Nutzen der virtuellen Inbetriebnahme: Ein experiment

The Use of Virtual Commissioning: An Experiment. The value of machine development becomes evident during the commissioning phase of a production plant. Frequently parts of control software have to be completed on site. Using a method as well as technology referred to as Virtual Commissioning, a reasonable portion of the activity can be conducted earlier in the home office, in order to save time. By yielding a shorter time-to-volume, this lead can be transferred into a cost reduction. Unfortunately, due to the unpredictable course of commissioning, the amount of saved time cannot be measured. This article describes an experiment that has been conducted with two groups of control programmers, one of which applied Virtual Commissioning software development for the same plant. The results are compared to the ones of the other group of programmers that did not use Virtual Commissioning. The outcome of the experiment can be used for case studies on the application of Virtual Commissioning.