Select and integrate with ease

ABB’s selection and integration solutions are designed to ensure users choose the right product and experience optimal performance throughout its lifecycle.

 

By enabling precise drive selection, dimension optimization, and quick simulations, these tools help users make confident, data-driven decisions. Once selected, seamless engineering and integration across all stages - from design to lifetime extension - enhance efficiency, reliability, and overall system performance, fulfilling the core purpose of serving users with the right solution at every moment.

Why do we need simulation solutions portfolio?

The simulation solutions portfolio plays a critical role in enhancing the performance, reliability, and efficiency of drive systems across their lifecycle. By enabling optimal dimensioning, pre-testing, and PLC validation, these tools help reduce commissioning time and streamline troubleshooting.

 

They also support personnel training, generate synthetic data for advanced analytics, and accelerate engineering through digital applications like Crealizer™.

 

Our cutting-edge simulation strategy – born from real-world challenges – is engineered to accelerate your success. By harnessing smarter, faster, and more resilient system development, we deliver solutions that are thoughtfully aligned with our customers' goals, helping them achieve better outcomes, manage risk more effectively, and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape

Benefits of our simulation portfolio

Enhanced decision-making

Improved accuracy and confidence ​in selecting and dimensioning.

Cost savings

Reduced cost due to pre-build optimization and early detection ​of issues.

Time efficiency

Faster trouble shooting and adherence to tight commissioning schedules.

Quality improvement

Improved software quality though intensive testing without involving physical hardware.

Customer Satisfaction

Better preparation and smoother operations lead to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Scalable training

Unlimited training opportunities ​for personnel leads to a more ​skilled workforce.

Supporting customization

Provide a safe, efficient and realistic testing environment for testing Crealizer applications before or without having a real drive.

Data generation

Generate valuable training data ​for machine learning algorithms, speeding up predictive analytics.

Simulation Product Portfolio

Seamless Integration for Every Testing Stage

Our simulation solutions are designed to integrate effortlessly into your existing workflow—whether you're working with virtual models or real hardware. We offer a comprehensive range of testing environments to support development, validation, and optimization of drive systems.

From PC Simulation to Real Control Hardware

We provide a flexible continuum of testing options:

  • Virtual-time testing
  • Low risk and cost

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)

  • Combines simulation with real control hardware components
  • Real-time testing
  • Balanced fidelity and confidence

Simulation Products

Virtual Drive

  • Testing drive interfaces
  • Ideal for early-stage communication, configuration and basic motor control testing

Virtual DrivePlus

  • Testing full drive, multiple drives in any simulation environment
  •  Ideal for all-stage testing as long as control hardware is not concerned, ideal when cost-efficiency, flexibility and portability are key

DriveLab

  • Testing full drive, multiple drives with real control hardware and firmware
  • Ideal for real-time integration, final-stage validation, or when simulation speed and control hardware testing are critical. Once a DriveLab becomes your asset, it can be used for all-stage testing

Flexible Simulation Models

 

With our simulation portfolio, we provide you the opportunity to:

 

  • Simulate and test within Drive Composer Pro environment
  • Use ready-made drive models, and customize grid, load/processes to match your needs
  • Integrate ready-made drive models into any simulation environment
  • Use your actual control software and hardware for override testing
  • Test multiple drives across different product lines

Why Choose Our Simulation Portfolio?

  • Reduce risk

  • Increase confidence in system performance

  • Optimize cost-efficiency across the entire drive life cycle

  • Accelerate time-to-market with scalable solutions

  • Protect your own IP

  • Expand your service offerings