Run the experiment, find the bottleneck, debug the code, on a digital model, while changes are still cheap. PITCO builds and runs the simulations and virtual commissioning that take the risk out of an automation project.
Plan with experiments, not guesses
A planning tool. Model material flow and overall plant performance, then run experiments against existing workstations and proposed new lines. See where the bottlenecks are and test how to clear them. The payoff: you test the outcome of a new plan before you order any machinery — and you find the constraints before they're built into the plant.
Start up software, not problems
A digital twin of your lines and machines. Controls software and robot programs are debugged against the twin before a PLC is wired or a robot is bolted down. Robots learn on the twin, not on your production floor. The code that ships is the code that's already been tested.
An illustrated look at how a simulation engagement finds the constraint and proves the fix before any capital is committed.
Build a working model of the line — stations, flow, cycle times, the way it really runs.
Run the model and watch where work piles up. The constraint shows itself.
Add a station, re-sequence, re-balance — and run the experiment again. Compare outcomes side by side.
You've tested the plan and seen the throughput and ROI — before a single machine is ordered.
Virtual commissioning is now a standing RFQ requirement at Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Ford — the most demanding manufacturers won't install equipment without it. Ship control software that's already been tested against the twin.
Integrator ServicesKeep a digital twin of the lines and machines you've bought — for changeovers, what-if planning, operator retraining, and testing a change before you touch the running plant. Plant simulation turns your next investment decision into a tested one.
Manufacturer ServicesAcross published case studies, virtual commissioning typically cuts on-site startup time by 30–70%. Most commissioning pain is software pain: up to 90% of commissioning time is electrical and controls work, and up to 70% of that goes to software errors — exactly the work a digital twin lets you finish before you reach the floor.
reduction in on-site startup time
Across published case studies — Siemens (Wipro PARI 70%, Estun 30%, Cleveland 50%), Volkswagen Navarra peer-reviewed study 66% (SAE Mobilus 2021-01-0240), Procedia Manufacturing controlled study 75%
of commissioning time is electrical & controls work
VDMA Virtual Commissioning Guideline (German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association / TU Dortmund IPS) — the canonical independent stat
cost multiplier if an issue is caught after engineering vs. in the model
Kalypso, July 2022
NAMED CASE STUDIES — CITED SOURCES
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