Today I'm going to discuss manufacturing solutions using the 3DExperience platform from Dassault Systèmes. The video shown here is a project that our engineers completed for an automotive supplier. It'll rotate back and forth between the real system and the simulated system. So you can kind of see the parallels between the two. And notice that, these robots are running at an integrator site. and there's no parts from the cells, but they're going through what's called a dry cycle to show how the robots function prior to them shipping to the customer. Each year the role for robotics grows in manufacturing. Simulation helps us answer many questions of how we're going to integrate these robotics into our manufacturing plants. One question might be, which robot should I use? With the 3DExperience platform you can easily compare different brands of robots such as Fanuc, ABB, Kuka and Motoman. Each brand has its strengths and weaknesses. By simulating, you can pick the right brand for your specific application. We'll also focus on will the system meet the cycle time targets we have for our production goals? Our simulations are dictated by robots that have motion controllers to dictate the different tasks that they perform. The simulation software already knows like 1500 of these commercial robots, how they will behave, so it can accurately predict how long it will take to do certain tasks. We refer to this as cycle time. This allows engineers to balance the manufacturing process by using many robots efficiently, so that the capital invested is properly used when they purchase the robots. So where should I place a robot? That's another thing we can decide with simulations. Every robot is physically different to another. A robot can be designed to reach into tight places, or it could be designed to pick up a very large part. All of these designs, the range of motion of the robot and other various tasks help us pick the best spot to place a robot to make it as quick as possible, while still being able to reach all of its particular tasks. Another aspect of robot simulation is the capacity of the robot. Often referred to as payload, the weight of a part relative to its center of gravity of the robot, and how quickly the robot moves will dictate the payload of that robot. By measuring and calculating this as we simulate, we'll make sure that the forces do not break the robot or cause it to wear prematurely. Another important aspect of these systems is the safety. There's going to be people around these robots. We have to make sure everything is still safe. With the simulation, we can track the position of the robot at all times, avoid collisions, and make sure it doesn't violate accepted safe distance standards from workers in the area. While there is a trend in robotics to deal with what are called cobots or collaborative robots that automatically sense these obstacles, their applications are still somewhat limited and their speeds are slower than traditional dedicated robots in manufacturing. So why do we do this? Why do we do robot simulations? I gave a lot of reasons, but generally the one that resonates the most with people is can I program these robots virtually? So rather than using the traditional teach pendant, can I do this in the virtual world with a digital twin so that I can program my robots even before they've arrived at my facility? In answer is yes, you can. once, we go through and we create the collision free path so we know the robots in the right spot, and we know that it's safe and we know that it's not moving too quickly for its design. We can create the actual program that goes down to the robot on the floor. this allows us to do things much more efficiently if we have to program the robots using the teach pendant. We're going to take probably 70% more time than we would if we can program it ahead of time. the last thing I want to show you is, what this same simulation looks like when we add in the other aspects of a given cell. We can put in the cable tray, we can put in where the controllers are. We know where all of the electronics and supporting information is, where all the adhesive stands are. We're able to see kind of a virtual reality version of this layout prior to it being built. This allows us to, not only see something as a digital twin, but we can use it as a virtual reality platform for training people and communicating just what is going to be done inside the system. TriMech has a world class team of robotics simulation experts ready to assist you. We've developed and programmed over 6000 robots in the past dozen or so years. We're happy to provide a proposal for you to do robot simulations for you. But we can also train and enable your team to integrate robot simulations into your design process. If you want to know more about these things, feel free to reach out at the contact information on your screen right now. Thank you and have a good day.