{"id":2495,"date":"2021-05-18T09:47:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T13:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:04:18","slug":"podcast-series-digital-part-production-part-4-additive-manufacturing-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/digital-transformation\/podcast-series-digital-part-production-part-4-additive-manufacturing-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Part Production \u2013 additive manufacturing benefits ep. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE9458269751\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>Complexity within manufacturing continues to increase at breakneck speed, and from what we understand about consumer demands, it\u2019s clear that this is the new norm. Rapidly changing trends require equipment that can keep up. The industry needs high-level flexibility so that it\u2019s able to adapt quickly when consumer demands dictate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/04\/Ashley-Square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Asley Eckhoff\" class=\"wp-image-2393\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/04\/Ashley-Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/04\/Ashley-Square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/04\/Ashley-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/04\/Ashley-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/04\/Ashley-Square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/04\/Ashley-Square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/04\/Ashley-Square-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ashley Eckhoff, Marketing Manager for Siemens Manufacturing Engineering group, concentrating on Additive Manufacturing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Manufacturers in-the-know are relying on digitalization, and additive manufacturing is saving the day in more ways than one. By enabling improvements to product quality and design, and with its ability to create complex geometries, manufacturers are using digital parts production to build stronger and lighter products that are out-innovating and out-producing the competition. It\u2019s become clear that the faster companies adopt this digital technology, the more successful they will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back with us today is Rahul Garg, the industry leader for Siemens industrial machinery industry. We\u2019re also welcoming Ashley Eckhoff to today\u2019s show, he\u2019s a member of the Additive Manufacturing Programme team with Siemens Digital Industry Software.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/rahul-garg.jpg\" alt=\"Rahul Garg\" class=\"wp-image-1622\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rahul Garg, Vice President for Industrial Machinery &amp; SMB Program<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we\u2019re taking a closer look at the advantages of additive manufacturing, both in terms of efficiency and quality of parts. You\u2019ll hear how digital parts production leads to less waste and more efficiency, and how creating a digital twin allows manufacturers to take advantage of the data being collected. Finally, we\u2019ll close out the series by summarizing the biggest advantages for the machinery industry to step into digitalization, and how manufacturers can get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this episode you will learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The definition of additive manufacturing and its advantages (2:14)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How additive meets the specific challenges that manufacturers are facing today (3:25)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding digital parts production (5:30)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The purpose of a digital twin (6:29)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additive success stories (9:28)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The biggest advantages of digitalization for manufacturers (12:43)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 important ways to take advantage of digitalization(15:19)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Rahul Garg:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rahul-garg-5562271\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Ashley Eckhoff:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ashleyeckhoff\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Bill Butcher:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bill-butcher\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><br><br><strong><strong>Related links:<\/strong><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/thought-leadership\/2021\/05\/18\/podcast-series-digital-part-production-part-4-additive-manufacturing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the Thought Leadership blog<\/a> on this topic.<strong><strong><br>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/digital-transformation\/podcast-series-an-introduction-to-digital-part-production-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DPP Podcast01<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>an introduction to Digital Part Production<strong><br>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/digital-transformation\/podcast-series-digital-part-production-part-2-highly-automated-cam-helping-manufacturers-perform-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DPP Podcast02<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>highly automated CAM<strong><br>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/digital-transformation\/podcast-series-digital-part-production-part-3-synchronized-part-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DPP Podcast03<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>synchronized part production<br><strong>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/digital-transformation\/podcast-series-digital-part-production-part-4-additive-manufacturing-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DPP Podcast04<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>benefits of additive manufacturing<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>About our experts:<br><\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Rahul Garg&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em>is the Vice President for Industrial Machinery &amp; SMB Program, responsible for defining and delivering key strategic initiatives and solutions and global business development. He and his team are responsible for identifying key initiatives and developing solutions for the industry while working closely with industry leading customers and providing thought leadership on new and emerging issues faced by the machinery industry. Rahul\u2019s experience and insight are derived from 25 year career delivering software-based solutions for product engineering and manufacturing innovation for the global manufacturing industry, spanning a career in R&amp;D to program management, sales and P&amp;L management and having focused exclusively on the industrial machinery and heavy equipment industry since 2007.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Ashley Eckhoff<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<em>is the <\/em><em>Marketing Manager for Siemens Manufacturing Engineering group, concentrating on Additive Manufacturing. He <\/em><em>has a background in engineering and has been with Siemens for over 20 years in various capacities. 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