Autodesk acquires CAM software specialist

Autodesk has acquired certain assets of Danish firm HSMWorks Aps, a developer of computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software.

Through the acquisition of the HSMWorks technology, Autodesk will add software to control machine tools and related machinery to its portfolio of software for manufacturing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "Autodesk has a long history of making design and engineering technology more accessible, and we look forward to bringing HSMWorks' CAM technology to a broader group of users," said Buzz Kross, Autodesk senior vice president, design, simulation and lifecycle products. " Autodesk intends to integrate the HSMWorks technology with its software and cloud services for manufacturing, and will make current HSMWorks products available for purchase and HSMXpress available as a free download.