Siemens demonstrated its seamless integration of additive manufacturing based on the Digital Enterprise Suite at this year's IFA Frankfurt International Precision Forming and 3D Printing Manufacturing Expo.With its value in 'Digital Enterprise Suite - Additives' Manufacturing industrialization ", the exhibition debuted from November 14 to November 17 and displayed a product portfolio for all aspects of the additive-based manufacturing industry chain at an exhibition area of about 150 square meters. The featured products range from supporting full-scale processing machinery And factory automation design and engineering software, simulation tools and supporting hardware, to devices that interface with MindSphere, a cloud-based open Internet of Things operating system, etc. Unique products from Siemens are designed to meet the needs of machine builders and manufacturers Designed to meet the needs of users of materials, to demonstrate how companies that are focused on Additive Manufacturing can take advantage of digitization to dramatically increase production flexibility and efficiency, reduce engineering time and time-to-market, thereby strengthening and strengthening their competition in the global marketplace status.
Dr. Karsten Heuser, Vice President, Additive Manufacturing Center, Siemens Digital Solutions Group, explains: "Siemens is the world's leading and only integrated software and hardware solutions provider of additive manufacturing with products covering every stage of the additive manufacturing value-added process This means that today we can offer machine builders and additive manufacturing users a great opportunity to quickly move from prototyping and small scale production using a single machine to mass production on an industrial scale.
Within the framework of a comprehensive 'Digital Enterprise' philosophy, Siemens offers a comprehensive product portfolio for companies embracing the digital age in a positive way. The Digital Enterprise Suite is based on Siemens PLM software solutions, including integrated CAD / CAM / CAE solutions, for different segments of the industry chain Solutions, NX Software, Simulation and Test Software Solutions Simcenter Portfolio, Digital Lifecycle Management System Teamcenter Software, Two Components of Siemens Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) Portfolio for Production Execution Simatic IT and Simatic WinCC, and Cloud-Based Open The IoT operating system MindSphere, etc. Dr. Karsten Heuser pointed out: 'For machine builders and additive manufacturing users, this means that the entire digital process chain is in a single, integrated, relational software environment so standardized User interface.The tools for engineering, simulation, production preparation and 3D printing are all integrated in the same system, eliminating the need for error-prone data conversion and eliminating the risk of loss of information.
Using Siemens PLM software from product to production
Driven by the need to continually reduce component weight and resource utilization, companies want to incorporate a lattice structure into their designs to meet these needs without compromising on strength or structural integrity. The latest version of NX software provides a New Design Methods for Additive Manufacturing, Including the Ability to Add Lattices Convergent Modeling makes it possible to directly handle multi-faceted geometries such as these lattice structures, thereby eliminating the lengthy data conversion process that companies have ever seen before. Delivering lighter and stronger products to market in less time Simultaneous product simulations and predictions in the product life cycle, from initial concept to final use, when used in conjunction with Simcenter Accelerate product engineering To bring more cost-effective and reliable products to the market, thereby enhancing their competitive advantages.Digital product lifecycle management system Teamcenter is responsible for product design, archiving, bill of materials and data, etc., so that the entire enterprise's work and change process can be realized Standardize and optimize efficiency.
Intelligent automation systems for additive manufacturing
At the formnext show in 2017, Siemens demonstrated how automation solutions that support industrial additive manufacturing systems can monitor motion control, optimize processes and improve availability, referring to the intelligent automation of additive manufacturing industrialization and production systems. , Information security, product quality and productivity, Sinumerik CNC solutions using PLC-based Simatic automation solutions or CNC-based CNC systems are combined with Sinamics drive systems and Simotics motors to drive machines and equipment Siemens relies on TIA Portal's Totally Integrated Automation Engineering Software Platform to enable all of these automation components to work together efficiently.Other topics at the Siemens formnext booth include digitization and Simatic IT UA for additive manufacturing Management, data protection and user rights management.
Add additive manufacturing machines to the Internet of Things
With MindSphere, Siemens demonstrated its cost-effective and scalable cloud platform-as-a-service solution, an open operating system that enables MindSphere to seamlessly connect machines to the digital world. By leveraging large amounts of data, machine builders and manufacturers Deliver greater productivity and efficiency throughout the enterprise, reduce downtime, increase productivity and increase plant space utilization while MindSphere helps deliver data-based services from Siemens and third-party providers Seamless connectivity between services, plus the seamless integration of manufacturers' own applications and services.
Innovative value-added services to help increase the speed of industrialization of additive manufacturing
For the first time, formnext is demonstrating a suite of modular consulting services designed to help customers accelerate the process of additive manufacturing and industrialization by bringing together expertise from different business segments in Siemens and integrating them into the overall manufacturing innovation framework of Siemens, Covering everything from design and business model development to production - all on the same platform.
Parts Engineering and Printing Services up to Complete Additive Manufacturing is provided by Material Solutions and Mobility Services
Siemens 'recent successful printing and application of gas turbine blades provided solid evidence of Siemens' expertise in additive manufacturing, which is now being offered to other industries as a manufacturing service through Siemens Materials Solutions. Idea to the finished part of the print.