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What is Nonprofit Engineering Software?
Engineering software is software used by engineers to design, analyze and manufacture various products. It includes a wide range of applications such as CAD/CAE software, analysis tools, optimization tools, and programming tools. Engineering software can be used for a variety of tasks such as designing mechanical parts, analyzing structural stability, simulating system performance, and optimizing product designs. These applications enable engineers to optimize their designs for cost reduction and increased efficiency. Compare and read user reviews of the best Nonprofit Engineering software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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Interfacing Integrated Management System (IMS)
Interfacing Technologies Corporation
Interfacing’s Integrated Management System (IMS) is an AI-powered platform that unifies BPM, QMS, Document Control, and GRC into one platform. Organizations use IMS to model and automate processes, control documents, manage risks, and maintain regulatory compliance with full traceability and audit readiness. Built for highly regulated sectors such as aerospace, life sciences, finance, and government, IMS provides real-time visibility, automated workflows, and AI-driven insights that improve quality and reduce operational risk. The platform is ISO 27001 certified and fully validated for 21 CFR Part 11, making it suitable for mission-critical environments requiring strong governance, security, and control. IMS also includes low-code automation, process mining, audit management, training tracking, CAPA workflows, and dashboards to help teams streamline operations and continuously improve. AI strengthens governance, improves accuracy, and reinforces regulatory control.Starting Price: $10/month/user -
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Epicor Connected Process Control
Epicor Software
Epicor Connected Process Control (CPC), formerly eFlex Systems, provides manufacturers a flexible, no-code/low-code MES solution. No programming or special skills required. Digital work instructions, with multi-media capabilities, along with the ability to integrate virtually any device with communication capabilities, provides 100% historical record of the product and the process. Providing data insight, from production reports, to part history, quality summary and more — address issues quickly, minimize waste and disruptions. Whether you start small in subassembly areas, an entire line, or apply enterprise wide - we work with manufacturers of all sizes and needs. Hosted on prem or in the cloud, you decide what's best for your operations. -
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Azore CFD
Azore CFD
AzoreCFD has been a trusted, cutting-edge software tool since 2007. Azore focuses on analysis, design, engineering, and on obtaining precise, and quick results. Customers use Azore for applications that include: industrial flows, aerodynamics, thermal mixing, conjugate heat transfer, gas species mixing, heating and cooling systems, external flows, and more. Azore can be used to simulate essentially any steady-state or transient fluid flow model, including problems that involve conjugate heat transfer and special transport. With flexible pre/post processing, Azore allows for arbitrary polyhedral mesh topology with several import formats supported. Built-in post-processing capabilities includes: scalar fields, pathlines, animations, residual reports, vector fields, ISO-surfaces, force & movement reports, and export for external post-processing. -
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3SL Cradle
3SL
Manage needs, epics, user stories, features and the product backlog through a series of sprints, each using your choice of requirements management, model based systems engineering (MBSE) and test management with your preferred level of change tracking, configuration management and formal change control. Cradle® is our requirements management and systems engineering software tool that integrates your entire project lifecycle in one, massively scalable, integrated, multi-user product. Whether your projects are small and local, large and distributed, or anywhere in between, Cradle can solve all your agile, requirements management, model driven development, defect tracking and test management needs in one place. With its unrivaled feature set, incredible flexibility, simple configuration and low cost, Cradle is the ideal choice if you are new to agile methods, requirements management or systems engineering.Starting Price: $449.00/one-time/user -
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MIMIC Simulator
Gambit Communications
MIMIC Simulator creates a real world lab environment, with 100,000 devices, at a fraction of the cost of physical equipment. It provides an interactive hands-on lab for quality assurance, development, sales presentation, evaluation, deployment and training of enterprise management applications. Users create a customizable virtual environment populated with simulated IoT sensors and gateways, routers, hubs, switches, WiFi/WiMAX/LTE devices, probes, cable modems, servers and workstations. MIMIC Web Simulator creates a virtual lab with hundreds of simulated web servers. It allows you to easily develop and test. A Powerful Network Environment Simulator. For scalable, extensible and configurable testing, demo and development tools. -
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Setfos
Fluxim AG
Setfos is advanced semiconductor device simulation software from Fluxim for modeling and optimizing OLEDs, organic and perovskite solar cells, photodetectors, and other thin-film optoelectronic devices. It combines electrical, optical, and electrothermal simulation in one platform. Setfos models charge injection, transport, trapping, recombination, exciton generation, light emission, optical interference, absorption, and light outcoupling. It calculates current-voltage characteristics, luminance, electroluminescence spectra, quantum efficiency, electric fields, carrier densities, optical generation profiles, reflection, transmission, and absorption. The software uses drift-diffusion semiconductor modeling and transfer-matrix optical simulation for multilayer structures. Setfos is used by academic and industrial researchers for device design, parameter studies, experimental interpretation, loss analysis, and optimization of OLEDs, solar cells, and other semiconductor devices. -
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FactoryTalk Optix
Rockwell Automation
FactoryTalk® Optix™ is a new visualization platform that accelerates value delivery with modern technologies, innovative designs and scalable deployment options. FactoryTalk Optix can help improve your process, efficiency and deliverables – in one easy to access tool. Take advantage of new levels of collaboration, scalability and interoperability to achieve your HMI vision. New SaaS-enabled workflows will enable your team to collaborate any time, from anywhere, thanks to built-in change tracking and versioning that automatically keeps track of who did what and when. Harness the cloud and become more agile by deploying quickly and scaling based on demand. Use the increased efficiency to beat competitors to market, get to profit faster and improve return on investment. Transform the way you collaborate! The cloud makes it easier for suppliers, employees and customers to collaborate from anywhere in the world.Starting Price: $650 -
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WEBICC
VIEWTECH SYSTEMS
WEBICC SCADA is a web-based, multi-platform SCADA software for monitoring and automation of industrial processes. It supports standalone, remote, and cloud-based deployments and runs on Windows, Linux, and ARM platforms (including Raspberry Pi). WEBICC SCADA provides web HMI visualization using SVG graphics, data logging, alarm management, real-time and historical charts, and reporting, all accessible through any modern HTML5 web browser without client installation. WEBICC SCADA features a modern web HMI designer with on-the-fly configuration, allowing rapid development and easy customization of industrial dashboards. The platform is suitable for edge SCADA applications, supports distributed architectures, and enables secure remote access to industrial data. WEBICC is designed for system integrators seeking a flexible, lightweight, and cost-effective alternative to traditional SCADA systems, without vendor lock-in.Starting Price: €403.9 -
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Welding Sequence Optimizer
MANUFAI
Welding Sequence Optimizer is a plugin for Simufact Welding™, it offers a useful digital toolset of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms that will help you to minimize the inherent welding deformation. WSO includes different algorithms, each of them suitable for a specific stage of the Product Delivery Process (PDP). The idea behind WSO, is a fast configuration (less than 15 minutes) and no human interaction while finding the best sequence. Currently you can change the objective function for a critical region, GD&T or any other Simufact results, like X,Y,Z displacement, Multirobot optimization is also supported. -
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EMQX
EMQ Technologies
EMQX is the world's most scalable and reliable MQTT messaging platform designed by EMQ. It supports 100M concurrent IoT device connections per cluster while maintaining extremely high throughput and sub-millisecond latency. EMQX boasts more than 20,000 global users from over 50 countries, connecting more than 100M IoT devices worldwide, and is trusted by over 300 customers in mission-critical IoT scenarios, including well-known brands like HPE, VMware, Verifone, SAIC Volkswagen, and Ericsson. Our edge-to-cloud IoT connectivity solutions are flexible to meet the demands of various industries towards digital transformation, including connected vehicles, Industrial IoT, oil & gas, carrier, finance, smart energy, and smart cities.Starting Price: $0.18 per hour -
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Momentum IoT
Momentum IoT
Momentum makes service businesses more profitable. Our cloud-based software platform, powered by a connected network of GPS hardware devices, gives you complete financial control and deep operational insight into your business. With Momentum, you never worry about time-consuming data entry or human error. Data collection is always accurate and automatic. That's why Momentum excels where other software fails. Drive more revenue and profit. All you have to do is get connected, Momentum will do the rest. The Connected Network of Momentum Devices: Vehicles, Equipment & Crews - The Eagle One: One GPS device for vehicles, trailers and heavy equipment. It's available with an OBD-II harness or 12V battery harness. - The Momentum Toolie: Bluetooth enabled location and activity tracker for light equipment and tools. - The CrewID: Privacy-first labor cost tracker that automatically captures and calculates all labor costs from the field without data entry.Starting Price: $20 per device per month, -
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Blender
Blender Foundation
Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline. Cycles is Blender’s built-in powerful unbiased path-tracer engine that offers stunning ultra-realistic rendering. Blender’s comprehensive array of modeling tools make creating, transforming and editing your models a breeze. VFX professionals say: “Probably the best tracker in the market”. Blender includes production ready camera and object tracking. Allowing you to import raw footage, track the footage, mask areas and see the camera movements live in your 3D scene. Eliminating the need to switch between programs. Thanks to the high quality rigging and animation tools, Blender is being used for numerous short films, advertisements, TV series and feature films now. -
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g-Space
Geomage
Geomage g-Space™ is a complete structural, geological and geophysical interpretation software that allows thorough analysis of existing seismic and well data. This software allows: - Horizon and Fault picking - Geological modeling - Map creation with faults - Well-tie and dynamic update - Well correlation - Mis-tie workflow - Velocity model based on checkshots and horizons - Simultaneous time/depth picking - Static modeling - Volumetric calculation - etc, etc, etc and more…Starting Price: $1,200/year/user -
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AstroPrint
AstroPrint
Keep your 3D models stored neatly in the cloud so you can access them anywhere. Simply upload your own .stl files for cloud based slicing or upload pre-sliced .gcode files. Add and edit your designs with our online STL viewer and print wirelessly through a beautifully simple, intuitive interface. Slice with confidence with manufacturer suggested settings. Everything is accessible from your browser so there is no software to install or keep up to date. Using the AstroPrint mobile app, you can print by enabling WIFI 3D Printer so you can print from any device, remotely controling your 3D printer, and even get push notifications when your prints are finished. Neat! View real-time progress of your prints. Add a camera to stream live video, take snapshots, and timelapses. Whether you are with a 3D Print Farm Business, a major University with 100+ printers, or an Enterprise like Stanley Black and Decker, we have you covered.Starting Price: $9.90 per month -
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DeskProto
Delft Spline Systems
DeskProto is a 3D CAM program for 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis CNC milling machines. It can import 2D vector files (DXF, SVG, EPS, AI), 3D geometry files (STL, DXF) and bitmap files (any digital image), calculate CNC toolpaths for that design, simulate the result, and finally export a toolpath file for the machine that you selected - a long list of supported machines is present. DeskProto is available in our different editions: Free, Entry, Expert and Multi-Axis. The last three need a paid license, hobbyist users can buy a low-cost hobby license .Starting Price: Free -
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BricsCAD
Bricsys
BricsCAD the first all-in-one CAD design solution in .dwg that answers all your needs; 2D drafting, 3D modeling, mechanical design, and BIM. The BricsCAD® family of products brings a cost-effective, multi-platform CAD solution to Windows, macOS, and Linux. BricsCAD is available as a permanent/perpetual license, for networked or stand-alone computers. You can also add All-In Maintenance for ease of keeping up-to-date. • BricsCAD® is available on a rental (a.k.a. “Subscription”) plan if you wish. • Familiarity for other CAD users and full LISP support can help reduce a new BricsCAD® users’ learning curve to a day or less. • Advanced multi-threading takes advantage of today’s high-performance processor chips • Innovative machine learning tools increase drawing accuracy while saving time • The small install footprint and high performance of BricsCAD® point to our constant focus on quality and modern software design.Starting Price: $330/user/year -
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Coreflux
Coreflux
Coreflux: A next-gen IoT platform emphasizing seamless integration, scalability, and security. At its core: MQTT Broker: The platform's backbone, facilitating real-time data management and communication between diverse devices, irrespective of protocols or manufacturers. Flux DSL: A proprietary domain-specific language enabling users to craft event-driven workflows, orchestrating sophisticated IoT scenarios. Asset Management (Flux Assets): Manages a wide array of IoT assets, from sensors to databases, ensuring optimal configuration and performance. Orchestration: Coreflux's built-in tools ensure precise orchestration of devices and workflows, optimizing operations and automations. Designed for IoT enthusiasts, developers, and enterprises, Coreflux adapts to varied needs, from managing a few devices to networks in the thousands.Starting Price: €0 -
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ARES Commander
Graebert
2D & 3D CAD software to create & modify technical drawings in DWG format with choice between Perpetual, Network or Annual licenses. Experience the agility of the n°1 alternative to AutoCAD. Cost-effective, ARES Commander offers a full replacement and an easy switch, at a fraction of the cost. With Graebert's ARES CAD software you will enjoy a 3-in-1 license, including ARES Commander (for Windows, macOS and Linux computers) + ARES Kudo (Cloud) + ARES Touch (iOS + Android). These 3 products work in synergy to synchronize the work across users and devices. Create and modify DWG drawings locally, with files stored on your computer, or in sync with Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Dropbox, Onshape, Trimble Connect. Alternatively, you can also store files in a private Cloud server (via WebDAV). Some our advanced CAD features include the support for Dynamic blocks, PDF to DWG conversion, Drawing comparison, IFC & Revit import, 3D solid modeling, satellite images and street maps.Starting Price: $350.00/year -
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MakePrintable
Mixed Dimensions
MakePrintable is a cloud solution that analyses and repairs any 3D model for 3D printing. It's created by Mixed Dimensions. Our Vision at MakePrintable is streamlining the process between 3D content and 3D printing. Making it simpler for anyone to get into 3D printing, by ensuring print success from the get-go. Our platform is for 3D hobbyists, engineers, makers and 3D enthusiasts who use 3D printing in their workflow and don't want to spend their time repairing wall thickness or solidity issues. In-depth analysis of your 3D model's printability and a highlight of problematic areas inside of our viewer to help you understand your model's challenges before printing. Advanced wall thickness adjustment that is unmatched by the industry, easily adjust thin walls and let our fixer detect and thicken thin areas for you automatically.Starting Price: $14.99/month/user -
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GstarCAD
GstarCAD UK
GstarCAD 2027 is professional DWG-native 2D and 3D CAD software for architects, engineers, surveyors, manufacturers, construction companies and technical teams. It provides a familiar AutoCAD-compatible interface, commands and workflows, native DWG/DXF editing, Dynamic Blocks, Sheet Set Manager, Express Tools, PDF import/export, Xrefs, batch plotting, parametric design and high-performance graphics. GstarCAD supports LISP, VBA, .NET and GRX for customization and migration of existing CAD applications. It is available for Windows, macOS and Linux with perpetual and annual licensing. UK customers can buy licences, download a free 30-day trial and receive licensing, migration and technical support from GstarCAD UK at gstarcad.uk. Current perpetual prices start at £550 for Standard, £680 for Professional, £810 for Premium and £1,280 for Mechanical, excluding VAT.Starting Price: £550 one-time -
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DipTrace
Novarm Ltd
DipTrace is professional EDA software for schematic capture and PCB layout by Novarm Ltd, used by over 30,000 engineers in 50+ countries in aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial electronics. The PCB editor features interactive push-and-shove editing: moving a component on a routed board pushes surrounding traces and vias aside in real time, and an edited trace walks around pads and keepouts. Also included: shape-based autorouter, real-time DRC, differential pairs, length matching, 3D preview with STEP export, via stitching, panelizing, IPC-7351 pattern generator. The schematic editor supports hierarchical designs, ERC, and a Digital SPICE Simulator. DipTrace 5.3 adds a native XML project format suitable for version control, component search with Mouser integration, and SnapEDA access to 10M+ parts. Imports Altium, KiCad, Eagle, OrCAD, PADS. Exports Gerber X2, ODB++, IPC-2581, STEP. Windows, macOS, Linux. Perpetual license from $75, no subscription.Starting Price: $75 per license -
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Pointcarré
Pointcarre Textile Software
Pointcarre is a professional textile CAD software running natively on both Mac and PC in a single application. It covers Jacquard and dobby weaving, digital, rotary and screen printing, jersey knitting, tufting and carpet design, plus 3D mapping to visualize fabrics on photographs. The software includes over 4,000 weave structures and free Pantone, ColorCSI and Archroma color libraries. It connects directly to industrial looms (Stäubli, Bonas, Itema, Picanol, Dornier), tufting machines (CMC, Tuftco, Vandewiele) and knitting machines (Stoll, Karl Mayer). Pointcarre is the only textile CAD with built-in AI and was the first to integrate it, with Design Maker generating patterns from an inspiration image to match the designer's style, Repeat Maker for automatic seamless repeats and AI Upscaling for resolution enhancement. Exclusive features include Jacquard Maker and Natural Blend Color simulation. Support and online training available through Pointcarre Academy.Starting Price: $3000/user/year -
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g-Viewer
Geomage
Geomage g-Viewer allows visualization and QC of different geophysical and seismic data. g-Viewer allows: - Load and QC Seg-Y files of any size - Load multiple Seg-Y files – 2D and 3D - Selection of active dataset from location map - Graphical representation of trace header(s) above seismogram view - Cross-plot any 3 trace headers (horizontal-vertical-color ) - Load of geometry from trace headers - Editing trace header scheme per each dataset - Selection and representation of CS/CR/CMP gathers picked from location map - Selection and representation of active trace from seismogram/location map - Editing text and bin headers - Auto-update feature allows to get new version whenever its available.Starting Price: $300/year/user -
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EasyEDA
EasyEDA
More than 1 million real-time updated components have been created, letting you focus on the design, and you can create or import your own common libraries. Benefit from China’s leading electronic components distributor - LCSC , EasyEDA supports direct links to more than 200,000 real-time, in-stock components at LCSC . Designers can refer to stocks, prices, and order at any time during design. It has the same features as the online version, and has more design areas, we have made a lot of improvements, recommended. Easy to use. If you have used other PCB tools then you can use it even more quickly. Light weight, less resource hungry, smoother experience, speed up your design. No activation, just register and login to use, no licensing required. Local backup automatically with document recovery at any time. Your files will also be saved on the cloud server, giving you double backup for you data security.Starting Price: $4.9 per month -
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OpenPLC Editor
OpenPLC
The OpenPLC Editor is an IEC 61131-3 compliant PLC editor totally free and open source. You can use it to upload PLC code directly to any board or system running OpenPLC Runtime. OpenPLC is an open-source programmable logic controller that is based on easy-to-use software. It is the first fully functional standardized open-source PLC, both in software and hardware. The OpenPLC project was created in accordance with the IEC 61131-3 standard, which defines the basic software architecture and programming languages for PLCs. OpenPLC is mainly used in industrial and home automation, the internet of things, and SCADA research. The Runtime is a portable software designed to run from the smallest of all microcontrollers (Arduino-compatible) to powerful servers in the cloud. It is responsible for executing the PLC programs you create using the Editor. The OpenPLC Editor is the software that runs on your computer and, as mentioned, is used to create your PLC programs.Starting Price: Free -
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Plasticity
Plasticity
With a workflow optimized for creativity, unparalleled fillets, sophisticated surface modeling, and the most advanced direct editing tools, Plasticity is the perfect choice for those who demand the best. Plus, with no subscriptions, you own your software. Try it free for 30 days and see the difference for yourself. Plasticity is the ultimate tool for creative professionals in the video game industry, product design, vehicle design, and beyond. Say goodbye to clunky CAD workflows designed for manufacturability. Plasticity offers all the power of NURBS modeling combined with the best workflow innovations from modern polygonal modeling software. This unique combination gives you the flexibility and creativity you need to bring your ideas to life. Plasticity's advanced geometry and fillet engine are second to none, thanks to Parasolid's best-in-class algorithms. With Plasticity, you can create the absolute best fillets, booleans, and offsets, and change them whenever you want.Starting Price: $149 per month -
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CloudCompare
CloudCompare
CloudCompare is an open source 3D point cloud and triangular mesh processing software. Originally developed for comparing dense 3D point clouds, it has evolved into a comprehensive tool for various 3D data processing tasks. The software offers functionalities such as projections, registration (e.g., ICP), distance computation between clouds or meshes, statistical analysis, segmentation, and geometric feature estimation. Users can handle multiple scalar fields per point cloud, apply algorithms like smoothing and gradient evaluation, and visualize data through dynamic color rendering. Interactive tools enable segmentation, rotation, translation, and measurement of 3D entities. CloudCompare supports numerous input/output formats and it is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. The software also features a plugin mechanism for extending its capabilities.Starting Price: Free -
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FEATool Multiphysics
Precise Simulation
FEATool Multiphysics - "Physics Simulation Made Easy" - a fully integrated physics, FEA, and CFD simulation toolbox. FEATool Multiphysics is a fully integrated simulation platform with a unified interface for several Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) multi-physics solvers, such as OpenFOAM, SU2 Code, and FEniCS. This uniquely allows for modeling coupled physics phenomena such as found in fluid flow, heat transfer, structural, electromagnetics, acoustics, and chemical engineering applications, within a single user-friendly interface. With these capabilities, FEATool Multiphysics has become trusted tool by engineers and researchers worldwide to accelerate innovation and quickly achieve results in the energy, automotive, semi-conductor, and process industries. -
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Ayla IoT Platform
Ayla Networks
With a true agnostic approach, Ayla supports device connectivity across common transport protocols, connectivity paths, and cloud infrastructure platforms. Working seamlessly with HTTPS, MQTT, and CoAP Ayla's wide array of agents are pre-built to support embedded solutions, gateways, Android, Linux, BLE / phone, and cloud integrations. Ayla's Virtualization Engine enables a robust 'digital twin' of the physical device that lays the foundation for device management at IoT scale. With battle tested features including rules engine, firmware OTA updates, data policies, and more Ayla's Device Management provides full support for connected products throughout their lifecycle. With Ayla's application enablement offering strong business value can be extracted from the data in a variety of ways. Both a Web Framework and Mobile Platform SDK provide rapid delivery of both consumer mobile and business application development. In addition, Customer Care, Field Service, and Asset Tracking. -
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Ultimaker Cura
Ultimaker
Trusted by millions of users, Ultimaker Cura is the world’s most popular 3D printing software. Prepare prints with a few clicks, integrate with CAD software for an easier workflow, or dive into custom settings for in-depth control. At the heart of Ultimaker Cura is its powerful, open-source slicing engine, built through years of expert in-house development and user contributions. Intent profiles print specific applications at the click of a button. Recommended profiles tested for thousands of hours ensure reliable results. ‘Custom mode’ gives over 400 settings for granular control. Regular updates constantly improve features and printing experience. If you own a 3D printer, software matters. Get the most from your printer with software designed to suit your workflow. Manufacturing doesn’t need to be complicated. We design our software so anyone can use it – both experienced or rookie 3D printer users.
