German IT and software consultancy Cenit and Japanese robot manufacturer Sugino Machine Limited (Sugino) have announced a strategic partnership, which will see digital twin technology leveraged to improve the performance of Sugino’s robotics and automation solutions.
Sugino will be using Cenit’s Fastsuite E2 software, which will form the basis of a high-performance platform for Sugino’s digital twin software to enable offline programming, 3D simulation and PLC validation.
This second edition of the Fastsuite software can be used to simulate and program industrial robots and machines in a 3D virtual environment and is designed to support manufacturers with digital twinning and sustainable digitalisation.
Based in Namekawa City, Sugino builds industrial robots and automation solutions and employs about 1,200 staff.
“For a typical automation system that incorporates a multitude of machines, components, sensors and robots, you must be able to conduct test runs and final commissioning on the ground, at the client’s premises”, said Takeo Onishi, CEO of Sugino.
“For us, Fastsuite-based topics like digital twin and offline programming are a major resource for boosting quality, efficiency and profitability in our project execution”.
According to Cenit, the combination of its software and Sugino’s robotics solutions will extend from the initial installation of automation systems, to changes in plant layout to full-scale re-engineering of entire facilities.
