Design, print, and post-print validation are all included in Siemens Digital Industries Software’s provision of all the competences required for additive manufacturing. With the aid of our tools, you can industrialise additive manufacturing so that you can use this cutting-edge new technology to not only prototype but also mass-produce ground-breaking items. See below for information on the software options for the various stages of the workflow for additive manufacturing.

With integrated generative engineering tools like design space exploration and several types of topology optimization, NX makes it possible to design the best possible parts for additive manufacturing.

A high-quality additive manufacturing process always starts with the design. High-complexity designs with features like optimal surfaces and lattice structures can be produced via additive manufacturing. You can design and print complicated geometries at scale using Siemens Digital Industries Software AM solutions.

The right setup is necessary for the AM process to produce effective, high-quality results. The integrated build preparation tools in NX help in accurately positioning, aligning, and supporting pieces in the build tray.

You can produce high-quality 3D prints in bulk with the aid of build process simulation. NX has the tools you need to print correctly on your first try, from build orientation optimization to meso-scale deposition route optimization.

Designers and manufacturers may validate their AM products using NX at every stage of the process. With integrated tools, you can verify your part’s printability and then simulate its performance in the real world to help you print production-ready components.

Connect to the widest range of 3D printing hardware with Siemens NX. Regardless of whether you’re printing on a planar powder bed system or a multi-material, multi-axis system, NX has you covered.

Industrialized 3D printing requires robust post-processing software like that in NX. Printing is not the last step in the additive manufacturing process. Powder removal, removal of the part from the build tray, and post-process machining are all aspects of the full AM process, and all of these functions are part of the Siemens AM solution set.

When considering additive manufacturing as a production process, companies often partner with a print provider and as such must consider many factors. Siemens’ Additive Manufacturing Network (AMN) provides an online order-to-delivery collaboration platform to co-create AM parts with a comprehensive ecosystem of AM manufacturers. It brings the right people together to deliver on manufacturing needs, while instantly locating suppliers and consultants in local or preferred geographic areas. Find more information here

The Siemens Opcenter solutions allow you to manage your additive manufacturing production. Operators can schedule, execute, and monitor AM production with full operational visibility to ensure optimal quality and efficiency. Operators can also use the Opcenter solutions to visualize material flow throughout a facility to ensure that the proper mix of recycled and virgin material is being used for the various print jobs executing throughout the factory. Learn more

In order to get the most from the additive manufacturing process, companies need a quality AM process with a strong set of IoT and analytics solutions. Siemens provides the ability to monitor the additive manufacturing process, analyze the resulting data, and act upon that data with part and process improvements. This close feedback loop allows companies to feed insights back into upstream phases of the additive manufacturing process to optimize next-generation innovation.