Swedish industrial software developer Hexagon has opened a Smart Manufacturing Innovation Centre in Singapore. The centre provides a test-bed for advanced and autonomous manufacturing hardware and software.

Hexagon’s Singapore facility includes the company’s latest advanced Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) solutions for design engineering; Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software for production applications; precision metrology, superior sensors, automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, data management and analytics solutions.

Lim Boon Choon, President for Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, Korea, ASEAN, Pacific, and India said, “This centre offers an environment for innovators, design engineers and manufacturers to test proof their inventions for quality, efficiency, safety and productivity with access to Hexagon’s cutting-edge Smart Solution portfolio.

Paolo Guglielmini, President of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division said, “Singapore is a strategic location for Hexagon’s innovation centre in the ASEAN region, where we have seen a rapid rise of new innovations and start-ups in the region and the unfolding of 5G technologies. We look forward to supporting the application of advanced technologies and smart manufacturing to support growth in industries such as electronics, medical technology or eMobility.”