Mevea Showcases Real-Time Excavator Simulation with Electromechanical Actuators at Bauma 2025

Picture 1: Simulation 3D visualisation (left) and gravel mass in bucket & excavator total power consumption (right).

Heavy machinery manufacturers are rapidly seeking innovative ways to improve energy efficiency. To develop and validate these solutions effectively, real-time simulation is essential. It must encompass the entire system: the machine, environment, work process (such as dynamic soil interaction), sensors, control hardware and software, and the operator.

At Bauma 2025, Mevea will demonstrate how real-time simulation can be used to validate energy-efficient excavator. This groundbreaking approach replaces traditional hydraulic cylinders with electromechanical actuators developed by Finnish company Norrhydro (Bauma Hall A4, 517).

Mevea’s Real-Time Simulation Solutions

Mevea’s scientifically and field-proven simulation technology supports intelligent heavy machinery development in three key areas:

• Full Equipment and Intelligent Component Design & Validation
  A physics-based digital twin simulates the entire system, including virtual equipment, environment, sensors, and work processes like dynamic soil interaction. Other simulation software can be integrated via co-simulation API or FMI/FMU.
• Assistive and Autonomous System Development & Testing
  The digital twin enables virtual testing of assistive and autonomous systems. It supports integration with development environments such as ROS/ROS2 and control system hardware and software within the real-time simulation loop.
• Custom Simulator Development
  Mevea creates simulators for product development or operator training based on customer specifications.

Accelerating Product Development with Mevea’s Real-Time Simulation

Mevea’s real-time simulation software seamlessly integrates with customers’ product development environment, leveraging existing assets and expertise. This approach enables:

• Faster development and testing with reduced costs and minimal physical prototyping
• Fully integrated development environments
• Optimized products by involving equipment operators early in the development process

Experience Mevea’s Cutting-Edge Simulation Firsthand

We will be showcasing our solutions at our partner’s stand, Inter Control Hermann Köhler Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG, at Bauma 2025 where you can see the special PLC hardware developed for controlling electromechanical actuators in action integrated with Mevea’s real-time simulation. Visit us at Hall 2, Stand 327 to try a hands-on excavation simulation and experience Mevea’s state-of-the-art system simulation capabilities.

You can download our product development brochure (below) to see how Mevea real-time simulation software architecture enables integration with customers’ product development environment and utilization of existing assets and knowledge.

In this brochure it’s also explained how Mevea’s simulation software architecture is applied for development and testing of a small excavator equipped with innovative electromechanical actuators replacing the conventional hydraulic cylinders to achieve energy efficiency. Click the link here to see more!