Academics at the Innovative
Manufacturing and Construction
Research Centre at Loughborough
University have created a virtual
engineering environment that offers
manufacturers a fast, focused tool for
the creation of automation systems.

The Business Driven Automation
system has been developed in the
automotive sector in partnership
with Ford Motor Company, Thyssen-
Krupp System Engineering and
Schneider Electric. It gives a virtual
engineering environment that
enables companies to validate and
change automated assembly and
production systems quickly and
efficiently, at minimal cost and risk
across multiple global locations.