SAP, Stratasys Accelerate Distributed Manufacturing Innovation Across Network of 3D Printing Labs
November 17 2016 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS) today
announced that SAP is establishing along with Stratasys, a
global network of 3D printing co-innovation labs to educate and
enable customers, employees and partners on the adoption of
additive manufacturing as an integral part of the manufacturing
production line. Unveiled in conjunction with charter co-innovation
partner Stratasys, the 3D printing and additive manufacturing
solutions company, this initiative builds on SAP’s more than 40
years of experience across the industry. Digital manufacturing and
co-innovation sites are currently being rolled out across Paris,
France; Johannesburg, South Africa; Walldorf, Germany; and Newtown
Square, Pennsylvania, and Palo Alto, California, in the United
States.
“SAP and Stratasys share a common vision of the tremendous value
distributed manufacturing brings to customers’ supply chains,” said
Pat Carey, senior vice president, Sales, North America, Stratasys.
“Harnessing this potential fully requires that 3D printing be
seamlessly integrated with enterprise workflows for certification,
planning, procurement and production. By participating in this
initiative, it’s now possible to combine SAP’s leadership in these
areas with our premier 3D printing solutions and services
ecosystem. We look forward to further driving 3D printing adoption
with these co-innovation customers.”
The SAP® Distributed Manufacturing application is intended to
make 3D printing a valuable part of digital manufacturing by
helping co-innovation customers and partners to transform the
extended supply chain. Services related to SAP Distributed
Manufacturing connect 3D printing to familiar business processes to
help manufacturers achieve production and logistical cost savings
and reduce complex supply chain issues. The new 3D printing
co-innovation facilities offered by SAP will provide an interactive
learning and design thinking environment. It enables SAP customers,
partners and employees to further develop and test active business
cases and applications of the latest distributed manufacturing
technology.
“Manufacturers and their suppliers and production partners
increasingly recognize the potential of 3D printing in smart
digital supply chain strategies that are optimized with
unprecedented speed and efficiency,” said Hans Thalbauer, senior
vice president, Extended Supply Chain and IoT, SAP. “SAP is fast
building a co-innovation network with leaders like Stratasys that
share our vision for making connected, real-time distributed
manufacturing a reality for our customers.”
To learn more about SAP Distributed Manufacturing, please visit
here. Follow SAP on Twitter at
@sapnews and @SCMatSAP.
For more than 25 years, Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) has
been a defining force and dominant player in 3D printing and
additive manufacturing – shaping the way things are made.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel, the
company empowers customers across a broad range of vertical markets
by enabling new paradigms for design and manufacturing. The
company’s solutions provide customers with unmatched design freedom
and manufacturing flexibility – reducing time-to-market and
lowering development costs, while improving designs and
communications. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and
Solidscape, and the Stratasys ecosystem includes 3D printers for
prototyping and production; a wide range of 3D printing materials;
parts on-demand via Stratasys Direct Manufacturing; strategic
consulting and professional services; and the Thingiverse and
GrabCAD communities with over 2 million 3D printable files for free
designs. With more than 2,700 employees and 1,200 granted or
pending additive manufacturing patents, Stratasys has received more
than 30 technology and leadership awards. Visit us online at:
www.stratasys.com or http://blog.stratasys.com/, and follow us on
LinkedIn.
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