Visual Components, which is headquartered in Finland, but operates internationally, develops 3D manufacturing simulation software to aid the design and validate new robotic and automation production solutions. It is used by a wide range of worldwide manufacturers, system integrators, universities, colleges and research centres to visualise and simulate robots in the workplace, before money needs to be committed on actual equipment purchasing and personnel resourcing.
The two companies are coming together to help break-up the logjam being experienced by the UK when it comes to automation and robots. As the latest statistics from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) revealed, it's clear that the UK is losing the race to automate.