BREAKTHROUGH IDEA

Applying  scientific expertise from their five years of research at prestigious laboratories including  Ircam and McGill University, Syos’s founders  developed an algorithm that  links the vocabulary a musician uses to describe his dream sound to create  the geometry for a  musical instrument to obtain this specific sound. 3D printing then manufactures that unique piece in a quick, flexible and personalized way, at a moderate cost.

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

ULTRA PERSONALIZED MOUTHPIECES

Syos’s success comes from putting the musician is at the heart of the design process. Their unique algorithm translates a musician’s words about their ideal sound into an instrument geometry to deliver the specific sound. Instead of mass-producing standardized instruments, Syos create unique pieces to to meet the expectations of each of their customers.  They currently support the saxophone and clarinet, with plans to expand to other instruments.

This new way of building instruments is possible thanks to the use of a knowledge- driven 3D parametric design approach coupled with 3D printing.

3D printing technology  enables easy manufacture of innovative geometries, with acoustic improvements, which simply cannot be built with traditional processes such asplastic injection or CNC. It also outclasses handmade production since the 3D design-to-3D printing process is repeatable , allowing great control and prediction of the output quality. 

The result?  The mass-market can experience a  degree of personalization previously only possible with expensive hand-made production that was reserved for an elite population.

SYOS BENEFITS FROM THE 3DEXPERIENCE® PLATFORM

Syos joined the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab in 2017. Being part of the program gives them access to the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform and Dassault Systemes mentors.  This combination is empowering Syos 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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