Hexagon
A global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies to put data to work.
- CEO / Founder
- Anders Svensson
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Public
- Total Funding
- Publicly Traded
- Latest Round
- IPO
- Key Investors
- Melker Schörling AB, Ramsbury Invest AB
Technology & Products
Key Products
Maestro 3D measuring machine, ATS800 laser tracker, Proplan AI software
Technological Advantage
Their vast portfolio of integrated hardware and software solutions provides a significant competitive advantage, enabling them to offer end-to-end solutions for a wide range of industries and applications.
Patent position
Hexagon filed 2 patent families in 2022–2024 versus 6 in 2019–2021, a 67% fall, steeper than the 21% fall in tracked AM filings in the same patent offices. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 2 families filed 2022–2024, 6 in 2019–2021 (-67%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -21%
- Filed in
- US 39%CN 35%EP 30%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- Autodesk 59Renishaw 178
23 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
To boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety by putting data to work.
How They Differentiate
Hexagon differentiates itself by providing a holistic approach to digital transformation, integrating the real and digital worlds through its sensor, software, and autonomous technologies, with a particular strength in reality capture.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Professionals in industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace, Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, Defense, Energy, Manufacturing, Mining, Public Sector
Competitors
Dassault Systèmes, Autodesk, Siemens PLM, Renishaw, Trimble
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Approximately 5.4bn EUR in net sales in 2023.
Major Milestones
Acquisition of Intergraph in 2010, Acquisition of MSC Software in 2017, Acquisition of Infor EAM in 2021, Divestiture of Design & Engineering business to Cadence in 2025, Anders Svensson appointed President & CEO (July 2025), Enrique Patrickson appointed CFO, effective July 2026
Notable Customers
Audi; Bechtel; NASA; Shell
Recent coverage of Hexagon
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 24
- Granted
- 9
- Families
- 23
Leading domains: process (23), equipment (18), material (9)
Filings by year: 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 3
- ADDITIVE PRINTING CONVERSION APPARATUS AND KIT FOR COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES111094890 · CN
- Additive manufacturing having optical process monitoring11577465 · US
- LINEAR EDDY CURRENT SENSOR ARRAY03654030 · EP
- Systems and methods for removing support structures in subtractive machining114871447 · CN
- Computer-implemented method for determining defects of an object produced using an additive manufacturing process12153409 · US
Funding rounds
- IPO1971Source: Public Company Registry