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In an interview with the German magazine MM Maschinenmarkt, founder Günter Müller and his son Christoph Müller, CEO of Cadfem International, look back on the beginnings of Cadfem—and reveal why topics such as AI, autonomous systems, urban digital twins, and quantum computing will shape the future of the company.
Mr. Müller, to start with, take us back to the beginnings: How did Cadfem come about—and why choose simulation of all things?
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