VCFlex
A risk-free environment to validate automation systems before implementation.
VCFlex is an EYF solution and an additional FlexSim module designed to bridge simulation and industrial automation. The solution enables companies to perform virtual commissioning, validate PLC logic, and test complete automated systems before physical deployment, helping reduce project risks, accelerate startup activities, and improve operational reliability.
Virtual commissioning
Validate automated systems before physical installation by connecting PLCs, supervisory systems, and control platforms to a virtual representation of the operation, reducing startup risks, commissioning time, and costly implementation adjustments.
Digital Twin and industrial integration
Connect simulation models to real or emulated industrial systems to support Digital Twin initiatives, operator training, continuous improvement programs, and more reliable decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
Automation testing and validation
Test control logic, equipment behavior, communication protocols, and system interactions in a safe environment to identify programming errors, synchronization issues, and operational inconsistencies before deployment.
Automation intelligence for safer implementation decisions
By connecting simulation models with industrial automation systems, VCFlex helps companies validate control logic, identify operational issues, and test automation strategies before physical deployment. The solution enables teams to detect programming errors, communication failures, and synchronization problems early, reducing implementation risks and improving project reliability.
Strategic applications for virtual commissioning and automation validation
- PLC logic validation before deployment
- Virtual commissioning of automated systems
- Testing of industrial automation and control strategies
- Validation of conveyors, sorters, AGVs, and material handling systems
- Communication testing between PLCs, SCADA, and control platforms
- Operator and maintenance team training environments
- Digital Twin integration and validation
- Startup risk reduction and implementation readiness assessment
Technical differentiators for virtual commissioning and automation validation:
- Native FlexSim integration
- Virtual commissioning
- Industrial protocol connectivity
- PLC logic validation
- Automation emulation
- Equipment behavior simulation
- Digital Twin integration
- Communication testing
- Automation system integration
- Safe virtual testing
- Startup risk reduction
- Operator training environments
Faq
Frequently asked questions and relevant information
Explore how VCFlex helps companies validate automation systems, perform virtual commissioning, reduce implementation risks, and improve project readiness before startup.
VCFlex enables companies to validate automation systems before physical deployment by connecting PLCs, supervisory systems, and control platforms to a virtual representation of the operation. This allows teams to test control logic, evaluate system behavior, identify issues, and verify operational performance in a safe environment before startup and commissioning activities begin.
Yes. VCFlex is designed to integrate with industrial automation environments through standard communication protocols and interfaces. The solution can connect simulation models to PLCs, supervisory systems, and control platforms, allowing real or emulated automation systems to interact directly with a virtual model of the operation.
VCFlex can be used to test a wide range of automated systems, including manufacturing lines, material handling systems, conveyors, sorters, automated warehouses, AGVs, AMRs, and other industrial processes. The solution supports validation of control logic, equipment interactions, communication flows, and operational sequences before implementation.
Yes. VCFlex is fully integrated with the FlexSim environment and can be applied to existing models, allowing companies to connect simulation projects with automation systems, perform virtual commissioning, and validate control logic without rebuilding their models from scratch.