Hexagon reports OK Q1 with signs of improvement; pleased with MSC!
It’s a busy day, so let’s get right to it: Hexagon reported Q1 revenue of €917 million, up 10% as reported and up 4% on an organic, constant currency (occ) basis — disappointing analysts who had expected slightly higher growth hand revenue. Hexagon...
Quickie: Lots of good PLM earnings news
It’s a big earnings day and I’m about to settle in for a long (wifi-free) flight, so a quick recap will have to hold us until I can dig into the earnings in more detail — but it sure looks like the PLMish universe is doing very well, indeed. Dassault...
Hexagon adds j5 to factory operations offering
Hexagon today announced that it has added j5 International to its PPM division. j5 makes data collection solutions that replace papers, clipboards, spreadsheets and many of the (old school) processes used to gather operating data with a structured, configurable and...
Hexagon acquires Etalon to further autonomous production
Serial acquirer Hexagon just announced that is has bought Etalon AG, maker of equipment calibration products. Etalon’s metrology solutions measure geometry, analyze these measurements and, when needed, initiate compensation to ensure the dimensional accuracy of...
Hexagon acquires Bricsys for AEC workflows
Hexagon just announced that it has acquired Bricsys, a company that’s been around a long time and keeps reinventing itself — most recently, as a provider of open, collaborative solutions for the construction CAD market with BricsCAD. BricsCAD today is a...
Quickie: Hexagon acquires Guardvent for driver fatigue/distraction detection
Now this is interesting: Hexagon just announced that it has acquired Guardvant, maker of OpGuard, which is used to detect and respond to driver fatigue and distraction. OpGuard is currently used in the mining world, but I can imagine that it has broad applicability in...
Hexagon’s Q2 revenue up 9%, with PPM up 14%, MSC up 8% cc
Hexagon is another serial acquirer, constantly adding companies into its roster –and that’s an important part of its strategy– so today’s news that Q2 revenue was up 9% cc on an organic basis is truly good news. Hexagon doesn’t give...
MSC + Hexagon: “Where Simulation Gets Real”
“This is where simulation gets real.” That’s what Paolo Guglielmini, the CEO of MSC Software, told users in his standing room only keynote at last month’s HxGN LIVE conference in Las Vegas. You might remember that Hexagon acquired MSC in 2017, with the...

