Situation

For many years now, different Liebherr design departments have relied on Automation Studio^TM, an intuitive and powerful tool to design and simulate fluid power circuits for any machine. Two years ago, the training center in Nenzing also decided to integrate the software into its trainings. “During a customer training, one participant showed us a simulation of a pump using Automation Studio^TM. This was one of the main reasons we decided to start using the software”, says Jakob Schneider, Team Leader at the Training Center in Nenzing.

Understanding the component functions

“Liebherr’s design team uses Automation Studio^TM mainly as a CAD tool, whereas in trainings, we emphasize on making simple and understandable demonstrations of different component functions. With its fast and detailed simulation and its various diagnostic possibilities, this tool brings a valuable contribution for that purpose”, explains Jakob Schneider. “We plan to integrate the simulation into E-learning so our attendees can view different simulations in an animated video format.” Additionally, the training center plans to use Automation Studio^TM for its vocational trainings in the area of Electrical Engineering.

Integration of manufacturers’ catalogues

For several years now, Famic Technologies has been integrating in Automation Studio^TM components of well-known manufacturers which are preconfigured based on the manufacturers’ official data sheets. As the virtual components show an almost identical behaviour to their real counterparts, virtual machines can be created and used for simulation and testing in a variety of conditions. For some time, Liebherr and Famic Technologies have been developing a specific manufacturers’ catalogue, containing Liebherr components that are integrated in Automation Studio^TM.

Jakob Schneider
Team Head Product Training 
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH, Austria
www.liebherr.com