From idea to solution - easier than ever

With IRONCAD you get all the tools you need to create robotic cells. Use 3D models from different suppliers that are imported and then managed as easily as if they were created in IRONCAD from scratch. Add your own designed parts like grippers, fixtures etc.

With IRONCAD you can save a lot of time on your projects, which gives you a great competitive advantage. Present your solution in a salesy way to the customer.

The example in the picture is from Lerocon AB in Gislaved, which creates automation solutions in IRONCAD with great success. "We never know what the next customer's needs will be, but we can easily customise our existing products in the desired way, regardless of how we thought when we created and built them up earlier. All thanks to IRONCAD's free flexibility with no constraint requirements. We modify as we wish and we can save everything in the same file if we want." says satisfied userPatrik Rosén, Lerocon AB.

Use Drag-o-Release to build solutions in no time directly in the 3D environment

You can use the catalogues in IRONCAD where you can save robots, machines and other 3D models that you might find useful. The models in the catalogs can be easily added with smart features that make placement more or less automatic. This allows you to create different types of automation solutions with easy-to-use drag-and-drop technology in a short time. Adjust dimensions directly in 3D with handle technology.

It is of course also possible to link in and/or out external files in the traditional way, for example a particular machine or conveyor downloaded from the internet and imported into a separate IRONCAD 3D file. Choose between using external links with file structure when you think "it's needed" or having all the elements of the project in a single file.

To create a 2D drawing of a particular detail in a file containing many parts, simply right-click on it and select "create 2D drawing". You can also use cut-and-paste between 3D files, it's just too easy!

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Easily top up with relevant equipment

You can create the models yourself or import them from suppliers. These can be in e.g. STEP format and can be directly modified in IRONCAD without the need for history. Then drag these to the catalogs in IRONCAD, which can be shared across networks and give everyone access to the same 3D library.

Sometimes a 2D drawing is available as a basis for a layout of a robot cell and can be imported into IRONCAD's 3D environment.

All the parts you use can be saved in a single file, making it very easy to manage when files need to be moved or shared with others. If necessary, everything can be easily mapped onto a 2D drawing to provide a detailed bill of materials for all the parts involved.

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Test range and function with mechanisms

We provide our customers with catalogues of ABB, Fanuc and Kukaro robots, for example, free of charge. These robots are prepared with defined joints that allow you to simulate reach and function in IRONCAD. See immediately if the positioning is suitable and make adjustments in a short time. The incredibly useful TriBall tool is like a hand into the 3D environment and allows you to check the position of all objects in the X, Y and Z directions with exact precision in a playfully simple way.

A key difference with IRONCAD compared to other systems is that it only uses locks when it is really relevant, for example to see mechanisms. But in other cases the models are free to change in any way. This flexibility in IRONCAD removes much of the frustration common in traditional solutions.

All in all, this is a way of working that can save an enormous amount of time for all designers.

Contact Solidmakarna now for an online demo - call 08-556 185 40 or email info@solidmakarna.se today to see what we can do for you.

Advanced technology makes work easier, faster and more flexible

The catalogues and TriBall are incredibly effective tools in collaboration. Anything you create in the 3D environment of IRONCAD can just as easily be dragged out to the catalogues, which work just as easily both ways, everything can be saved in a catalogue file that can also be shared with others. Many objects can be edited at lightning speed by dragging handles and even placed through TriBall with full control. A common mistake is to think flexibility can't be precise. IRONCAD works with complete precision in everything from the design of the smallest detail to a large layout of 1000s of^m2. Husqvarna AB used IRONCAD to create a 10,000^m2 layout for their new factory, which they continue to work on improving in various ways. New machines will be brought in and some machines will be moved.

Of course, you can detail design different grippers for 3D printing or depict them on dimensioned 2D drawings. Create razor-sharp image renderings for use in marketing.

With the click of a button, a shareable link is created, allowing customers to view and rotate a 3D model directly in their browser, without the need for a viewer installed on their computer.

MARAB quickly develops flexible automation solutions with IRONCAD

MARAB in Orsa has been using IRONCAD for many years to create its various solutions. The program is used for everything from initial layout and customer dialogue to detailed drawings.

Matilda Bastman at MARAB explains, "We have been using IRONCAD for several years now and it has worked really well. Our projects usually start with a drawing of the plant we have been asked to do, to see how it will be as good as possible and to be able to visualise it for the customer.

The basis from the customer can sometimes be a 2D drawing describing the existing workshop layout. This 2D drawing can be easily entered as the reference 3D environment in IRONCAD. In the same 3D environment, whole or parts of previously created robot cells can then be quickly placed by Drag & Drop technology from the catalogues in the side of the screen. The customer gets a clear picture of what our solution looks like and a very important feature is that we can then easily modify a proposal, upon customer request."

Read more about how MARAB uses IRONCAD

Makoro AB builds Robotic Cells and Automation Solutions in IRONCAD

The image is a rendering of a robot cell constructed in IRONCAD by Makoro AB.

"We use IRONCAD to develop our customised special machines. It's simple, flexible and has the features we need when we're building up surfaces for 3D printing or CNC milling, for example. Working with import and export in different 3D formats to our customers and suppliers is also something that works very smoothly with IRONCAD.

We are very pleased with the efficiency we are achieving with IRONCAD. In addition, we get excellent support and support from Solidmakarna when we have questions," says Henrik Häger from Makoro AB in Färgelanda.

Read more about how Makoro uses IRONCAD.

RVT Automation AB

RVT Automation is an automation company that works with most aspects of robotics. RVT uses IRONCAD to design everything from large robot cells to small water cutting fixtures.

"We use IRONCAD because it is very important to use an efficient program, as it saves a lot of time. IRONCAD makes it easy to design large robot cells where there are requirements for accuracy, structure and efficiency from the first thought to the last component list to be made into a machine. IRONCAD are responsive to tips on improvements to the program that make it even easier to work with and last but not least we are very pleased with Solidmakarnas fantastic support." Says Oliver Bjurström, designer at RVT Automation AB.

Read more about how RVT uses IRONCAD