Siemens Mobility Further Invests in Stratasys 3D Printing Solution to Support 30-Year Digital Rail Maintenance Project
February 27 2020 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Two Stratasys Fortus 450mc 3D Printers mark the
start of Siemens Mobility’s ‘Easy Sparovation Part®’ expansion to
Russia, enabling rapid spare part production for 16 high-speed
trains in operation, with 13 more to be delivered
Having successfully implemented Stratasys’ (NASDAQ: SSYS) 3D
printing to produce parts for the German and UK rail industries,
Siemens Mobility Services has continued its investment in Stratasys
technology to support the expansion of its rail maintenance
operations in Russia. This includes two new industrial-grade
Stratasys Fortus 450mc 3D Printers for part production.
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Leveraging its rail domain knowledge and
Stratasys 3D printers, Siemens Mobility is able to rapidly and
cost-effectively produce spare parts for the RZD high-speed Sapsan
train fleet (Photo: Business Wire)
The decision comes in line with a recent business win for
Siemens Mobility to build 13 additional high-speed Velaro trains
for Russian train company, RZD, including an agreement to maintain
and service the trains for the next 30 years. This is already the
third Velaro order from RZD for Sapsan fleet due to excellent
availability of Sapsan trains in daily operation, supplementing an
existing fleet of 16 trains.
The two Fortus 450mc 3D Printers have been installed in St.
Petersburg and Moscow, enabling Siemens Mobility Russia to
transform its maintenance operations. Leveraging Siemens Mobility’s
rail domain knowledge and Stratasys printers, the team is able to
rapidly and cost-effectively 3D print rail replacement parts
on-demand. The investment marks the start of Siemens Mobility’s
‘Easy Sparovation Part’ network in Russia, which aims to optimize
services using 3D printing and a digital inventory of original
train parts, facilitating the in-house replacement and production
of spare vehicle components.
Dedicated to servicing the existing 16 and additional 13 planned
trains for the next 30 years, Siemens Mobility Russia is working
with more than 99% fleet availability record.
“These availability figures would be physically impossible to
achieve through external part sourcing and traditional
manufacturing techniques alone, but Stratasys’ FDM 3D printers
gives us the capability to cost-effectively produce the parts
in-house, partially eliminating the need for warehousing or tools
for a selected range of items,” said Alexey Fedoseev, Head of
Customer Services, Siemens Mobility Russia. “We have already seen
the success of the Siemens Mobility ‘Easy Sparovation Part’
business in Germany, where this technology has provided us
time-per-part savings of up to 95% compared to traditional
manufacturing methods.”
By storing all part data online, Siemens Mobility can access and
replace older or newer train parts ad-hoc to meet stringent time
limits.
“The manufacture and delivery of an additional 13 new Velaro
trains will see us work on multiple vehicles over a long period of
time, and within very strict time constraints. As a result, 3D
printing makes for a perfect add-on to aid our production and
provides us with the flexibility to replace and create parts
ourselves, anytime they are needed,” adds Fedoseev.
The Fortus 450mc 3D Printers allow Siemens Mobility to print
rail parts in industrial-grade materials, with highly durable
properties that can survive Russia’s extreme temperatures. In
particular, Stratasys provides materials which are the key to
achieving the material certification of interior train cabin parts
from the industry’s regulatory bodies.
Bjoern Richter, Strategic Account Manager Siemens, Stratasys,
comments, “Thanks to the efficiency-driving capabilities of 3D
printing, it’s no surprise that rail maintenance and service
providers are continuing to adopt the technology to boost customer
service, maintenance, and part-manufacturing. Siemens Mobility is
certainly a pioneer in this regard, driving the uptake of this
technology within the rail and mobility sector. We continue to
collaborate closely to ensure our solution best addresses the
specific needs of this sector and explore entirely new application
uses for 3D printing within transportation.”
Stratasys is a global leader in additive manufacturing or
3D printing technology and is the manufacturer of FDM®, PolyJet™,
and stereolithography 3D printers. The company’s technologies are
used to create prototypes, manufacturing tools, and production
parts for industries, including aerospace, automotive, healthcare,
consumer products and education. For more than 30 years, Stratasys
products have helped manufacturers reduce product-development time,
cost, and time-to-market, as well as reduce or eliminate tooling
costs and improve product quality. The Stratasys 3D printing
ecosystem of solutions and expertise includes 3D printers,
materials, software, expert services, and on-demand parts
production. Online at: www.stratasys.com.
Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of
Siemens AG. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 160
years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio in
its core areas of rolling stock, rail automation and
electrification, turnkey systems, intelligent traffic systems as
well as related services. With digitalization, Siemens Mobility is
enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure
intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle,
enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal
year 2018, which ended on September 30, 2018, the former Siemens
Mobility Division posted revenue of €8.8 billion and had around
34,200 employees worldwide. Further information is available at:
www.siemens.com/mobility.
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