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Software simulation of an automated production and processing system. The automated production processing systems are maybe the most widely and effective means of transportation in the productive process. It’s an application that is constantly developing, both in the field of materials but also in the technology that is connected with them. Another field that is being developed at an accelerated pace in the modern worldwide environment is the 3D software, that can support the simulation of big automated industries and can inspire the engineers and developers for new experiments and technologies. Especially in the field of automated production lines with CNC machines and pick and place applications there is a constant struggle to make the process as fast, accurate and effective at the same time. With the merging of these two fields there is an expectation of the best possible outcomes and naturally the highest possible saving in resources both in the form of human resources and also of time. In the present thesis we will present a complete automated production and processing line controlled by a PLC module and visualized by a 3D software, with very realistic effects and cameras. The production line starts with row materials driven through conveyor belts to two different automated CNC cells. The CNC machines with automatic loading and unloading from robotic arms are producing lids and bases. These two parts, identified later by a vision camera and assembled from a pivot arm to two different conveyor belts. Then a robotic pick and place crane puts the two parts (lid and base) together and the final part is moving until palletized by another pick and place crane to a stackable plastic box. After three completed materials have been loaded in the stackable box, the box is moving through the exit of the production line in roller.