One solution for designing, simulating, and validating manufacturing systems
From factory layouts and material flow to automation and robot programming, Visual Components helps teams test and refine ideas before implementation.
Simulate and validate production concepts, before anything is built
Contact us to explore how manufacturing simulation and robot offline programming tools can support your projects.
After you fill out the form, here’s what you can expect:
- We’ll connect to understand your goals and challenges
We’ll discuss your production environment, use cases, and where simulation could bring the most value. - We’ll introduce Visual Components in a practical, relevant way
Together with your colleagues, you’ll see how layouts, process simulation, automation validation, and robot programming come together in one shared 3D model, and how this can improve your current ways of working. - We’ll help you define the right tools and next steps
Based on our experience with similar manufacturing and automation projects, we’ll recommend the best setup and a clear way forward.
How our customers benefit
Boost your efficiency by up to 30%
Increase efficiency in your manufacturing operations with our virtual commissioning tools, enabling precise control over process performance through simulation and validation of designs with PLCs and robot controllers.
Save costs by up to 15%
Design many what-if scenarios in hours instead of days, have better insights into your projects, minimize your investment and save additional costs from your projects.
3500+ ready-made CAD components
Use our extensive library of 3D models with more than 1,600 robots, 70+ brands, and a wide range of conveyors, machines, resources, robot tools, factory facilities and more.
Prove your concept visually
Use realistic 3D simulations to show exactly how your automation concept works. Give customers a clear, visual preview that builds confidence, reduces uncertainty, and supports faster buy‑in.
Align teams around one model
Bring sales, engineering, and project teams together with a single shared 3D model. Create a common understanding early on to avoid misalignment, rework, and costly handover issues.
Set your offering apart
Create marketing-grade content with engineering-grade accuracy that highlights your capabilities and sells your vision.
What our customers have to say
“Using Visual Components, we were able to achieve increased efficiency gains, reduced packaging and processing costs whilst helping our customers visualise how automation could improve overall production efficiency gains. It’s a game-changer.”
George Walsh
Senior Product Development Engineer
DHL
“We 100% saw a noticeable increase in positive feedback from the customer when we showed our results using Visual Components.”
Ben Graham
Senior Consultant
Invio Automation
“Previously, we were looking at around about 4 days to turn a proposal around, and currently (with the help of Visual Components) we can probably fire one out in about half an hour.”
Stephen Smith
Project Manager
Mazak UK
“Unlike with previous projects, the processes no longer had to be tested at the physical system. Instead, even the most complex processes were displayed reliably and quickly in digital form.”
Wladimir Krieger
Robotics Engineer
Wächter Packautomatik
“We use Visual Components for all projects that require a feasibility analysis or visualization. A picture is worth a thousand words – so we can offer our customers a much better idea of their planned facility. And our customers react very positively.”
Jo Braun
Managing Director
SAMSYS GmbH
See how it works
Build your concept
It all begins with layout design and building your concept. In Visual Components, you can effortlessly design your factory floor in 3D by dragging and dropping real equipment models from our vast eCatalog directly into a virtual workspace.
Validate the plan
With the initial layout in place, the next step is planning and analysis. Visual Components lets you simulate manufacturing flows to see how your line performs before a single piece of equipment hits the shop floor. You can run your process in a virtual environment and capture key metrics like throughput, cycle times, resource utilization, and a lot more, pinpointing bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
Bridge the digital with the physical
Armed with a fine-tuned digital model, you’re ready for virtual commissioning: the bridge between the virtual design and real operations. This is where you connect your simulated factory with actual control systems, linking PLCs and robot controllers to the 3D model to test the automation logic in real time.
Program your robots
Take it a step further. Using Visual Components’ robot offline programming tools, you can program and fine-tune robot operations in the digital model, then deploy those programs directly to your shop-floor robots.
Explore our products
Embrace digital transformation. Designed for a wide range of manufacturing professionals, from engineers to production managers, our products help enhance every step of your production process.
Manufacturing simulation
Simple. Visual. Powerful. Design and validate new production solutions confidently with Visual Components’ 3D manufacturing simulation software.
Robot offline programming
Fast. Easy. Universally compatible. Create efficient, error-free robot programs with Visual Components’ robot offline programming software.