OTOM Software
From the first OTOM AFP beta in 2017 to today’s browser-based platform: a family of physics-based simulation tools for composite manufacturing, fluid dynamics and particle flow, backed by engineering services.
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Services around the software
Engineering service
We run the simulation studies for you, on your parts and materials.
Learn more →Demo and pilot study
A live walkthrough, or a pilot on one of your own cases.
Book →Access and licences
Open the web apps, or get an account for the licensed version.
Get access →Our technology
The physics and GPU computing behind all three engines.
Read →How OTOM evolved
2016Born in EU H2020 ambliFibre
Adaptive, model-based control for laser-assisted tape winding of pipes and vessels, with real-time temperature prediction.
2017OTOM AFP beta
The first desktop release, based on an analytical approach and simplified geometry.
V1.08In-line monitoring
OTOM linked to the PLC (TwinCAT over ADS) for feedback-loop process control.
2021–2025OTOM AFP V1.22 to V1.25
A mature, CAD-based suite with CUDA GPU acceleration, offered in Basic, Standard and Premium packages, together with AFP Viewer and the Ray-tracer.
2026The web platform
AFP Web, OTOM CFD and OTOM SPH: everything in the browser on WebGPU, with AI agents and no installation.
Desktop feature history
Each release added capability, from Gaussian and uniform laser models and roller deformation to CAD-based lay-up, the UOT model, PLC interface and GPU acceleration. OTOM V1.23 and later focused on performance and accuracy. They import CAD geometry and mesh files from standard software, with standard, user-assignable boundary conditions.
- Analytical trajectory on flat surfaces, cylinders and ellipsoidal domes
- Numerical trajectory on any CAD
- Anisotropic 3D BRDF or isotropic ray tracing on generic surfaces
- Fully 3D LATW and LATP processes
- Laser distribution manager
- 2D and 3D transient and steady-state models, anisotropic or isotropic
- Local and global models for continuous processes
- Multi-objective optical-thermal optimisation
- Crystallinity, bond strength and intimate contact
- Fast in-line model for PLC interaction
- Winding on pipes and tanks with the UOT model
Find the right OTOM tool
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