Sucess stories of our customers
Digital solutions for automotive and industrial companies
Catena-X | VW Pilot Project: Transparent Supply Chains in the Automotive Industry
In 2021, Catena-X was founded as a European industrial consortium to establish an open data space for the automotive industry.inpro supported Volkswagen AG in testing Catena-X in a real application scenario based on material supply and production at an assembly plant.
VW: Virtual master jig
Read this blog post to find out how quality assurance in vehicle production could be virtualized through the use of reverse engineering algorithms.
Siemens: Star-CCM+ integration for reverse engineering
In the area of virtual product development and reverse engineering, the inpro solution Mesh2CAD was integrated into the market-leading simulation software Simcenter STAR-CCM+.
COMAN: Spin-off for digital project management software
COMAN, an inpro spin-off, is now expanding globally with its solution for digital project management.
Innovation incubator with history
1983
Foundation of inpro
The nucleus of inpro was the third Berlin Economic Conference, which took place in the Berlin Reichstag on December 10 and 11, 1982.
1991
Material flow simulation
Simulation tools as the basis of the digital factory.
1993
Forming simulation
Basics of the simulation of deep drawing processes.
1995
Laser beam welding
Introduction of the solid-state laser as a joining tool in car body construction.
1995
HIGHYAG
Foundation of the company HIGHYAG Lasertechnologie GmbH.
1996
Laser brazing
Introduction of laser steel brazing in car body construction.
1997
Laser beam hardening
Basics for the application of the laser for surface hardening.
1998
Photon AG
Founding of Photon Laser Engineering GmbH as a pioneer in laser welding technology.
1999
SIKORA
Since day one of the laser, Mr. Ralf Sikora has accompanied the automotive industry as a developer, first as an employee of inpro and later as an engineer.
2000
Scansonic
Foundation of the company Scansonic GmbH, which today is a leading system solution provider for laser steel brazing.
2003
Tool design
Digital assistance for the design of deep drawing dies.
2005
Foil technology
Development of a color matchable film technology.
2006
Painting simulation
Contribution to the digital safeguarding of painting processes.
2008
Welding distortion
Simulation of thermal distortion in joining processes.
2009
Logistics planning
Planning tools for automotive logistics.
2010
Hemming simulation
Digital planning and safeguarding of hemming process.
2013
Energy efficiency
Planning and monitoring of energy consumption.
2014
Quality assurance
Method for robust inline inspection in production.
2018
COMAN
Foundation of the company COMAN Software GmbH.
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