Autodesk Unveils Cloud-based Forge Initiative to Transform How Products are Designed, Made and Used
December 01 2015 - 5:30PM
Business Wire
Three-pronged Effort to Include Services, Training and a $100
Million Investment Fund
Autodesk University — Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) today
announced Forge, an initiative to accelerate a cloud connected
ecosystem in support of the future of making things. The initiative
consists of three major components – a platform-as-a-service (PaaS)
offering, a robust developer program, and a $100 million investment
fund – all geared toward advancing the next wave of innovative
technologies that will transform how products are designed, made
and used.
“The way we design, make and use products is rapidly changing.
New technologies are disrupting every aspect of the product
lifecycle,” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president, Products at
Autodesk. “Autodesk is launching Forge to help developers build new
businesses in the changing manufacturing landscape. We are inviting
innovators to take advantage of Autodesk’s cloud platform to build
services that turn today’s disconnected technologies into highly
connected, personalized experiences.”
The Forge Initiative will help Autodesk realize the future of
making things by partnering with developers and innovators to
expand opportunities and connect all of the steps to design, make
and use the next generation of products.
Code, Community, Create
- Platform-as-a-Service – The
Forge Platform is a set of cloud services that span early stage
design, engineering, visualization, collaboration, production and
operations. Open application programming interfaces (APIs) and
software development kits (SDKs) enable small and large software
developers alike to build intuitive cloud powered apps, services
and experiences for the people making the world around us.
- Developer Program – The Forge
Developer Program will bring together the cloud developer
community, provide ongoing training, resources and support, and
host an inaugural Forge Developer Conference during the week of
June 13, 2016.
- Investment Fund – The Forge Fund
will advance the developer ecosystem by investing up to $100
million over the next several years in emerging companies that are
working to deliver innovative solutions and services on or
connected to the Forge Platform. In addition to financial support,
Autodesk will also provide business and technical support to
startups that are contributing value to the future of making
things.
Forge Fast Track
The Forge Initiative also includes a partner program for highly
motivated innovators to work closely with Autodesk. Forge partners
collaborate closely with Autodesk on the use of its cloud platforms
to create intuitive services for manufacturing professionals
supporting the Autodesk Product Innovation Platform. Six inaugural
partners include BriteHub, Proto Labs, FATHOM, 100kGarages,
MakeTime and HWTrek.
“The partnership between BriteHub and Autodesk unites digital
product design with manufacturing collaboration. The design for
manufacturability process is complex and requires consistent
communication among many project stakeholders. With Autodesk Fusion
360, A360 and BriteHub’s workflow tools the process is streamlined,
like a match made in cloud-based software heaven.” – Dorian
Ferlauto, Founder and CEO, BriteHub
“Proto Labs is very pleased to have our quick-turn manufacturing
capabilities integrated into Autodesk Fusion 360. With a single
click, Fusion users can request a quote with design for
manufacturability analysis and then have their custom parts
manufactured in a variety of processes, including molding,
machining, and 3D printing in plastics and metals. Our service was
designed to help product developers get to market faster by
manufacturing custom parts in as fast as 1 day. We are excited to
bring this seamless quoting and ordering process to the Fusion 360
users.” – Robert Bodor, Vice President, Proto Labs
“A favorite of designers, engineers, students, established
firms, and even startups, Fusion 360 represents the highest level
of online collaboration and CAD software. We’re excited to provide
easy access to 3D printing for the entire Fusion 360 community.” –
Rich Stump, Co-Founder and Principal, FATHOM.
“The Fusion360 API offers scaffolding for a platform that
integrates design, manufacturing, and supply chain. It makes
available the components of a system to link normally independent
players into effective communication and collaboration networks; it
provides a set of tools that can make more realistic the promise of
‘the next industrial revolution’ — local production in small
entrepreneurial shops doing fulfilling work.” – Ted Hall, CEO &
Founder of ShopBot Tools, Inc.
“We are excited to use the Autodesk Fusion 360 API to provide an
end-to-end service for hardware developers that shortens the time
to product commercialization and scaling up manufacturing
production with the resources of the global supply chain.” – Lucas
Wang, CEO, HWTrek
“Our partnership with Autodesk provides a true end-to-end
manufacturing solution for turning design-led ideas into reality by
connecting the Fusion 360 community to our virtual machine shop of
scalable CNC machining and production services from qualified U.S.
suppliers.” – Drura Parrish, CEO & Founder of MakeTime.
To learn more about building a cloud connected design and
engineering ecosystem, visit www.forge.autodesk.com.
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to
digital artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software
to unlock their creativity and solve important challenges. For more
information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.
Autodesk is a registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk,
Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or
other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks
belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to
alter product and services offerings, and specifications and
pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for
typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this
document.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding
Autodesk’s investment activities; Autodesk’s ability to provide
financial support for, extend and empower, and spur innovation, in
the manufacturing industry; the anticipated or potential benefits
that entrepreneurs, startups and researchers may derive from Forge
Platform, Developer Program and Investment Fund; the timing and
availability of the Forge Investment Fund; and the anticipated
market acceptance and demand for the Forge Platform and Program.
These forward-looking statements are based on management`s current
expectations. The following important factors, without limitation,
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements: risks that Forge investments do not
materialize or, if so, are not successful; risk related to
potential investment accounting impairment charges; risks that
Autodesk does not successfully invest in the manufacturing
industry; risks that the Forge Platform may not perform as
anticipated; and risks associated with building market acceptance.
Further information on potential factors that could affect the
financial results of Autodesk are included in Autodesk's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2015 and Forms
10-Q for the quarters ended April 30 and July 31, 2015, which are
on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Autodesk
does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking
statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances
that exist after the date on which they were made.
© 2015 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
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