CAIQ and PDTec integrate offerings for virtual product development
PDTec, a global solution provider for data and process management in the domains of simulation and collaboration, and CAIQ, a simulation expert and pioneer in AI applications in engineering, are joining forces. Their goal is to combine leading expertise in data management, simulation, systems engineering, and artificial intelligence (AI) to shape the next generation of data-driven product development. As part of the CONTACT group, the company will operate under the legal form of CAIQ GmbH in the future.
With this step, PDTec and CAIQ are merging their complementary offerings in the areas of standard software and consulting in order to strategically expand their joint solution portfolio for digital product development in the fields of simulation, collaboration, and systems engineering. In the future, customers will gain broader access to technology on both sides: End-to-end Integrated software solutions and high-quality services for virtual engineering will be developed based on the latest technologies and approaches.
Innovative solutions for tomorrow’s engineering
Synergies arise in particular from the interaction of PDTec solutions with the CONTACT Elements platform. The future portfolio can be seamlessly enhanced with the extensive industry applications available on the CONTACT Elements platform as needed. This allows customers worldwide and across all industries to benefit from the maximum innovative capability of the future software offering. “The combination of CAIQ’s engineering expertise with PDTec’s simulation and collaboration management know-how opens up new avenues for accelerated, AI-based system development, as is expected in the software-defined industry” said Dr. Patrick Müller, Managing Director at CAIQ.
Continuity and reliability
Global customers such as Audi, BMW, Brose, Daimler Truck, Grundfos, Nissan, Porsche, and Volkswagen are already using services from this portfolio. Continuity and reliability are therefore important cornerstones of the coordinated corporate strategy. Together, the next generation of AI-supported software products from PDTec will be developed, while at the same time a joint range of services and consulting offerings will be designed based on the ten years of collaboration that already exist. The existing locations of PDTec and CAIQ in Germany, Poland, and Romania will remain in place and continue to provide customers services at the same high level of quality.
“Our customers will benefit from continuity and a unique offering, both in terms of the future company and our solution portfolio,” summarizes PDTec board member and future managing director Michael S. Murgai. He emphasizes: “Access to the CONTACT Elements technology platform opens up a broad technology ecosystem for us and our customers to redesign virtual product development. This particularly applies to the AI capabilities of the technology platform.”
About CAIQ
Our mission: Computer Aided Creativity. Digitalization is fundamentally changing value creation processes – we are putting creative people at the center of this transformation. With our expertise, we connect the worlds of CAD and CAE, bridge the gap between technology and people, and create spaces where engineers can unleash their creative potential and design innovative solutions.
