, offline programming and optimization of handling processes. The process becomes more transparent and significant improvements in output and system set-up times are possible.
The core benefits
- Full offline programming
- Increased output through optimized movements
- High level of safety thanks to collision monitoring
- Reduction of try-out times
- Virtual teaching, set-up and run-in of products
- Optimization of grippers and tools as early as the design phase
- Open system, i.e. suitable for automation equipment from any manufacturer
Open Loop
Simulation of mechanical system and process control
3D kinematics mode
- Representation of any mechanisms
- Accounting for axis limits (position / speed / acceleration/jolt)
- Interactive teaching of the Tool Centre Points (TCP)
- Switching between different TCPs of one mechanism, e.g. to represent different tools
- Nesting of mechanisms (e.g. for transfer gripper)
- Import of STEP files, STL files and other 3D formats
- Geometry tools for generating simple bodies
- Collision analysis through free definition of contact pairs
- Simple generation of collision bodies
- Graphical display and diagram-based logging of collisions
Sequence control and movement definition
- Interactive 3D teaching mode
- Smoothing and factorisation of movement sections
- Sequence control with visual programming in integrated graphical interface
- Advanced sequence control through Python scripts
- Virtual sensor system and actuator system
- Virtual part generation from templates and transport via virtual conveyor belts
- Tracing of signals and signal-based debugging to find sequence errors
- Movement definition through common program elements (P2P, LIN, CIRC)
- Import of defined axis movements from external sources
- Advanced movement definition with virtual cam discs
- Scenario analysis of movement sequences and simulated process times
