The iiQWorks Engineering Suite eliminates the barriers between different production steps and makes robots easier than ever to deploy – for programmers, start-up technicians, sales engineers and project managers alike. In combination with the new KUKA operating system iiQKA.OS2, iiQWorks allows you to create a complete digital twin of a KUKA robotic system. This enables you, for example, to conduct feasibility studies, expand existing facilities, and plan new ones with high precision—whether for brownfield or greenfield projects.
Offline programming with the digital twin: efficient and flexible
The central element of the Engineering Suite is iiQWorks.Sim: With the simulation software, KUKA robots can be programmed offline – i.e. without access to a real robot. A digital twin provides a realistic simulation of the future application. This considerably simplifies the process of planning, designing and optimizing the robotic cell. At the same time, users retain full control of the process in all phases.
The iiQWorks Engineering Suite 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."
Flexible software architecture for customized scaling
The most impressive feature of iiQWorks, however, is its flexible software architecture: The iiQWorks.Sim simulation software provides a modular system that can be scaled precisely to individual requirements – from the free Basic version to extended add-ons in the Advanced version. Users only pay for the functions that they actually need. It is easy to add new modules according to current and future requirements without having to fundamentally change the existing set-up.
With iiQWorks, digitalization in production is implemented in a practical and effective manner—from initial configuration and planning to virtual commissioning and beyond. KUKA now offers a solution for companies of all sizes to make their production processes more efficient and sustainable.
