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HP and Siemens have announced the extension of their longstanding partnership, developing an additive manufacturing software module for the former's Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing system.
Siemens NX AM is available from the company's PLM platform and will enable users of MJF to design parts in a single software environment. The new solution promises an enhanced workflow efficiency, avoiding data conversions and third party tools, which often have cost implications and can also be time-consuming.
The two companies are also putting in place a technology roadmap, to allow designers and engineers to access the full benefits of HP's additive manufacturing capabilities. They hope this will lead to an increase in the 3D printing of new part designs. Users will be able to design, optimise, simulate and prepare designs prior to print. They can also load multiple 3D models into the NX environment, and can alter material characteristics down to the individual voxel-level.
HP has positioned its MJF model at the centre of its efforts to reinvent manufacturing. Siemens share the same objective, and by aligning its software proficiencies with HP's 3D printing system, believe they can make it a reality.
"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. "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."
Zvi Feuer, senior vice president of Manufacturing Engineering Software, Siemens PLM Software added: "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. 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 individualised, we look forward to the next frontier of 3D printed parts with multiple materials, tuneable mechanical properties and integrated electronics."
