spherene AG

spherene AG is a Swiss software company that develops engineering software for designing the internal architectures of additively manufactured parts. Its flagship platform, sphereneNXT, is positioned as "the engineering platform for the inside" — a toolset that lets engineers define the performance they need (strength, weight, thermal management, energy absorption, manufacturability, cost) and then generates the internal structure that delivers it. The company is the pioneer and patent holder of Adaptive Density Minimal Surface (ADMS) technology, a metamaterial approach that transforms simple two-dimensional patterns into stable, flexible three-dimensional structures whose density and surface geometry adapt locally to loads, shapes, scales and boundary conditions. Unlike conventional lattices, gyroids or repetitive infill, ADMS adapts continuously rather than being locked into templates, which the company says enables support-free printing and highly functional metamaterials. sphereneNXT supports multiple architecture families in a single platform — ADMS, TPMS, beams, lattices, conformal and adaptive architectures — and is accessible both through a browser-based cloud platform and directly inside CAD workflows via plug-ins and integrations. The company lists integrations with Rhino/Grasshopper, Autodesk Fusion and nTop, with more planned. The workflow is presented as an end-to-end loop: import any CAD file, define the required performance, optimize, and print. spherene's story began in 2018 with a paper model and a spark of curiosity, which grew into a patented metamaterial and a software business. The company describes itself as a Swiss software company serving the additive manufacturing market, with target users spanning aerospace, automotive, energy, medical, footwear and construction, and customers ranging from R&D teams and startups to global manufacturers. It positions its offering as affordable and scalable enterprise-grade metamaterial engineering, without the complexity and cost of traditional specialist solutions. Beyond the software, spherene offers professional services covering onboarding and deployment (cloud or on-premise), technical support and maintenance with priority channels and SLA-backed support for Infinity Licenses, and engineering and design optimization that turns concepts into manufacturable high-performance parts. The company has also been involved in space-related research: its site references an ESA / OSIP study on ADMS and the use of ADMS in spacecraft, underscoring the aerospace relevance of its lightweighting technology. Sustainability is presented as a guiding principle, with localized, efficient manufacturing reducing waste. spherene is privately held and headquartered in Switzerland.

spherene's story began in 2018, according to the company's own account, with nothing more than a paper model, curiosity and a spark of inspiration. That spark grew into a bold idea: a new way to shape matter itself. The idea evolved into Spherene, a patented metamaterial that redefines what is possible in additive manufacturing. At its core lies the Adaptive Density Minimal Surface (ADMS) — an innovation that transforms simple two-dimensional patterns into stable, flexible three-dimensional structures with extraordinary properties. Driven by engineering challenges, the team developed a solution that enables Spherene to create optimal geometries every time, unlocking possibilities for light-weighting, strength and performance. Sustainability was a guiding principle from the start: by enabling efficient, localized manufacturing, Spherene helps companies produce essential parts smarter, faster and with less waste. spherene is described as a Swiss software company and the pioneer of Adaptive Density Minimal Surfaces (ADMS) for the additive manufacturing market. In simple terms, it provides software that lets engineers and designers create lighter, stronger and more efficient parts faster by optimizing geometry at a fundamental level — "the CAD for the inside." Instead of conventional lattices or repetitive infill structures, ADMS adapts continuously to loads, shapes, scales and boundary conditions. The company built out a platform, sphereneNXT, marketed as "the engineering platform for the inside," with the tagline "Shape is what you see. Performance is what's inside." The platform supports multi-architecture design (ADMS, TPMS, beams, lattices, conformal structures, adaptive architectures and advanced metamaterials) within a single environment, and is accessible through a browser-based cloud platform or directly within CAD workflows via plug-ins. The company lists integrations with Rhino/Grasshopper, Autodesk Fusion and nTop, with more planned. spherene has also pursued validation in demanding sectors. Its materials reference an ESA / OSIP study on ADMS and the use of ADMS in spacecraft, connecting the technology to aerospace lightweighting. Target industries named by the company include aerospace, automotive, energy, medical, footwear and construction. Alongside software, spherene offers professional services: onboarding support (cloud or on-premise), technical support and maintenance with priority channels and SLA-backed support for Infinity Licenses, and engineering and design optimization services. The company frames its mission as empowering the additive manufacturing industry to design and produce lighter, high-performance parts faster, more cost-effectively and with greater sustainability, and its vision as a future where every part designed for additive manufacturing is created with Spherene.

• 2018

  spherene's story begins with a paper model and a spark of inspiration.

• Development of the patented Adaptive Density Minimal Surface (ADMS) metamaterial technology.

• Launch of the sphereneNXT engineering platform for internal architectures.

• CAD/CAE integrations with Rhino/Grasshopper, Autodesk Fusion and nTop.

• ESA / OSIP study on ADMS and application of ADMS in spacecraft.

Engineering-first optimization platform for internal architectures; affordable, scalable enterprise-grade metamaterial engineering for additive manufacturing.

• sphereneNXT

  Engineering platform for designing internal architectures; import, design, optimize and print in one workflow.

• Adaptive Density Minimal Surface (ADMS)

  Patented metamaterial technology that adapts density and surface geometry locally to loads, shapes, scales and boundary conditions.

• CAD/CAE plug-ins

  Integrations for Rhino/Grasshopper, Autodesk Fusion and nTop, with more planned.

• Professional services

  Onboarding, technical support and maintenance, and engineering and design optimization.

1. 1SphereneNXT | The Engineering Platform for Internal Architecturesspherene.io
2. 2About Spherene | Pioneers of ADMS Technologyspherene.io
3. 3Spherene Services | Integration, Training & Supportspherene.io
4. 4Spherene | Adaptive Density Minimal Surfaces | Inside ADMSspherene.io
5. 5spherene AGwikidata.org