Hexagon AB (www.hexagon.com), a leading global provider of information technologies designed to enhance productivity and quality, has announced an agreement to acquire MSC Software, a provider of computer-aided engineering solutions, including simulation software for ‘virtual product and manufacturing process development’.

MSC’s simulation analysis allows customers to optimise design for production, thereby maximising “downstream productivity, product quality, and durability”.

Hexagon president and CEO Ola Rollén said: “MSC represents a ‘game changer’ in our mission to deliver actionable manufacturing intelligence, taking us another step closer to realising our smart connected-factory vision in manufacturing industries such as automotiveand aerospace.

“We can now leverage the data our MI division is generating to improve design choices and processes upstream in the work-flow.”

MSC, which has its headquarters in Newport Beach, California, has over 1,200 employees in 20 countries.