21-11-2024

Hexagon and Microsoft enhance industrial operations with HxGN SDx2 on Microsoft Azure

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division is proud to announce its collaboration with Microsoft, using the Microsoft Azure cloud platform to host the recently launched HxGN SDx2  solution. This collaboration marks an advancement in the digital transformation of the industrial sector, long hindered by manual, outdated operational processes and siloed data.

Released in July 2024, HxGN SDx2 is Hexagon’s multi-tenant, cloud-native, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for excellence in engineering and operations. By creating an intelligent, connected digital twin, HxGN SDx2 captures and uses the vast amounts of data generated during engineering and operational activities. Using Azure infrastructure, this innovative solution ensures that the data is AI-enabled, continuously updated, and contextually relevant, thus enhancing safety, quality, productivity and efficiency.

Collaborating with Microsoft enables Hexagon to deliver a capability that provides side-by-side visualization of 2D and 3D engineering data. By integrating these data formats, HxGN SDx2 offers a comprehensive view of projects, facilitating better decision-making and collaboration among stakeholders.

Companies can purchase HxGN SDx2 through Azure Marketplace, furthering their Azure consumption commitments and benefiting from this cutting-edge partnership.

“HxGN SDx2, with its unique features, stands as an example of the dynamic, digital and data-centric future Hexagon envisions,” said Mark White, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Strategy & Enablement, Hexagon's Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division. “With Microsoft as our partner, we can offer our customers an exceptional solution that challenges traditional business methods while increasing transparency, productivity and cost-efficiency.”

“Our collaboration with Hexagon exemplifies the transformative power of combining technology and industry expertise to deliver actionable AI-powered insights,” said Darryl Willis, Corporate Vice President Energy and Resources Industry at Microsoft. “Together, we are enabling asset-intensive industries to enhance critical outcomes around safety, reliability, efficiency and sustainability through intelligent, connected digital twin solutions.”

Hexagon is a sponsor at Microsoft Ignite 2024, Nov. 19-24, 2024, in Chicago. Visit us at Booth 502 to learn more about how Hexagon is shaping reality by combining the physical world and digital intelligence with human potential to shape the future of industry.

Representatives from Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division will demonstrate HxGN SDx2 and EcoSys™, a web-based software platform designed for enterprise project performance management. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and R-evolution, the sustainable innovation and green-tech investment subsidiary of Hexagon AB, will also offer product demonstrations during Microsoft Ignite 2024.