Industrial automation is on the rise, with machines performing more and more tasks every day. Designing these complex industrial machines is a challenging process. Engineers need to ensure that the machine they design meets many different performance objectives, for productivity, workspace, maneuverability, payload, and so on. But at the same time, they also need to develop a design that will minimize both production and maintenance costs, such as using the smallest possible motors and the shortest links for robot arms, and minimizing loading to reduce the wear and tear that leads to expensive repairs and downtime. All these requirements must be taken into account when developing an industrial machine to ensure a high-performing product at the lowest possible cost.
Read the full story in the Advanced System Level Modeling of Complex Machines Whitepaper.
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