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Smart design tool for companies wanting to design and order factory equipment
About Vention
Vention MachineBuilder is the fastest and easiest way to design and order factory equipment. Loaded with thousands of modular parts, smart design tools, and real-time pricing, automated equipment, robot cells and tooling, can be created in minutes, from anywhere, on any web browser. Create automated equipment, robot cells and tooling in minutes with the only CAD software built exclusively for the factory floor. Don’t spend days learning another CAD software. Smart design tools, in-CAD support and an intuitive interface make equipment design easy for everyone. Access a curated library of industrial-grade, modular automation components. From structural framing, to linear motion and robotics, leverage parts that have been tested for compatibility across Vention and trusted-partner brands. Real-time pricing as parts are added to the design.
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Vention
Founded: 2016
Canada
vention.io/3d-design
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