9 Software · Simulation companies in the additive manufacturing ecosystem tracked by AMPulse. Browse profiles, funding rounds, and technology details.
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Simulation (Simulation) is a software category supporting additive manufacturing workflows. AMPulse tracks 9 companies using Simulation as a core technology, ranked below by total funding raised.
Typical materials: not applicable (software). Common applications: design, simulation, workflow management, quality control across all AM processes.
Provides a comprehensive digital enterprise software portfolio (Siemens Xcelerator) including CAD/CAM, simulation, and manufacturing execution systems (MES) for industrial additive manufacturing.
Provides simulation software for additive manufacturing, including Simufact Additive for metal AM process simulation and MSC Apex Generative Design for optimizing 3D printed parts, enabling first-time-right production and reducing physical prototyping costs.
Develops the PolyWorks universal 3D metrology software platform for dimensional inspection, quality control, and reverse engineering, enabling manufacturers to digitally transform their 3D measurement processes.
An early-stage venture capital fund investing in manufacturing, deep tech, and climate startups, with a focus on companies that may adopt or integrate additive manufacturing for low-volume, high-complexity components.
A university research center providing additive manufacturing R&D, consulting, and industry collaboration services, with innovations like optical films for LCD resin printing and multi-material 3D printing systems.
Develops StirSense, a proprietary machine learning platform for real-time in-process anomaly detection and traceable quality records for friction stir welding (FSW), enabling digital verification and scaling of this advanced joining process.
Provides industrial automation hardware (controllers, sensors, robots) and the Sysmac software platform integrated with Dassault Systèmes' 3D UNIVERSE for virtual twin simulation of production systems, enabling seamless integration of AM cells into automated lines.
Builds an AI-driven autonomous manufacturing platform (ARCNet) that integrates distributed production nodes with exascale supercomputing for real-time adaptive process control and qualification of metal binder jetting parts for defense.
Develops an AI-based data-selective machine learning (DSML) framework that predicts the mechanical strength of metal LPBF parts in seconds, accounting for internal defects, to accelerate qualification for aerospace and automotive applications.
A software category supporting additive manufacturing workflows.
Based on funding data tracked by AMPulse as of 2026-05, the top Simulation companies include Siemens, MSC Software, InnovMetric, Capital-A, and NTU. Full list of 9 tracked companies available on this page.
Simulation commonly works with not applicable (software).
Primary applications for Simulation include design, simulation, workflow management, quality control across all AM processes.