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| Company type | Subsidiary (independent)[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | computer aided engineering (CAE) software;simulation software |
| Founded | 1963; 63 years ago (1963) |
| Headquarters | Newport Beach, California, US |
Key people | Paolo Guglielmini, President, Manufacturing Intelligence division; Roger Assaker, CEO; John Janevic, COO |
| Products | MSC Apex Actran Adams Digimat Dytran Easy5 Marc MaterialCenter MSC Fatigue MSC Nastran Patran PICLS scFLOW scSTREAM SimDesigner SimManager SimXpert Sinda APex Generative Design Simufact Interactive Physics |
| Revenue | US$230 million (2016) |
Number of employees | 1,400 |
| Website | mscsoftware |
MSC Software Corporation is an Americansimulationsoftware technology company based inNewport Beach, California, that specializes insimulation software.
In February 2017, the company was acquired bySwedish technology companyHexagon AB for $834 million.[2] It operates as an independent subsidiary.[1] In September 2025,Cadence Design Systems announced it would acquire the design and engineering business of Hexagon, including MSC Software, for approximately $3.16 billion.[3][4]
MSC Software Corporation was formed in 1963 under the name MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation (MSC), by Dr. Richard H. MacNeal and Robert Schwendler. The company developed its first structural analysis software called SADSAM (Structural Analysis by Digital Simulation of Analog Methods) at that time and was deeply involved in the early efforts of theaerospace industry to improve earlyfinite element analysis technology.[5]
A key milestone was responding to a 1965request for proposal (RFP) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a general-purpose structural analysis program that would eventually becomeNastran (NASA Structural Analysis). The company subsequently pioneered many of the technologies that are now relied upon by industry to analyse and predict stress and strain, vibration and dynamics, acoustics, and thermal analysis. In 1971, the company released a commercial version of Nastran, named MSC/Nastran.[6]
Two years after MSC began marketing MSC/Nastran, the company established its first overseas office inMunich, Germany. Three years after enteringEurope, MSC moved eastward and opened an office inTokyo, Japan. In 1983, MSC made its debut as a public company, and a year later the stock migrated to theAmerican Stock Exchange. The company expanded in 1992 by adding a subsidiary inMoscow, Russia. In 1995, it further expanded its growth by adding an office in Brazil. In June 1999, MSC's stockholders voted to change the company's name to MSC.Software Corporation.[7]
In July 2009, MSC Software was acquired by theprivate equity firmSymphony Technology Group.[8] The "dot" was dropped from the company's name in 2011 and the company's name is currently MSC Software Corporation.
The company is headquartered inNewport Beach, California and employs approximately 1,400 people in 20 countries.[9] 2016 revenue was US$230 million. In February 2017, the company was acquired by Swedish engineering services conglomerate Hexagon.[10][11]
September 1994 — PDA Engineering[12]
December 1998 — Knowledge Revolution
May 1999 — MSC Software acquired MARC Analysis Research Corporation to add software that tests complex designs and materials.[13]
June 1999 — Universal Analytics Incorporation (UAI)[14]
November 1999 — Computerized Structural Analysis Research Corporation (CSAR)[14]
May 2001 — Advanced Enterprise Solutions Inc. (AES).[15]
March 2002 — MSC Software acquired Mechanical Dynamics Inc. to increase its client base to over 10,000 companies.[16]
January 2008 — MSC Software acquired thermal analysis company Network Analysis Inc. to solidify its ability to serve the thermal management market.[17]
September 2011 — MSC Software acquired acoustic simulation company Free Field Technologies, S.A.FFT to extend its solutions to acoustic simulation[18]
September 2012 — MSC Software acquired composite material simulation leader e-Xstream engineering company.[19]
February 2015 — MSC Software acquired Simufact Engineering, a leader in the simulation of metal forming and joining processes.[20]
December 2016 — MSC Software Acquired Software Cradle Co., Ltd, a leader in CFD simulation.
May 2017 — MSC acquires Vires Simulationstechnologie GmbH, a leader in autonomous vehicle simulation.[21]
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