Polaris Simulator

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Module of iFAKT Polaris that tests the production system virtually, for example capacity, staffing and buffer scenarios, and reveals bottlenecks before changes are made.

Description

Polaris Simulator lets users test a production system virtually before real decisions are made. It is based on the Product-Process-Resource (PPR) knowledge graph created in Polaris Designer and runs network plans through configurable station, line and hall models.

Typical questions are answered with scenarios: how capacity, staffing and buffer sizes affect the flow, where bottlenecks arise and where utilization is unbalanced over time. The simulator can also handle dynamic product mixes on shared resources. This makes it useful for capacity and investment planning, because the effect of a change can be examined in the model first. The results feed into the other Polaris modules: the Optimizer turns the same graph into an executable production plan, and the Analyzer compares scenarios, plans and actual performance in KPI dashboards.

Related topics in brief

• iFAKT GmbH · Developed by · Organization
  Stuttgart-based consulting company and software specialist for Industry 4.0, founded in 2001, that helps manufacturers plan and optimize production and logistics processes; developer of the Polaris software.
• iFAKT Polaris · Part of · Product
  Production software from iFAKT GmbH that combines ERP data with a digital twin of manufacturing and AI to optimize production schedules, reveal bottlenecks and improve on-time delivery.
• Factory simulation · Related to · Concept
  A controlled model of how work moves through part of a factory, using current operating rules, resources, orders and normal variation, so a proposed change such as an extra shift, new machine or smaller buffer can be tested before it is made.
• Digital twin · Related to · Concept
  A maintained digital representation of a physical resource, its relationships and its operating conditions, kept up to date from observations.
• Bottleneck (production) · Related to · Concept
  The resource or process step that limits how much work can pass through a production system in a given period; after a disruption the bottleneck can shift to another machine, inspection step, tool or person.

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-07