Ashlar-Vellum

Ashlar-Vellum is a developer of CAD and 3D modeling software for both Mac and Windows. In practice that means connecting machines, sensors and robots to software that controls or monitors them.

The natural audience is manufacturers and operators. They also list Consumer Electronics, Manufacturing and Robotics, so expect those to show up in the feature set. They are a small team, 11 to 50 people, which usually shapes who they work with. You will probably talk to the people who build it, which is great until you need 24/7 support.

Ashlar-Vellum is based in Austin, Texas. Their site is ashlar.com.

Our checklist for this category: hardware compatibility, uptime, and support. A short pilot with your real data tells you more than any demo.

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