Visual Components appoints SimX as UK reseller for its manufacturing simulation and visualisation software

Published 11th April 2008

Manchester – April 4, 2008 – For immediate release:

SimX, a new Manchester-based consultancy and research company specialising in factory and robotics simulation, has signed an agreement with Visual Components to become the reseller in the United Kingdom of the Finnish company’s low cost, high performance manufacturing simulation and visualisation software. The agreement will now enable SimX to provide a complete package of services ranging from consultancy on robotics and manufacturing, to simulation software and services.

Prior to forming SimX key members of the company gained considerable experience in selling Visual Components to manufacturers and academic institutions, also providing implementation, training, and maintenance services. A particular aspect of the experience, being continued at the new company, included developing systems based on the Finnish product, incorporating highly realistic and accurate, truly physics-based simulation software derived from US computer gaming technology.

“We want to sell Visual Components software in the UK because, in particular, its low cost means small to medium-size enterprise (SME) manufacturers – a substantial market – may now be able to invest in essential and high quality simulation functionality,” said Bob Lloyd, SimX’s CEO. “The equivalent would be prohibitively more expensive from big CAD vendors.”

He added: “We believe the great functional value represented by the lower cost simulation software, combined with our knowledge and skill, can help SME manufacturers achieve ‘right-first-time’ production solutions, and fight back in a highly competitive world market.”

Craig Lybeck, Visual Components’ Sales Director, said: “We appointed SimX because members of the company have had considerable and prior experience of our software, coupled to success in its application and proven knowledge of industrial automation systems. The new company represents an ideal partner for UK manufacturers wanting to improve the competitiveness of their business operations through automation, who need affordable simulation tools to ensure profitable outcomes.”

SimX was formed in late 2007, but its consultants possess over forty years previous and combined experience in the automation, simulation and software industries, as well as in academic research. The company offers consultancy expertise ranging from factory layout and robotics cell design to ergonomic analysis and lean manufacturing. It is based in Salford Quays, Manchester.

ABOUT VISUAL COMPONENTS

The Visual Components software suite enables a manufacturer to simulate, dynamically and in realtime, to a high degree of accuracy and realism, factory layouts, production process lines, workcells, a variety of robot types and related systems. As a result risks may be identified and eliminated, layouts optimised, costs saved, and ‘right-first-time’ outcomes achieved, all before any financial investment, or commitment to physical implementation, is made.

On-screen the best configuration may be achieved, for example, by checking space constraints, clashes between equipment, human interaction, material flows, and other crucial ‘what if’ operational details. Modular and fully integrated, the software provides for 3D visualisation, discrete event and robot simulation by means of a component author (3DCreate), a layout configuration tool (3DRealize) and a free simulation viewer (3DVideo).

Website: http://www.simx.co.uk/ and http://www.visualcomponents.com

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More information from:

Bob Lloyd
SimX Ltd
6th floor
8 Exchange Quay
Salford
Manchester
M5 3EJ
United Kingdom

Telephone: 0161 932 1065
E-mail: r.lloyd@simx.co.uk
Facsimile: 0161 932 1100
Web: http://www.simx.co.uk/


Mark Mitchell
Pattison Mitchell & Associates

Telephone: 020 7924 7700
E-mail: ptml@btinternet.com