PRODWAYS: Prodways integrates Oqton for better end-to-end control of the manufacturing process
Prodways Printers, a member of Prodways Group specializing in 3D Printing and digital manufacturing solutions, has established a partnership with Oqton, a publisher of AI-powered management software for 3D printing. As part of its continuous improvement drive, Prodways is now offering Oqton software on its machines.
Automated additive manufacturing
Oqton covers the entire additive manufacturing chain, from design to final post-print quality control, via a seamless and efficient process.
This user-friendly solution is compatible with any type of machine and software (CAD, ERP, etc.). Data is hosted in the cloud and accessible from a single site via smartphone, PC, or tablet. Prodways customers can log in and control their machines from anywhere in the world, whenever they want, while customer service can log in directly to the platform at any time to resolve any glitch, no matter how mi
January 18, 2021 // By Nick Flaherty
Oqton in Ghent, Belgium, has raised $40m (€33m) to expand its AI-based manufacturing software in 3D printing, robotic welding and CNC machining.
Oqton combines several manufacturing software capabilities such as CAD, PLM, CAM, IOT, MES, QMS into a single platform. This opens up AI and machine learning automation and optimization so that users can automatically capture expert knowledge and eliminate repetitive tasks, access technologies remotely and across multiple sites, and optimize production planning to improve utilization and quality.
The Series A round was led by b2B software specialist Fortino Capital with PMV, the regional Flemish investment fund, and by Sandvik, a global engineering group.