

MSC also offers the Simufact software package, which has a version dedicated to additive manufacturing, as well as other manufacturing processes. Hexagon acquired the company in 2017, adding MSC’s CAE software solution to its product portfolio. MSC was initially founded in 1963, and is considered to be one of the earliest software companies specializing in finite element analysis (FEA) simulation. Photo via Hexagon.ĪMendate generative design helps MSC focus on additive manufacturing Thomas Reiher, CEO, Steffen Vogelsang, CTO, Anne Düchting, COO.

We are proud to welcome AMendate to the MSC team, and we look forward to what we will accomplish together.” The AMendate founders, from left to right: Dr. “It enhances our Smart Factory solutions by minimising time-to-print.

With the acquisition of AMendate, Hexagon is aiming to offer its customers a software solution specifically geared towards additive manufacturing under its umbrella: “The AMendate acquisition directly addresses a major obstacle during design for companies shifting to additive manufacturing processes,” explained Paolo Guglielmini, CEO, MSC Software. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division revealed that AMendate will be joining the MSC Software arm of Hexagon, which provides computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software and services. AMendate, a German provider of fully automated topology optimization software for additive manufacturing, has been acquired by Hexagon AB, a Sweden-based global technology company.
