Materialise Announces Partnership with HCL Technologies on Platform for Hybrid Manufacturing
June 04 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS), a global leader in additive
manufacturing (AM) software and services has partnered with
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global IT services
company, to develop a platform that provides increased integration
for hybrid manufacturing. With this collaboration,
CAMWorksR software from HCL will be Powered by
Materialise AM technology to facilitate the production of metal
parts, combining the benefits of AM freedom of design with the
speed and accuracy of CNC machining. The partnership also
represents the first initiative to provide an integrated CAD/CAM
solution for hybrid manufacturing in a SOLIDWORKSR
environment. This new technology is expected to be available for
release later this year.
Hybrid manufacturing is a technology that bridges the benefits
of subtractive and additive processes to produce parts of complex
design and close tolerance. The integration of AM and CAM (Computer
Aided Manufacturing) software in one platform will facilitate the
traceability of the production process while saving redundant
manual work. Users of the new CAMWorks AM module Powered by
Materialise, will be able to create support structures directly in
CAMWorks and interface with the main metal printers via the
Materialise Build Processor.
“The market space and applicability of the Additive
Manufacturing technology has been growing dramatically in the past
5 years. Integration with current manufacturing systems is the next
step to unlock digital transformations in manufacturing,” says
Stefaan Motte, Vice President of Software at Materialise. “This
requires in-depth understanding of both subtractive and additive
processes. We are certain that companies adopting hybrid
manufacturing will benefit greatly from this collaboration, which
combines our 30 years of experience in AM with the CAM expertise of
HCL.”
GH Rao, President of Engineering and R&D Services (ERS) at
HCL Technologies said “We are very excited with the new partnership
and the potential hybrid manufacturing offers to the future of
computer-aided design and manufacturing. By combining advanced
integrated CAM technology from HCL with the innovative 3D printing
technology from Materialise, we look forward to enabling companies
to create innovative products which can be brought to the market
faster and at a lower cost.”
Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing software and
services, was founded in 1990 and has been enabling companies all
over the world to explore the extraordinary potential of 3D
Printing. The Materialise Magics 3D Print Suite provides users with
tools of unparalleled functionality to prepare, optimize, and
manage the full Additive Manufacturing (AM) process to get the most
out of their 3D printers. Materialise is also a leading additive
manufacturing service provider and offers design and engineering,
co-creation, and rapid prototyping services as well as additive
software solutions for specific medical applications.
The portfolio of HCL Technologies includes IP products such as
CAMWorks®, DFMPro®, Glovius, etc. Recently released SOLIDWORKS® CAM
is Powered by CAMWorks and is a powerful, fully embedded CAM
(Computer Aided Manufacturing) system included in the latest
release of SOLIDWORKS® 2018. CAMWorks extends the SOLIDWORKS Smart
Manufacturing ecosystem by providing the most advanced technology
available for 3, 4, and 5 axis milling, turning, and mill-turn CNC
programming directly inside SOLIDWORKS; and DFMPro is the most
advanced automatic design for manufacturability assessment tool
available.
About MaterialiseMaterialise incorporates over 27 years
of 3D printing experience into a range of software solutions and 3D
printing services, which together form the backbone of the 3D
printing industry. Materialise’s open and flexible solutions enable
players in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare,
automotive, aerospace, art and design, and consumer goods, to build
innovative 3D printing applications that aim to make the world a
better and healthier place. Headquartered in Belgium, with branches
worldwide, Materialise combines the largest group of software
developers in the industry with one of the largest 3D printing
facilities in the world. For additional information, please visit:
www.materialise.com.
About Materialise Magics 3D Print SuiteThe Materialise
Magics 3D Print Suite provides companies with a platform of
software tools that manage and control the 3D printing process more
efficiently, allowing them to meet the highest standards of the
most demanding industries. Materialise’s Software suite includes
industry-leading data preparation and design optimization tools,
programs to integrate 3D Printing into production environments, and
software and control systems used by machine manufacturers to
better bridge the gap between applications and 3D printers. These
solutions are open by nature, empowering co-creation and
collaboration between different players in the 3D printing and
manufacturing eco-system and providing the industry a solid
foundation on which to expand and grow. For additional information,
please visit: http://software.materialise.com/.
About CAMWorksCAMWorks, a parametric, solids-based CNC
programming software system, brings in a revolutionary way to help
machinists around the world program smarter and machine faster.
CAMWorks significantly reduces programming time and removes the
drudgery from CNC programming by using patented Feature Recognition
technology in conjunction with full toolpath to solid-model
associativity and knowledge-based machining.For more information
about CAMWorks, including Software demonstration, upcoming events
and quotes please visit: www.camworks.com.
About HCL TechnologiesHCL Technologies (HCL) is a leading
global IT services company that helps global enterprises re–imagine
and transform their businesses through Digital technology
transformation. HCL operates out of 32 countries and has
consolidated revenues of US$ 6.7 billion, for 12 months ended 31st
December, 2016. HCL focuses on providing an integrated portfolio of
services underlined by its Mode 1–2–3 growth strategy. Mode 1
encompasses the core services in the areas of Applications,
Infrastructure, BPO and Engineering & R&D services,
leveraging DRYiCETM Autonomics to transform clients' business and
IT landscape, making them 'lean' and 'agile'. Mode 2 focuses on
experience–centric and outcome–oriented services such as Digital
and Analytics Services (BEYONDigitalTM), IoT WorKSTM, Cloud and
Security, utilizing DRYiCETM Orchestration to drive business
outcomes and enable enterprise digitalization. Mode 3 strategy is
ecosystem–driven, creating innovative IP–partnerships to build
products and platforms business.HCL leverages its global network of
integrated co-innovation labs, and global delivery capabilities to
provide holistic multi–service delivery in key industry verticals
including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications,
Media, Publishing, Entertainment, Retail CPG, Life Sciences
Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Energy & Utilities, Travel,
Transportation & Logistics and Government. With 111,092
professionals from diverse nationalities, HCL focuses on creating
real value for customers by taking 'Relationships Beyond the
Contract'. For more information, please visit: www.hcltech.com.
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