Visual Components - 3D simulation and offline programming for gripper systems

Visual Components is a leading provider of 3D manufacturing simulation software and robot offline programming (OLP). Since 1999, the company has enabled production and automation professionals worldwide to plan, validate and efficiently automate production lines with realistic 3D simulation. With the modular PreciGrip gripper kit from AGS, users also benefit from a seamless connection between digital planning and real gripper design.

Digital production layout - faster from concept to reality

With Visual Components, factory layouts, conveyor lines, robot cells and gripper systems can be created and optimised virtually - including cycle time calculation, collision avoidance and material flow analysis. Drag-and-drop functionality and intuitive 3D tools make layout development child's play, and digital twins can be seamlessly transferred to real systems.

Robot offline programming - realistic simulations

Thanks to an open, hardware-neutral approach, Visual Components supports a wide range of robots (over 1,500 models). The OLP solution added in 2023 makes it easier to model robot sequences accurately and make them ready for offline use - from pick-and-place sequences with PreciGrip grippers to complex motion sequences. Modern plug-in interfaces enable simple connection to common control systems and robot languages.

PreciGrip integration - digitally planned, actually built

The combination of Visual Components and the AGS PreciGrip gripper construction kit offers real added value:

Digital gripper simulation: PreciGrip components can be imported directly into the 3D layout, configured and checked for grippability and freedom from collision.
OLP-supported programming: Gripper movements and control logic are simulated and generated using robot language - the real gripper fits immediately.
Digital-to-physical workflow: CAD data and structured 3D models are used to create an end-to-end process - from the gripper concept to the screen layout.
Flexible test environment: Users can compare several PreciGrip gripper configurations and robot models before the prototype is manufactured.

Why Visual Components + PreciGrip?

Fast concept validation - grippers and cells can be set up virtually and put into operation directly.
Error avoidance - collision-free gripper concepts save time and costs during physical commissioning.
ROI efficiency - robot programmes based on simulation significantly reduce downtimes.
Scalability - the digital environment grows with your project scope - from pilot cell to large-scale production.

Digital planning, real gripping - with Visual Components & AGS PreciGrip

Visual Components is the central key technology for digitally planning, simulating and offline programming modular gripper systems from the AGS PreciGrip modular system. This combination accelerates product development, reduces failure risks and creates smart-controlled production - ideal for the automation projects of today and tomorrow.