Hexagon AB Acquires CADS Additive GmbH
July 5, 2023
Hexagon AB has completed the acquisition of CADS Additive GmbH, an Austrian provider of software for metal additive manufacturing build preparation. The purchase expands Hexagon's additive manufacturing software capabilities by integrating CADS Additive's AM Studio build-preparation and support-structure tools into Hexagon's Nexus-enabled AM workflow and Simufact Additive simulation offerings.
- Buyers
- Hexagon AB
- Targets
- CADS Additive GmbH
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Upper Austria, Austria
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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