The global furniture and interior design sectors witnessed a remarkable leap forward as imos AG unveiled iX 2025, the latest iteration of its flagship software solution, at SICAM 2025. Presented at a major European trade fair held from October 14–17, 2025, the launch marks a pivotal moment in the industry’s ongoing digital transformation, leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fundamentally change how custom furniture is designed, sold, and manufactured.
imos AG, headquartered in Herford, Germany, has long been a key enabler of Woodworking Industry 4.0, bridging the gap between digital planning and automated production. With iX 2025, the company has successfully pushed digital processes to their next evolutionary stage, focusing on integrating intelligent technologies that deliver unprecedented speed and precision from the initial customer concept all the way to the CNC machine.
AI integration: The heart of iX 2025 innovation
The most transformative aspect of the new imos AG‘s iX 2025 from suite is the deep, meaningful integration of Artificial Intelligence across the planning and sales workflow. While previous software versions streamlined processes, the new AI capabilities introduce a layer of intelligent automation and creative support that significantly accelerates the early design and client approval stages.
A standout feature is the intelligent rendering and real-time visualization capabilities, particularly within the web-based planning and sales solution, iX NET. Here, an integrated AI assistant allows for “Inspiration on Demand.” Based on a rough, style-neutral plan, or even simple text input, the system can generate photorealistic room representations in seconds. This allows sales teams to bypass the time-consuming manual process of generating initial visuals.
The AI goes further than mere aesthetics; it enables a feature called “Style Transfer,” instantly applying a reference look—be it minimalist Scandinavian or rustic industrial—to the designer’s actual CAD model. For clients, this means colors, materials, and decors can be varied in near real-time, drastically simplifying and speeding up the final decision-making process. The critical difference for the industry is the system’s innovative ability to move from a generated image to structured product data. The AI can reverse-interpret the visual output, detecting key design elements like materials and configurations, and feeding this information directly back into the imos iX applications. This unlocks downstream automation, ensuring the aesthetic vision translates seamlessly into a production-ready file.
Enhanced functionality across the digital chain
Beyond the revolutionary AI features, iX 2025 boasts substantial improvements across the core product groups that define a modern furniture manufacturing workflow:
- iX CAD: The 3D design and modelling engine has received functional enhancements to further simplify the design of complex furniture and complete room situations. It retains the powerful parametric design approach, allowing designers to change dimensions or materials on the fly, with all associated drawings, parts lists, and CNC programs updating automatically.
- iX CAM: This crucial link from design to the factory floor ensures seamless data generation. Improvements focus on greater flexibility and automation, allowing the software to automatically generate CNC programs for virtually all common machine manufacturers—from individual CNC units to fully networked production plants. Enhanced machining strategies, including specialized algorithms for solid wood and framed parts, ensure precision that respects the grain direction and material integrity.
- iX NET: As a web-based solution, iX NET is pivotal for online sales and collaboration. The 2025 version features enhanced visualisation with new technology for a more realistic display, whether in real-time planning or server-generated photorealistic images. Critically, imos is also expanding its deployment options, now offering both the classic “on-premises” installation and a highly flexible cloud-based model, including external services like Microsoft Azure. This ensures higher processing speed and scalability for international users.
Recognising the varied needs of its customer base—from small, bespoke cabinet makers to large industrial manufacturers—imos AG is taking steps to democratize access to this advanced technology.
The software now offers flexible starter packages tailored for every size of company. Furthermore, the licensing model has been significantly expanded. In addition to the traditional, perpetual license model, imos AG will now offer a subscription model, shifting the financial commitment from a large, one-off capital investment to more manageable monthly usage fees. This approach makes the powerful capabilities of iX 2025 more accessible, enabling smaller businesses to adopt cutting-edge, digital design software and compete effectively in the modern market.
As the industry continues its trajectory towards customisation at scale and zero-waste production, the role of intelligent software is becoming non-negotiable. iX 2025 is not just an update; it represents a comprehensive digital framework designed to manage the complexity of mass customisation while streamlining processes. By successfully embedding AI into the planning and production ecosystem, imos AG has provided the industry with the tools necessary to meet the escalating consumer demand for personalised, high-quality furniture, faster and more efficiently than ever before.
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