ASCON

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ASCON (also ASCON Group, Russian: АСКОН) is a Russian developer of CAD and PDM software and a systems integrator headquartered in Saint Petersburg. The name of the company originates from an abbreviation of an "Automated System for Construction (Russian: Автоматизированная система конструирования).

ASCON Group

Industry	Computer software CAD
Founded	Leningrad, Soviet Union (1989; 36 years ago (1989))
Headquarters	St. Petersburg, Russia
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Maxim Bogdanov (CEO)
Number of employees	651
Website	ascon.net

The company was founded in 1989 by Alexander Golikov and Tatyana Yankina who previously worked at KB Mashinostroyeniya in Kolomna. In 1993, ASCON signed its first major contract with Zheldorremmash which fueled its development.^[1][2]

By 2014, the company had over 7000 industrial customers including AutoVAZ, Severstal, Kazzinc, and others. On its home market, ASCON holds a dominant position over its core competitor Autodesk.^[1]

Subsidiaries

• C3D Labs
• DEXMA Labs
• Renga Software

Sanctions

On November 2, 2023, the company was included in the US sanctions list.^[3][4] On February 23, 2024, the company was included in the sanctions list of the European Union and Canada for "developing engineering software for the production of missile systems in service with the Russian Armed Forces".^[5]