Apple has completed a new acquisition that looks directly at the development of future hardware devices. The Cupertino company will take over the entire share capital of PlasmaSolve sroa company specializing in simulation of plasma-based production processesas well as retaining some of the staff. The operation emerged through the mandatory communications required by the European Union for companies classified as Gatekeepers.
“Apple Inc. (“Apple”), through one of its subsidiarieswill acquire the entire share capital of PlasmaSolve sro (“PlasmaSolve”) and will offer employment and hire some employees of PlasmaSolve. PlasmaSolve develops solutions, including plasma simulation software, to design and optimize plasma-based manufacturing processes” reports the note on the official portal.
Founded in 2016, PlasmaSolve develops technologies dedicated to digital modeling of plasma processes and the so-called digital twinmodels that allow the behavior of complex production systems to be precisely reproduced. The platform integrates physical simulations, chemical simulations, machine learning, data mining and tools for characterization of materialswith the aim of optimizing industrial processes.
Among the technologies developed by the company is: MatSighta software introduced in 2023 that allows you to simulate the behavior of plasma processes during the production of hardware components. The system allows you to verify, for example, the uniform distribution of extremely thin coatings on three-dimensional surfaces characterized by curvatures, buttons and complex geometries.
This type of simulation offers manufacturers the possibility of analyzing the result of the processes before the physical creation of the components, with more accurate control of the final characteristics of the materials and surfaces.
Apple did not provide details on the plans related to the acquisition, but PlasmaSolve’s skills are compatible with the design of new materials, new shapes And advanced production processes intended for future company products.
The technologies developed by the company could contribute to the design of devices characterized by increasingly complex geometrieswhere the uniform application of plasma coatings represents an important element from both an aesthetic and functional point of view.
