AMendate’s technology is said to enable efficient production of highly complex components.
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AMendate, a German-based start-up providing simulation software solutions which support the generation and optimisation of designs for additive manufacturing.
AMendate’s technology is said to enable efficient production of highly complex components, offering benefits such as material-saving, weight reduction and efficient, cost-effective workflows reduced from weeks to days. AMendate will join Hexagon’s MSC Software business, a leader in computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software and services which enable engineers to validate and optimise designs using virtual prototypes.
“The AMendate acquisition directly addresses a major obstacle during design for companies shifting to additive manufacturing processes,” said Paolo Guglielmini, CEO, MSC Software. “It enhances our Smart Factory solutions by minimising time-to-print. We are proud to welcome AMendate to the MSC team, and we look forward to what we will accomplish together.”
“With MSC being one of the most renowned developers for software solutions in CAE, we are incredibly excited to introduce our generative design technology to its customers,” said Dr. Thomas Reiher, CEO & Co-Founder, AMendate GmbH. “The integration of AMendate's software in MSC's established simulation technologies such as Simufact and MSC Apex will enable us to further enhance our technology even faster and make its benefits available to a global audience.”
AMendate was founded just one year ago by a team of researchers from Paderborn University and the Direct Manufacturing Research Center (DMRC), an industrial/academic consortium started in 2008 by Boeing, EOS, and other commercial partners.
The AMendate transaction is expected to close early third quarter and subject to customary closing conditions.
