Beaumont Acquires Autodesk Moldflow Plastics Lab in Australia
Acquisition will provide patented and preferred methodologies to Autodesk’s customers, with the aim of continuing to build the public database with high-quality material files for improved software.
Pictured on the far right is Beaumont’s lab manager, Jacob Trott, along with two individuals from Autodesk to celebrate the recent acquisition and partnership between the companies. Source | Beaumont Technologies Inc.
Plastic injection molding industry company Beaumont Technologies Inc. has acquired Autodesk Inc.’s Moldflow Plastics Lab in Australia. This acquisition comes after Autodesk announced the discontinuation of material characterization services via the lab in early 2024.
Subsequently, Autodesk made Beaumont its preferred laboratory for Moldflow material characterization and the only approved laboratory for patented and preferred methodologies.
Beaumont, already a global provider in the injection molding industry, will expand its operations in the U.S. to meet an increased demand for material characterization services from regions presently serviced by Autodesk.
“We are excited about taking over the Moldflow Material Characterization globally,” says Alex Beaumont, vice president. “Since taking over the testing in North America back in 2017, we have learned so much and continue to implement better techniques within our testing. We look forward to implementing the same improvements now to the global market.”
In 2017, Autodesk partnered with Beaumont Advanced Processing to provide material characterization services for Autodesk Moldflow. Beaumont acquired the North American lab that was operating at the Autodesk facility in Ithaca, New York.
Together, Autodesk Moldflow Plastics Lab in Australia and Beaumont Advanced Processing provided commercial testing worldwide. “Since then, [Beaumont] has and continues to exceed our customers’ expectations where the time has come to take the next step in the partnership,” says Autodesk in a statement.
Jacob Trott, Beaumont Advanced Processing’s Material Characterization Lab manager, is looking forward to providing a smooth transition for Autodesk customers.
“Since the Ithaca lab transition in 2017, the relationship between the Beaumont Material Characterization Division and Autodesk Moldflow Plastics Labs has been seamless,” says Trott. “We have been able to maintain a transparent level of service, offering the same testing packages, and then some. Our flexibility has allowed us to invest heavily in this service, updating essentially every piece of equipment. This has enabled Autodesk to focus on the software while Beaumont carries the commercial workload of testing. Together, we will continue to build the public database with high quality material files as the development team at Autodesk continues to improve the software.”
