How many products your simulated factory can make per hour. DELMIA uses discrete event simulation (changing a belt speed, adding a worker) to optimize throughput.

But don’t worry. Whether you are a simulation engineer, a manufacturing planner, or just a curious student, this glossary will help you speak the language of the virtual factory.

If you’ve just stepped into the world of DELMIA (Dassault Systèmes’ brand for digital manufacturing), you might feel like you’ve landed in a foreign country. Between the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Process Engineers, and Robotic Workcells, the jargon can be overwhelming.

The process of telling a digital robot how to move. You don't just place a robot; you define its joints, limits, speeds, and kinematics (how the arm bends).

The digital 3D model of a human inside the software. You can adjust its height, gender, and percentile (e.g., "5th percentile female" vs "95th percentile male") to test ergonomics for all body types. The Virtual Factory Floor 7. Workcell A specific area on the factory floor where a set of operations happens. For example, a "Welding Workcell" contains the robot, the safety fence, the parts bin, and the weld gun.

The "holy grail" of robotics. Instead of teaching a robot on the factory floor (which stops production), you write and test the robot code in DELMIA, then download the finished program to the real robot. The Outputs 11. 3D Mock-Up (DMU) A fully detailed, functional 3D model of your factory or product. You use a DMU to check for collisions (e.g., "Does this robot arm hit the conveyor?").

A single unit of work. It could be "Pick up screw," "Move to location A," or "Weld seam #4."

Here are the essential DELMIA terms you need to know, explained in plain English. 1. DELMIA Stands for Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Application . At its heart, it’s software used to plan, visualize, and simulate manufacturing processes before they happen in the real world. Think of it as a crystal ball for the factory floor.