Prodways to integrate 3DEXPERIENCE platform as Dassault Systemes partnership announced

Prodways has announced a strategic partnership with Dassault Systemes which sees the integration of its 3DEXPERIENCE platform and investment in one of its North American partners. The French 3D printing vendor has acquired a minority stake in the share capital of XD Innovation, while establishing the XD Innovation Europe business to focus on the development of the 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud platform within Europe. With this move, Prodways is seeking to supplement its powder bed fusion and resin-based 3D printing products with Dassault’s design, manufacturing, simulation and lifecycle software solutions. The 3DEXPERIENCE portfolio consists of a dozen software brands including Solidworks, Catia and Simulia and Prodways believes enabling its users to control the creation, modification and simulation of 3D files will give them big advantages in the production of quality parts.