DMG MORI’s acquisition of INTECH is aimed at boosting the company’s global presence in the manufacturing sector
Japan-based machine tools manufacturer, DMG MORI has announced that it has acquired a 30 per cent stake in INTECH, a software developer company for machine learning and artificial intelligence. It plans to boost its global presence through this acquisition in the metal additive manufacturing (AM).
Manufacturing market
Christian Thönes, Chairman of the Executive Board of DMG MORI AG commented that producing the first good part quickly is the company’s motto. He added, “We are actively pushing ahead with integrated solutions along the whole generative manufacturing process chain.”
Sridhar Balaram, CEO, INTECH believes that DMG MORI is a perfect fit of hardware and software. OPTOMET can also be applied to other key technologies within additive manufacturing, such as directed energy deposition and binder jetting. We believe this software is a game-changer for the whole of the additive manufacturing market.”
INTECH
INTECH deals in metal 3D printing in India. It already supplies software solutions for DMG MORI’s LASERTEC SLM (selective laser melting) machines and other customers using the powder bed technology – a rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing technology for making objects described by digital data.
Its new OPTOMET software automatically calculates optimal process parameters, simplifying programming and resulting in markedly improved surface quality as well as reproducible component properties.
INTECH strength
Founded in 2012, INTECH has an employee strength of more than 60 software specialists and technology experts. It supplies not only innovative software solutions but also additively manufactured prototypes into the aerospace, medical, automotive and toolmaking sectors, as well as mechanical engineering.
