The TCT Technology Innovation Software Award 2017 shortlist has been announced.
This is the third of our ‘Technology Innovation’ Awards, after the Hardware and Materials category shortlists were revealed earlier this week. It sees five software solutions in contention to win the prize at the inaugural TCT Awards next month.
Software is the glue that binds together the various processes involved in turning an idea into a tangible product. From the ideation and design phase, all the way through development, testing and validation, out to manufacture, end-use and end-o-life management, software is running the show. This award will go to the software solution deemed to have been the most impactful in the last 12 months.
The winner of the award will be announced on the evening of 27th September at the Birmingham Town Hall, the middle evening of the TCT Show. British television actor and presenter, Robert Llywellyn, best known for his role as Kryten in cult sci-fi sitcom, Red Dwarf, will present the awards ceremony.
Below is the shortlist for the TCT Technology Innovation Software Award in full. Each of these submissions will be sent in full to a selection of the TCT Expert Advisory Board. The board comprises many disciplines, and we will be splitting the categories between those who are best placed to judge particular categories.
TCT Technology Innovation Software Award – Shortlist
Axial 3D – Insight
Insight is the software program Axial 3D harnesses as it aims to make 3D printing accessible to the healthcare sector. It allows the company to design personalised anatomical models with improved efficiencies, before delivering them to a clinician.
Machineworks – Polygonica
The Polygonica series of software solutions has been enhancing designs in a variety of industries since its launch in 2015. It is routinely harnessed to tackle complex geometrical oeprations, from mesh healing and mesh modelling, to 3D Booleans and solid offsetting.
3D Systems – 3DXpert
3DXpert is an integrated software solution which enables the user to optimise geometry, calculate scan-path, and arrange the build platform before 3D printing the design. 3D Systems believes the agile platform brings increased quality and speed to any geometry’s workflow.
LPW Technology – PowderSolve
PowderSolve is LPW Technology’s software solution for the quality control of metal powders in the additive manufacturing process. It promises to improve the workflow, enabling measurement, recording and analysis features to be utilised, and support the metal 3D printing market in its transition from rapid prototyping tool to serial production method.
e-xstream – Digimat AM
Digimat AM is e-xtream’s answer to the challenges facing the additive manufacturing market. It promises an holistic simulation chain for the additive manufacturing of plastics and composites, combining material engineering, process simulation and structural engineering.