Asahi Kasei makes investment in Castor Technologies, combines software with CAE service
Summary
Asahi Kasei has announced an investment in 3D printing software specialist Castor Technologies Ltd. The company says that it further optimises manufacturing processes by estimating lead times, costs, and CO emissions of the analysed parts. Asahi Kasei provides support for its customers’ product design and development through its CAE technical service focused on engineering plastics. The company says that CASTOR’s service for judgement of part formability and simulation of manufacturing costs is expected to improve response time to customer enquiries. “Through this investment, we will further investigate the synergies between CASTOR’s software and Asahi Kasei’s CAE expertise,” said Yukihiro Bann, Senior General Manager for Business Strategy and Marketing, Mobility and Industrial SBU at Asahi Kasei Corp. “We aim to provide our customers with more advanced and automated real-time simulations, as well as to expand the range of technical services that both companies can offer.” TCT spoke to Omer Blaier, CEO of CASTOR in 2022 about the company’s CO calculator capability.