visual components press kit
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COMPANY OVERVIEWPAGE 2
PRODUCT FAMILYPAGE 3
CUSTOMERSPAGE 4
RESELLER NETWORKPAGE 5
OEM NETWORK & R&D PARTNERSPAGE 6
PRESS KIT
CONTACTS
Craig Lybeck, CEOPhone +358 40 770 [email protected]
Visual Components Ltd.Korppaanmäentie 17 CL6 FI-00300 Helsinki, FinlandOffi ce phone +358 9 323 [email protected]
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The Visual Components logo 3DCreate, 3DRealize and 3DVideo are registered trademarks of Visual Components Oy, Inc., registered in the USA, Europe and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
PRESS KIT | COMPANY OVERVIEW
VISUAL COMPONENTS – NEW THINKING FOR SIMULATION
Visual Components is a leading innovative company providing 3D simulation and visualization to a wide range of users within the manufacturing sector. The whole value chain consisting of both manufacturers, machine builders and equipment suppliers can benefi t from Visual Components’ innovative product family.
The product family covers all phases of the so called digital factory. In today’s manufacturing business it is vital to see the whole process, test different options and build decisions on the results – and Visual Components offers a complete set of software from simulation to confi guration and visualization.
Everybody, including development and application engineers, factory and project engineers, plant managers, marketing personnel and sales staff can make their daily work more effi cient and productive by using Visual Components’ software. This means totally new levels of affordability.
AFFORDABLE AND EASY-TO-USE
With most 3D simulation software, the total cost of ownership is up to ten times higher than with Visual Components’ solution. Conventional software is very complex and requires a substantial investment in skilled operators as well as the purchase of a software license. Training and maintenance is also time-consuming and costly. In the end, only a handful of experts are able to operate or use it.
Now, for a fraction of the cost, Visual Components’ software allows many more people within the company to confi gure layouts and view web based 3D simulation fi les. This means affordability by all means. Even small to medium-sized companies can enter the world of simulation and the large companies can shave millions off their annual simulation budget and get signifi cantly bigger returns on investment.
COMPANY HISTORY
Visual Components was founded in 1999 by a team of simulation experts who saw the opportunity to bring simulation into the mainstream by developing a reusable concept for simulation models. The original founding members included Scott Walter, Jerry Eshbaugh, Mika Anttila, Juha Renfors and Craig Lybeck. Elektrobit Oyj, a listed company on the Finnish stock exchange, invested also in the seed phase of the company’s development.
Visual Components’ initial product offering was a simple to use 3DVideo player that allowed users to see a production line in action on their own laptop. 3DVideo was soon joined by 3DRealize an easy to use sales tool to present new proposals quickly. The software family was completed in 2004 with the release of 3DCreate a simulation development environment for developing new model libraries and applications.
Now after the fi rst six years of operation, Visual Components has a growing reseller network servicing diverse industrial markets and OEM partners in Europe, Australasia, Asia and North America.
VISUAL COMPONENTS• Founded in 1999• Over 48 man years of
industrial 3D simulation experience
• Innovative product family• Based in Helsinki, Finland• Global partner and reseller
network
MANAGEMENT/OWNERSCraig LybeckCEOMika KettulaChairman of the BoardJuha RenforsApplication SpecialistMika AnttilaSystem Architect
Elektrobit Group PLC.Corporate investor
FIGURES 2002-2006■ Total Revenue■ Profi t
* Forecast
Visual Components has shown annual revenue growth (average 20 %) since start-up. Profi tability levels are steadily rising after a heavy four year product development phase.
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The Visual Components logo 3DCreate, 3DRealize and 3DVideo are registered trademarks of Visual Components Oy, Inc., registered in the USA, Europe and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
PRODUCT FAMILY
Visual Components’ unique product family consists of an application developer’s toolkit and component author, a layout confi gurator, and a free of charge simulation viewer to support different business needs throughout the product life cycle of automation lines and cells.
The comprehensive toolkit included with 3DCreate® is ideal for developers who want to build their own high-performance, fl exible and scalable simulation products for distribution or internal use. In a single package, you gain access to a discrete event simulation engine, a synchronized scene graph, a licensing mechanism and a comprehensive documentation system.
Visual Components’ 3D product family provides tools to package complex automation systems into re-useable simulation components that are lightweight, easily customized and distributed via email. Layered products give access to 3D simulation for a wide user group. Discrete event simulation combined with continuous robotic simulation shows the impact of local optimisation and cell design on overall throughput.
As well as showing the material fl ow through the factory Visual Components’ software is also built to calculate actual production output. It offers interfaces to real controllers to drive the simulation with real machine data and prove-out shop fl oor logics. Application developers can even create helpful 3D diagnostic displays to embed into the control panels of shop fl oor machines.
PRESS KIT | PRODUCT FAMILY
VALUES• Earn and keep the trust• Communicate clearly
and openly• Meet or exceed expectations• Do it once, do it right
3DCREATE®
Author and publish visual components for wide spread use
3DREALIZE®
Easy layout confi guration for analysis, and presentation
3DVIDEO®
Simple interactive viewer for simulation layouts, available free of charge for all users
MISSION”Become the leading player in a new high volume visual simulation market for reconfi gurable production automation with a cost effective and easy to use toolkit.”
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The Visual Components logo 3DCreate, 3DRealize and 3DVideo are registered trademarks of Visual Components Oy, Inc., registered in the USA, Europe and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
CUSTOMERS The factory automation clientele consists of a highly interdependent community of equipment suppliers and associated distributors, machine builders and integrators who assemble equipment into custom automation lines, for the end-user manufacturers who specify, own and operate the automation lines.
Visual Components’ products are used widely in the following industry sectors: electronics, robotics, machine tools, consumer goods and general material handling applications. Both international market leaders and smaller sized local companies are fully utilizing Visual Components’ products. A sample cross section of customers is presented below, these customers have successfully benefi ted from deploying Visual Components products to support their business operations.
PRESS KIT | CUSTOMERS
Proventia Automationwww.proventia.fi
Royonic Elektronikwww.royonic.com
Rolls Roycewww.rolls-royce.com
Siemenswww.siemens.com
SKF Groupwww.skf.com
General Motorswww.gm.com
Kawasaki Robots UKwww.kawasakirobot.co.uk
KUKA Roboterwww.kuka.com
Master Automation Groupwww.masterautomationgroup.com
MYDATA automationwww.mydata.com
Orfer Automationwww.orfer.fi
Perelwww.perel.fi
ABB Groupwww.abb.com
ASYSwww.asys-group.com
Bosch Rexrothwww.boschrexroth.com
Elcoteqwww.elcoteq.com
Elektrobitwww.elektrobit.com
FlexLinkwww.fl exlink.com
Formia Technology Groupwww.sintech.com
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The Visual Components logo 3DCreate, 3DRealize and 3DVideo are registered trademarks of Visual Components Oy, Inc., registered in the USA, Europe and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
North America
CANADA AND USACAD MicroSolutions Inc.www.cadmicro.com
Asia
CHINABeijing Futuvision Ltd.www.futuvision.com.cn
MALAYSYAVirtual-Tech Consulting Sdn. Bhdwww.vtcasia.com
ITALYVisual Components Italiawww.visualcomponents.it
IRELANDSimuledge Ltd.www.simuledge.ie
SWEDENJ H Engineering ABwww.jhe.se
BENELUX/FRANCESNOX Engineering Groupwww.snox.bewww.snox.fr
GERMANYDualis-IT Solutionwww.dualis-it.de
PRESS KIT | RESELLER NETWORK
RESELLER NETWORK
Australasia
AUSTRALIA Machinery Automation & Roboticswww.machineryautomation.com.au
TURKEYRobosistemwww.robosistem.com
UNITED KINGDOMAMTRIwww.amtri.co.uk
EuropeVisual Components has a global presence through its reseller network. It covers both North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia. All the resellers feature the best of breed technical competence in their respective markets to deliver excellent client service.
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The Visual Components logo 3DCreate, 3DRealize and 3DVideo are registered trademarks of Visual Components Oy, Inc., registered in the USA, Europe and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
PRESS KIT | OEM NETWORK & R&D PARTNERS
OEM NETWORK
FINLANDCencorp Oyjwww.cencorp.com
GERMANYKUKA Roboter GmbHwww.kuka.com
ISRAELSmartTCP Technologies Ltd.www.smarttcp.com
UNITED KINGDOMAMTRIwww.amtri.co.uk
SWEDENFlexLink ABwww.fl exlink.com
SWEDENMYDATA automation ABwww.mydata.com
R&D PARTNERS
FINLAND• VTT Espoo• VTT Tampere• Tampere University of
Technology• Helsinki University of
Technology• JYPOL, Jyväskylä
Polytechnics• SAMK, Satakunta
Polytechnics• HAMK, Hämeen
Polytechnics• PKMK, North Carelia
Polytechnics
SWEDEN• Lund University, Lund• Chalmers University,
Gothenburg
GERMANY• IPA, Stuttgart• IPK, Berlin
PORTUGAL• University of Portugal,
Lisbon
ENGLAND• Nottingham University• Liverpool University• Salford University
AUSTRALIA• Deakin, Melbourne
R&D STRATEGYVisual Components participates in several R&D projects to help introduce new simulation based techniques to small and medium sized companies in the European markets.