Case Study: Ponsse achieves faster welding programming and higher production efficiency with Visual Components OLP

Ponsse cuts robot programming time from 10 days to 1 with Visual Components

Ponsse, a global leader in forest machine manufacturing, faced significant challenges in its high-mix, low-volume production environment. The complexity and time-consuming nature of online robot programming for welding was causing costly delays, with programming previously taking up to two weeks and requiring production to stop. Ponsse needed a solution to drastically reduce programming time and validate designs before production, leading them to partner with Visual Components and implement their Visual Components OLP offline programming software.

Visual Components implemented its OLP solution to enable offline robot programming and simulation. This allowed Ponsse to program robots outside of production, validate weld designs for accessibility, and plan new robotic stations digitally. The results were substantial, reducing robot programming time from 10 days to just 1 day. This solution from Visual Components significantly increased automation utilization, improved product quality by catching errors early, and accelerated the entire production lead time.

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