<s>
Visual	B-Application
Components	I-Application
is	O
a	O
developer	O
of	O
3D	O
simulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
manufacturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	B-Application
Components	I-Application
software	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
applications	O
including	O
layout	O
planning	O
,	O
production	O
simulation	O
,	O
off-line	B-Application
programming	I-Application
and	O
PLC	O
verification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	B-Application
Components	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
1999	O
in	O
Helsinki	O
,	O
Finland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
Components’	O
first	O
product	O
was	O
a	O
layout	O
configuration	O
and	O
visualization	B-Application
tool	O
for	O
JOT	O
Automation	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Finnish	O
supplier	O
of	O
automated	O
test	O
and	O
assembly	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	B-Application
Components	I-Application
and	O
KUKA	O
have	O
since	O
released	O
additional	O
software	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
robot	O
simulation	O
,	O
programming	O
and	O
3D	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
KUKA	O
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Visual	B-Application
Components	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
a	O
statement	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
KUKA	O
that	O
Visual	B-Application
Components	I-Application
remain	O
a	O
hardware	O
neutral	O
simulation	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
and	O
expand	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
robot	O
models	O
,	O
currently	O
1,200	O
+	O
models	O
from	O
30+	O
robot	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
Visual	B-Application
Components	I-Application
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
robotics	O
division	O
of	O
the	O
Espoo-headquartered	O
company	O
,	O
Delfoi	O
-	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
robot	O
offline	O
programming	O
(	O
OLP	O
)	O
software	O
solutions	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
