On November 6, 020, Siemens will cooperate with EOS and DyeMansion to launch the first virtual additive manufacturing reference factory for selective laser sintering of polymers.
Siemens, EOS and DyeMansion will take the application of shoe midsoles as an example. Under the circumstances of sufficient economic considerations of design, fit and color parameters, they will demonstrate the industrial production of selective laser sintering with polymers in the entire industrial chain. Performance.
Dr. Karsten Heuser, Vice President of Additive Manufacturing at Siemens Digital Industries explained: "From design, printing to post-processing, all suppliers coordinate the automated chain of production steps, as well as end-to-end IT integration, which is essential for high productivity and maximum flexibility. Important. This applies to the mass-size production of serialized parts and highly flexible personalized products or spare parts. With Siemens’ end-to-end digitalization and automation solutions, we successfully created a seamless integration with our partners EOS and DyeMansion The end-to-end value chain of the company uses polymer selective laser sintering and industrial post-processing solutions to realize industrial additive manufacturing."
Siemens, EOS and DyeMansion used footwear applications to demonstrate the performance of selective laser sintering industrial production using polymers in the entire production chain. For mass production, EOS P 500 can be seamlessly integrated into automated production and has been applied in this cooperation.
Markus Glasser, Senior Vice President of EOS Europe, Middle East and Africa, explained: "Our EOS P 500 manufacturing platform is very suitable for industrial-scale laser sintering of plastic parts. One of its main advantages is its automation capabilities, which can maintain a stable high Achieve full production efficiency while quality parts. This ensures that the cost of parts is economical and can even produce additively manufactured parts overnight."
For small, highly flexible additive manufacturing plant units, the FORMIGA P 110 system is being used. Thanks to the integration of EOSPRINT, Siemens NX design tools can now be used directly. With the NX design tool, users can design complex lattice structures, and take shoe applications as an example to simulate the digital twin structure of the shoe midsole on the wearer. Starting in December, NX will allow the use of mathematical equations to seamlessly integrate arbitrarily complex shapes and structures into the design process in order to maximize the advantages of rapid prototyping manufacturing in product design.
In terms of post-processing, DyeMansion can expand from prototype or small batch production to additive manufacturing batch production, and the integrated Siemens automation system can be implemented in industrial workshops.
DyeMansion CEO and co-founder Felix Ewald said of the new partnership: "Together with Siemens and EOS, bringing future manufacturing technologies into production is a major task we are proud to accomplish. Digitalization Integration, automation, and providing solutions of the highest industrial level are our goals. We are united on this road. When three market leaders in their respective fields unite and jointly assume the pioneering role, this is not only for the international A strong signal from industry is also a strong signal to Germany."
Through the digital enterprise portfolio, Siemens provides technology providers and users with digital twins that reflect the real world to ensure that a part can be manufactured correctly the first time it is printed. Based on the digital twin, a flexible and scalable manufacturing concept is being developed and verified, and it can meet the productivity and cost requirements of traditional mass production even before production starts.
Siemens will showcase the first virtual additive manufacturing reference factory for selective laser sintering of EOS and DyeMansion at the Siemens Additive Manufacturing Summit @Formnext Connect. Through the virtual reference factory, Siemens will also expand the digital additive manufacturing experience center at the same time and open it with the beginning of Formnext Connect. In 2021, Siemens plans to install key processes in the value chain in the physical additive manufacturing experience center, and work with partners to further accelerate the industrialization of additive manufacturing.