simufact engineering gmbh, part of Hexagon

Simufact Engineering, part of Hexagon is a global operating software company providing process simulation products and services to manufacturing industries. Today, after nearly 25 years of developing and supporting simulation solutions for the design and optimization of manufacturing techniques in metal processing, the Hamburg (Germany) headquartered company has established as one of the leaders in this business area. Simufact succeeds in extending its global market share backed up by a dynamically growing customer base exceeding a number of 800 customers. A strong and continuously growing network composed of local offices and channel partners ensures global support. The software primarily aims at the automotive industry, mechanical engineering, aerospace industry and their respective suppliers.

Simufact Additive is the latest product within the Simufact product line, which is used for metal-based additive manufacturing processes. Simufact Additive is a powerful and scalable simulation solution for the simulation and optimization of additive manufacturing processes in the metal powder bed fusion processes with a focus on laser melting. This tool convinces its users with automated and assistant functionalities which accelerates and simplifies the daily work of the AM practitioner. Moreover, enables the intuitive and user-friendly GUI an optimal handling and thus convinces in the practical use. The simulation covers the printing of the part; followed by heat treatment, subsequent cutting the part off the build plate and removal of support structures, plus heat and pressure combined processes (HIP). Simufact Additive supports the user to determine distortion and residual stresses in the 3D-printed metal parts and helps to optimize process parameters. On the basis of virtual methods, expensive and time-consuming real-test are replaced.