Siemens, NEC Team Up to Boost Smart Factory Expansion

Siemens Digital Industries Software has signed a Technology Partner Program Agreement with NEC to expand global solutions in robot 3D simulation. The two companies will jointly develop a robot teaching automation solution that combines the "NEC Robot Task Planning" digital twin service with Siemens’ software, Process Simulate in the Tecnomatix portfolio, to help optimize worksite operations.

"By integrating NEC’s cutting-edge Robot Task Planning solution with Siemens’ Process Simulate, we enable manufacturers to dramatically accelerate robot teaching, reduce setup time, and unlock new levels of productivity," says Kunihiko Horita, country manager and vice president for Japan, Siemens Digital Industries Software. 

“Through this collaboration, we will bring innovation to manufacturing in the DX era by integrating the ‘NEC Robot Task Planning’ digital twin—which promotes on-site optimization through AI-driven digitization, analysis, and simulation in digital spaces—with Siemens' Process Simulate software,” says Kosuke Hidashima, general manager, Technology Services Software Division, NEC. 

As part of this collaboration, NEC Robot Task Planning has been integrated into the Process Simulate user interface, allowing users to execute robot motion plan creation with a single click, reducing the workload required for teaching. This capability complements the currently available automatic path planning and robot programming tools available in Process Simulate. 

For more about Siemens’ Process Simulate software, visit https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/tecnomatix/process-simulate-software/

For more about NEC’s BluStellar, visit https://www.nec.com/en/global/necblustellar/index.html

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.