Hexagon's AM STUDIO Support Structures latest addition to Synera's expanding DfAM Automation Platform

Synera, a leader in Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) automation, has announced the integration of Hexagon's AM STUDIO Support technology into its expanding platform. The move underscores Synera's ongoing efforts to automate complex additive manufacturing (AM) processes and reduce the manual workload of industry engineers.

In a market where manufacturing engineers often spend countless hours configuring prints by hand, automation has become a key driver for the future of additive manufacturing. Synera's latest integration with Hexagon's AM STUDIO Support technology follows successful collaborations with Inkbit, Fraunhofer IAPT and EOS, and further solidifies Synera's position as a leader in AM proces sautomation.

Hexagon's AM STUDIO Support add-in addresses a key challenge in metal additive manufacturing: the generation of support structures. Typically, engineers spend significant time manually configuring part orientation and support strategies based on experience rather than standardized methods. Hexagon's new modulei ntroduces five different support types - Rod, Line, Block, Tree and Adaptive Cell - each optimised for both build time and material efficiency. This innovation is now available within Synera's automation platform, enabling faster and more efficient workflows.

"The integration with Hexagon advances our mission to eliminate manual tasks in AM workflow," says Andrew Sartorelli, Product Management Lead. " We're seeing customers now able build their own end-to-end AM workflows with Synera's new support generation features alongside our existing capabilities."

This integration complements the existing capabilities of the Synera platform, which includes Fraunhofer IAPT's Additive Design Toolkit (ADT), available on the Synera Marketplace. ADT automates design guideline checks and support structure estimation, allowing engineers to identify small geometric features, cavities and surface areas that could affect the final build quality. In addition, Synera's EOS Print connector streamlines the process by allowing engineers to assign process parameters and send builds directly to their EOS machines.

"Open partnerships and seamless integrations are at the heart of advancing additive manufacturing.” says Daniel Stadmayr, Senior Product Manager for Hexagon AMSTUDIO. “By bringing HxGN AM Studio Support to Synera, we’re not only enhancing user capabilities but also contributing to a broader ecosystem that accelerates innovation and progress in AM. It’s exciting to see our tools empower Synera users with smarter, more automated workflows."

With this new integration, engineers can now automate parametric design updates using CAD connectors, perform topology optimisation using Altair Optistruct, Hexagon Emendate or Rafinex Moebius, optimise orientation using Cognitive Additive or IAPT's ADT, implement support strategies using HxGN AM Studio Supports or Materialise eStage, and then apply build parameters and send directly to EOS machines using the EOS Print connector - all within a user-customizable automation process.

The additive manufacturing industry is evolving rapidly, with automation seen as a key enabler to scale production while maintaining cost efficiency and reliability. Synera's growing ecosystem of connected solutions - from support generation to machine connectivity - addresses the core needs of engineers and paves the way for more efficient and automated workflows in the AM industry.

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