Siemens Acquires Lightwork Design to Incorporate 3D Data Visualization to its Operations


Siemens acquires UK-based Lightwork Design, a computer software and technology licensing company specializing in 3D rendering software development and virtual Reality (VR) experience generation. The acquisition will provide customers with enhanced 3D data visualization, high-end rendering and VR capabilities via its comprehensive suite of 3D product lifecycle management applications.

Tony Hemmelgarn, CEO, Siemens PLM software, comments, “With this acquisition, we increase the accuracy of the digital twin by adding advanced visualization, rendering and virtual reality technology into all phases of the virtual product development process. The visualization and virtual reality space is continually changing and growing, and Lightwork Design has the advanced 3D data visualization, rendering and virtual reality technology required to help keep us in the forefront of the marketplace.”

Siemens improves the ‘open business’ strategy of the company and provides software toolkits for 3D data pre-processing for visualization, rendering and virtual reality. Lightwork’s offering will collaborate with Siemens’ PLM business that includes Parasolid software, D-Cubed software and Kineo software, where over 240 companies integrate Siemens PLM software technology into their 350 commercial applications.

David Forrester, CEO, Lightwork Design, says, “The demand for high-end, interactive and consistent product visualization in design and manufacturing is growing quickly. Combining our Iray®+ technology and virtual reality collaborative design review software with Siemens PLM Software’s business will enable us to provide world-class solutions to the design and manufacturing industry on an even larger scale. We look forward to the opportunities for further development and integration of our visualization technology with existing Siemens software to contribute to Siemens’ broader digitalization strategy.”

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