BREAKTHROUGH IDEA

Thanks to its scientific expertise from 5 years of research in prestigious laboratories such as Ircam or McGill University, SYOS has developed an algorithm that can link the vocabulary the musician uses to describe his dream sound and the geometry of the musical instrument that will help him obtain this specific sound. 3D printing is then used to build those unique pieces in a quick, flexible and personalized way, for a moderate cost.

The project was launched in 2014 and the company created in 2016. They have won multiple prizes and grants. Famous saxophone players have already adopted their products and SYOS has more than 150 customers in several countries in Europe and North America.

ULTRA PERSONALIZED PIECES TO BE MADE

SYOS has developed a unique way of designing musical instruments, where the musician is at the heart of the design process. SYOS created an algorithm that is able to translate the words used by musicians to describe their dream sound into an instrument geometry that will deliver the specific sound. Instead of mass-producing standardized instruments that do not fit everybody, SYOS create unique pieces, made to meet the expectations of any musician.

This new way of building instruments is made possible thanks to the use of a knowledge driven 3D parametric design approach coupled with 3D printing. It allows unique, ultra personalized pieces to be made in a quick, flexible and reliable way.

As far as manufacturing is concerned, 3D printing technology enables to manufacture innovative geometries, with acoustic improvements, which can simply not be built with traditional processes (plastic injection or CNC). It  also outclasses handmade production since the 3D design-to-3D printing process is a repeatable one, that allows great control and prediction of the output quality. 

All this can bring to the mass-market the degree of personalization that was only possible with hand-made production and reserved for an elite population till now.

BENEFITS TO USE 3DEXPERIENCE® PLATFORM ON CLOUD

The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and mentors knowledge will be leveraged to:

• Industrialize the overall product development process in a single, integrated platform from the early design stage up to manufacturing and delivery stage.
• Automate and optimize the knowledge-driven parametric design approach.
• Simulate and predict the behavior of the mouthpieces and their related materials before manufacturing them. FSI (Fluid Structure Interaction) simulations. DOEs (Design of Experiments) and optimization on 300 existing geometries.

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