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We can proudly present the IPS Robot Optimization as the winner of the Hannover Messe Robotics Award 2017 - the prize for applied robotics solutions, through our partner fleXstructures GmbH. The Hannover Messe 2017 is one of the world’s largest trade fairs with over 5200 exhibitors and 75 countries present. The Robotics Award recognizes technological innovations that make a contribution towards robot-assisted solutions in the field of industrial automation or towards the development of mobile robots and autonomous systems.

http://www.hannovermesse.de/en/supporting-program/awards-competitions/robotics-award/

SOFTWARE

Industrial Path Solutions (IPS) is a math based software tool for automatic verification of assembly feasibility, design of flexible components, motion planning and optimization of multi-robot stations, and simulation of key surface treatment processes. IPS successfully implements the potential of the virtual world. IPS is developed by Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre and Fraunhofer ITWM, and distributed by IPS AB and fleXstructures GmbH.

IPS Cable Simulation

Take full control of your cables and hoses with IPS Cable Simulation. Real time simulation of flexible materials.

IPS Rigid Body Path Planner

Automatically generate collision-free paths for assembly or dis-assembly operations in the manufacturing industry.

IPS Robot Optimization

Automatic task planning, sequencing and line balancing enables the user to program robot stations in no-time.

IPS Virtual Paint - Spray

Offers a revolution in spray painting simulation capable of performing accurate simulations in only a few hours on a laptop.

IPS Virtual Paint - Sealing

Detailed simulation of the sealing deposition process taking the complex material rheology and surface flow into account.

IPS IBOFlow

Efficiently simulate complex industrial multiphase and multiphysics applications with minimum preprocessing.

IPS IMMA

Fast and efficient algorithms for easy evaluation of assembly ergonomics that considers human diversity using a realistic biomechanical model.

IPS Inspection Path Planner

Automatic programming and optimization of your Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM) in IPS will reduce both commissioning and cycle time.

IPS Projection Simulation

The fast algorithms provide operators an immediate visualization of key surface treatment processes such as spray painting, high-pressure washing and thermal spray.

CORPORATE NETWORK

The IPS software was created by the research institutes Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Fraunhofer ITWM in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Some of the modules created in research projects are extensively used in industry. IPS AB and fleXstructures GmbH provide Support, Sales and Marketing of IPS to companies across the globe. IPS is an appreciated tool used by hundreds of engineers for industrial innovation. State of the art simulation technology based on cutting edge research can be delivered to the market very quickly due to the tight collaboration between the research institutes and the sales organization.

Sales and Marketing

IPS AB

IPS AB was founded in 2012 by key-persons at FCC to offer marketing, sales and support of the IPS software. The mission of IPS AB is to provide the automotive and the manufacturing industry with the most efficient software tool for automatic verification of assembly feasibility, design and analysis of flexible components, motion planning and optimization of multi-robot stations.

IPS IBOFlow AB

IPS IBOFlow AB was founded in 2014 as a subsidiary of IPS AB. The focus is on professional service, sales and support of the products for simulation of surface treatment processes, and other products based on FCC’s fluid dynamics software IBOFlow and structural dynamics software LaStFEM.

fleXstructures GmbH

fleXstructures GmbH has the global rights for marketing and sales of IPS Cable Simulation and has setup an international network of resellers. The young enterprise is a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM) in Kaiserslautern.

Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre

Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre (FCC) is a research institute within industrial mathematics, located in Gothenburg, Sweden. The center focuses on Modelling, Simulation and Optimization and key persons at FCC are the creators of IPS.

Fraunhofer ITWM

The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM supports companies in the development and optimization of products, services, communication and working processes.

Wingquist Laboratory

Wingquist Laboratory is an internationally competitive competence centre for multidisciplinary research within the field of efficient product realization.

ATS

ATS has an extraordinary knowledgebase of laser measurements, theoretical and practical, after years of field work. The company is marketing laser based 1D-2D-3D distance measurement instruments and systems for industrial applications. Key systems are different types of guidance, docking and navigation systems.

RD&T Technology

RD&T Technology is a software company specialized on developing simulation software within the area of Geometry Assurance. RD&T Technology offers software and services to a variety of customers in different industrial areas like automotive, consumer products, telecommunication, building/construction and consultancy.

NEXT WEBINAR SESSION

Jun 12, 2019 - 14:00 CEST

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IPS Cable Simulation User Conference 2019

The 4^th IPS Cable Simulation User Conference will take place on June 18^th and 19^th, 2019 in the Technik Museum in Speyer, Germany.

The museum shows exhibits representing important milestones in automotive history as well as great achievements in aeronautics. This is the perfect setting for a come-together of IPS users and experts from all over the world and from various industrial domains.

For registration and preliminary program, please click here.

REFERENCES

AB Volvo (Truck & CE)

AUDI

Bosch

BMW

CEVT

DAIMLER

DAIMLER Forschung

Delphi

Doosan Infracore

EADS / CASSIDIAN

FORD

Fujikura

Honda

Hyundai

Kyungshin

LEONI

Magna Steyr CTS

Mazda

OPEL

NEVS

Scania

SEAT

Specma AB

STIHL

TOYOTA

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH

Volvo Cars

CONTACT SALES

Scandinavia & USA

IPS AB & IPS IBOFlow AB

IPS AB is responsible for support, marketing and sales in Scanandinavia and United States. The headquarter is located in Gothenburg.

info@industrialpathsolutions.se

info@ipsiboflow.com

Global

fleXstructures

fleXstructures handles the support, marketing and sales of IPS modules globally. They are located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and have set up an organization with re-sellers all over the world.

www.flexstructures.com

Japan

fleXstructures / SCSK Corporation

SCSK Corporation has offices in Tokyo and Nagoya to serve the Japanese market.

www.scsk.jp

China

fleXstructures / Pan Information Technology

Pan Information Technology has offices in Shanghai and Beijing to serve the Chinese market.