Lanner WITNESS

WITNESS is simulation software for factories, supply chains, and other complex operations. Engineers build a 2D or 3D virtual model of a real process and run it forward to test changes before making them in real life. Typical uses include testing a new factory layout, planning automated guided vehicle routes, and finding bottlenecks in a line. The software was created by Lanner Group in the UK, but Haskoning, formerly Royal HaskoningDHV, bought Lanner Group in 2019, and it is now sold as Twinn Witness, part of Haskoning's Twinn digital solutions line. Ford has used it for decades, including a recent project on automated vehicle strategy at its Valencia plant. Note that WITNESS is a modeling and simulation tool; the pages reviewed did not show generative AI or chatbot features common in some other tools in this category.

This fits a manufacturing, logistics, or operations engineering team that wants to test big changes before building them, such as a new factory layout, a change in vehicle or conveyor routing, or a proposed change to staffing and shift patterns. A pilot usually takes the form of a scoped project on one line or one process, with help from Haskoning or a partner rather than a self-serve trial. Pricing is not public, so treat any figure as a planning estimate and ask for a project-based quote. One important note: confirm the vendor name carefully, since the product is sold by Haskoning under the Twinn brand, not by the unrelated company Lanner Electronics. Also confirm current AI capabilities directly, since this tool is built mainly for simulation and modeling, not generative AI or natural language features.