Siemens and HP partner to advance 3D printing for product development and industrial production
September 06 2017 - 9:00AM
Building on a longstanding partnership, HP Inc. and Siemens are
accelerating 3D printing for industrial production through the
creation of a new HP-certified Additive Manufacturing (AM) software
module from Siemens. The new software module, Siemens NX AM for HP
Multi Jet Fusion, is now available from Siemens PLM Software as an
extension to Siemens’ end-to-end design-to-production solution for
additive manufacturing. The NX™ software module will allow
customers to develop and manage parts in a single software
environment for their HP 3D Printing projects, avoid costly and
time-consuming data conversions and third-party tools, and improve
their overall design-to-finished-part workflow efficiency. Siemens
and HP are also aligning future technology roadmaps to enable
designers and engineers to completely reimagine products to take
advantage of HP’s 3D printing capabilities, escape the limitations
of conventional manufacturing, and cost-effectively produce new
products at faster speeds. This in turn will lead to greatly
expanded opportunities for the industrial 3D printing of innovative
designs.
Siemens’ new software module will enable NX customers to combine
design, optimization, simulation, preparation of print jobs, and
inspection processes for HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printed parts in a
managed environment. Users can now load multiple 3D part models
into NX, and auto nest and submit them to an HP 3D printer, all in
a single environment and with a minimum of steps. The NX and Multi
Jet Fusion integration also eliminates the need for data conversion
between software applications or process steps and, in the future,
is intended to allow unprecedented control, including material
characteristics down to the individual voxel-level. This will
result in the ability to print parts with variable textures,
density, strength and friction, as well as thermal, electrical, and
conductivity characteristics.
“HP and Siemens are bringing together the best in design and
manufacturing workflow software for the best in 3D printing,
unleashing a wave of new product possibilities with the speed,
quality, and economics required for the modern digital industrial
era,” said Michelle Bockman, global head of 3D Printing Commercial
Expansion and Development, HP Inc. “We look forward to
collaborating with Siemens to continually raise the industry bar on
what’s possible for customers with the voxel-level design
capabilities of our Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing solutions.”
Siemens and HP share the objective to industrialize additive
manufacturing. HP’s award-winning Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing
solution is a production-ready commercial 3D printing system that
delivers superior1 quality physical parts up to 10 times faster2
and at half the cost3of current 3D printing systems. With Siemens’
comprehensive offering covering product lifecycle management (PLM)
and electronic design automation (EDA) software, integrated
automation and manufacturing operations management, combined with
HP’s 3D printing solutions, manufacturers have the tools to
establish additive manufacturing as a truly industrial production
process. Both companies continue to work together and with other
industry leaders to create an important ecosystem of partners who
can help realize the goal of additive manufacturing as a viable
production alternative.
“At Siemens, we see additive manufacturing as a transformative
digital force that is empowering companies to reimagine their
products and factories to achieve new levels of business
performance,” said Zvi Feuer, senior vice president of
Manufacturing Engineering Software, Siemens PLM Software.
“Deepening our partnership with HP and driving their innovative 3D
printing technology is especially important as companies look to
increase speed to market, differentiate on product performance,
simplify production and supply chain operations, and implement new
business models. As products become more complex and
individualized, we look forward to the next frontier of 3D printed
parts with multiple materials, tunable mechanical properties and
integrated electronics.”
For more information please see: Siemens is industrializing
additive manufacturing one solution and partner at a time.
- Based on dimensional accuracy of ±0.2 mm/0.008 inches, measured
after sand blasting. See hp.com/go/3Dmaterials for more info
on materials specifications. Based on the following mechanical
properties: Tensile strength at 50, Modulus Z 1900, Modulus XY
1900. ASTM standard tests with PA-12 material.
- Based on internal testing and simulation, HP Jet Fusion 3D
printing solution average printing time is up to 10x faster than
FDM & SLS printer solutions from $100,000 USD to $300,000 USD
on market as of April 2016. Testing variables: Part Quantity -1
full bucket of parts from HP Jet Fusion 3D at 20% of packing
density vs same number of parts on above-mentioned competitive
devices; Part size: 30g; Layer thickness: 0.1mm/0.004 inches. Fast
Cooling is enabled by HP Jet Fusion 3D Processing Station with Fast
Cooling, available in 2017. HP Jet Fusion 3D Processing Station
with Fast Cooling accelerates parts cooling time vs recommended
manufacturer time of SLS printer solutions from $100,000 USD to
$300,000 USD, as tested in April 2016. FDM not applicable.
- Based on internal testing and public data, HP Jet Fusion 3D
printing solution average printing cost-per-part is half the cost
of comparable FDM & SLS printer solutions from $100,000 USD to
$300,000 USD on market as of April 2016. Cost analysis based on:
standard solution configuration price, supplies price, and
maintenance costs recommended by manufacturer. Cost criteria:
printing 1-2 buckets per day/ 5 days per week over 1 year of 30
grams parts at 10% packing density using the powder reusability
ratio recommended by manufacturer.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global
technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence,
innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than
165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries,
focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and
digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of
energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in
offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of gas and
steam turbines for power generation, a major provider of power
transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as
well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The
company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment –
such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems
– and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In
fiscal 2015, which ended on September 30, 2015, Siemens generated
revenue of €75.6 billion and net income of €7.4 billion. At the end
of September 2015, the company had around 348,000 employees
worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at
www.siemens.com.
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the
Siemens Digital Factory Division, is a leading global provider of
software solutions to drive the digital transformation of industry,
creating new opportunities for manufacturers to realize innovation.
With headquarters in Plano, Texas, and over 140,000 customers
worldwide, Siemens PLM Software works with companies of all sizes
to transform the way ideas come to life, the way products are
realized, and the way products and assets in operation are used and
understood. For more information on Siemens PLM Software
products and services, visit www.siemens.com/plm.
HP Inc. creates technology that makes life
better for everyone, everywhere. Through our portfolio of printers,
PCs, mobile devices, solutions and services, we engineer
experiences that amaze. More information about HP Inc. is available
at http://www.hp.com.
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HP Inc.
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