{"id":2748,"date":"2019-12-09T14:08:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T19:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/thought-leadership\/?p=2748"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:02:02","slug":"industrializing-additive-manufacturing-via-partnerships-and-acquisitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/thought-leadership\/industrializing-additive-manufacturing-via-partnerships-and-acquisitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrializing additive manufacturing via partnerships and acquisitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Siemens is moving additive technology or 3D printing<\/a> into mainstream, to industrialize additive manufacturing<\/a> in\u00a0the industry, providing the printing of parts layer by layer via simulation and digital models for greater accuracy, while projecting defects during cool-down, where errors are revealed. Also, promoting the reality of building parts at scale with repeatable accuracy and quality \u2013 a stalwart claim in a lively industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siemens is at the forefront of this technology with a state-of-the-art factory in Finsp\u00e5ng, Sweden<\/a> \u2013 a showcase for industrializing<\/a> additive manufacturing. They are building quality parts at scale for gas turbines, transforming the process through consolidation of components, creating robust parts with greater strength and heat resistance<\/a>.  This is but one example where additive technology is transforming the manufacturing industry.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In overcoming the challenges to <\/a>mainstreaming additive manufacturing<\/a>, Siemens is continually partnering with new allies for enhancing these solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additive manufacturing digital\ntwin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the measures to broaden Siemens\u2019 capabilities within the failure prediction space is with MultiMechanics<\/em><\/a>. This US-based company specializes in providing a digital twin of material properties and behaviors for detecting failures at a micro-structural level and applies a broad swath of manufacturing technologies via additive manufacturing, while seeking to use innovative materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe addition of this technology enables our customers\nto build a digital twin of materials, which will help to shrink the innovation\ncycle of new products and materials, possibly saving millions of dollars and\nseveral years in development and certification in aerospace, automotive and\nother sectors,\u201d<\/em> says Jan\nLeuridan, SVP Simulation & Test Solutions at Siemens Digital Industries\nSoftware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conventional printing shows clear evidence of\nlocal overheating, whereas additive manufacturing printing optimizes the file, revealing\nlittle evidence of overheating with improved surface quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The addition of this technology enables customers to build a digital twin of various parts, while assisting to decrease the innovation cycle of new products and materials, thus reducing prohibitive costs incurred over several years of development and certification in many industry sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additive manufacturing \u2013\na comprehensive solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Also,\nthe relationship with Siemens and Identify3D<\/a>\nprovides dynamic solutions for additive manufacturing. These two companies enable\nan automated, end-to-end, secure and manageable manufacturing data distribution, collecting and\nmonitoring the breadth of control systems and production equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers can create encrypted data\ndirections for operating additive or subtractive machines. These containers of\ninstructions include machine parameters, machine type, operator privileges and several\nparts. Every action that impacts a container for a manufacturing operation is\ncollected, tracked and displayed via a dashboard for full disclosure of the\nproduction process. Siemens and Identify3D are leading the charge with 3D\nprinter OEMs for developing integrated machine interfaces that support transferring\ndata securely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollowing a multi-year partnership with Siemens, we are very\nhappy to make one further step towards a broader commercialization of our\nsolution. We are very keen on bringing a key innovative addition to the Siemens\nDigital Industries Software portfolio and excited to support their global sales\norganization,\u201d <\/em>says Fabrizio De Pasquale, VP\nBusiness Development and Strategic Accounts at Identify3D<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additive\nmanufacturing reducing failures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, Siemens and <\/a>Atlas3D<\/a> assist designers in defining optimal parts orientation \u2013 promoting first-time-right printing<\/em>. Generated through a cloud-based solution and GPU <\/a>software, it reduces downstream 3D errors resulting from thermal distortions one hundred times faster than other offerings in this industry. GPU-accelerated computing services a graphics processing unit (GPU) with a computer processing unit (CPU), facilitating process-intensive operations like intensive learning, analytics and engineering applications.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This innovative\nsoftware from Atlas3D uses thermal distortion analysis, providing a simple automated\nmethod for optimizing part build orientation, and generating support\nstructures. So, this tactic allows the designer versus the analyst to perform\nsimulations \u2013 reducing downstream analysis performed via software to\nachieve the creation of parts meeting correct design necessities. Plans are\nunderway for making the Atlas 3D solution available through an online network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe welcome Atlas 3D to the Siemens community as the newest\nmember of our additive manufacturing team. Our solutions industrialize additive\nmanufacturing for large enterprises, 3D printing service bureaus, design firms\nand CAD designers,\u201d<\/em> says Zvi\nFeuer, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Engineering Software of Siemens\nDigital Industries Software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nadditive manufacturing advantages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The many attributes of additive manufacturing serve only to propel this mainstay innovation, which is soon to become a standard in the industry. Siemens is driving this charge with the challenge of industrializing 3D printing technology, providing improved design, printing and post-printing operations, allowing for optimization of parts and printing of parts at scale with repeatable quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To further meet these goals,\nSiemens continues to strategically align with innovative partners in the\nindustry, providing the skills, processes and know-how to execute the\nindustrialization of additive manufacturing in the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concludes our first blog in a series, highlighting the industrialization of additive manufacturing with strategic alliances.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:
<\/strong>Siemens to acquire multi-mechanics and expand simulation for additive manufacturing<\/a>
Identify3D and Siemens Digital Industries Software Sign OEM Partnership Agreement<\/a>
Siemens expands additive manufacturing portfolio through acquisition of Atlas 3D<\/a>
Where additive manufacturing meets tomorrow: challenges to industrializing 3D printing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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