Siemens Additive Manufacturing technologies help American industry reimagine their products, reinvent their manufacturing and rethink their business modelsSiemens, a global leader in technology for additive manufacturing (AM) is expanding focus on initiatives in the USA to help accelerate the transformation of the US 3-D printing industry through serial AM.
Steve Vosmik (pictured right), head of Siemens’ AM in the USA, said: “We are on the threshold of a new frontier in American industry, where the implementation of AM will bring fundamental changes to the landscape, end-to-end, from product to machine to manufacturing. Siemens is very excited to be at the forefront of this process.”
Siemens is focused on supporting the USA’s AM machine builder community, so is bringing its world-class motion control, automation hardware, digitalisation software and technology capabilities to assist machine builders. From its Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH), located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Siemens will act as an ecosystem platform for machine builders, machine users and additive design engineers alike.
Transformation to series AM factoriesRajas Sukthankar, Siemens Industry Inc’s vice-president of motion control, said: “More than 100 machine builders from around the world are implementing Siemens automation solutions to industrialise their machines. Now it is time to support even more customers and accelerate their transformation from single machines to series AM factories. North America is heading in this direction.”
Siemens can assist 3-D printing job shops as well as Tier One production facilities with end-to-end solutions, including product design software, digital twin machine simulation and virtual execution of manufacturing methods, with full data feedback into the design protocol for necessary adjustments, prior to any machine building. According to Mr Vosmik: “This comprehensive suite of software and motion control hardware offerings makes Siemens a viable partner at every step of the AM process.”
Siemens is adding technology to CATCH to incorporate metal binder jet technology through the purchase and installation of an ExOne/Desktop Metal Production System and Meltio Robotic System with the Siemens Sinumerik RunMyRobot application onboard. Sinumerik RunMyRobot controls the kinematic path of an industrial robot as it integrates with the CNC machine.
Siemens is also establishing an AM advisory board of renowned industry leaders in 3-D printing, drawn from various industries and technical disciplines, to provide the company guidance, as it seeks to support the fast-growing needs of the AM market. Mr Vosmik concluded: “We are looking forward to engaging and collaborating with this talented group of industry experts as we move ahead together into this exciting new world of manufacturing in America.”