Introduction: Many industries are using additive manufacturing to produce on-demand spare parts, reducing lead times, eliminating the need to store large numbers of parts in expensive warehouses, and filling various supply chain gaps. March 2, 2022
Siemens
energy
technology companies (
siemens
Energy) and
Zeiss
Industrial Quality and Research (
zeiss
) in partnership to launch MakerVerse 3D printingDigital platform to fill the spare parts gap.
Scheduled to launch early to mid-2022, the MakerVerse platform plans to connect industrial customers with global certification3D printingSuppliers establish project docking through the network, and their business covers 3D prototyping and printing spare parts. The platform will initially provide additive manufacturing technology, and then gradually expand into other businesses such as CNC machining and injection molding.
Spare parts 3D printing at Siemens Energy
According to Siemens Energy, over the past few years, 3D printing has become a key tool in the development and production of its components and spare parts.It has become the world’s largestMetal 3D PrintingOne of the centres for the full range of production of gas turbine components, such as engine components and turbine blades.The company can also use3D printing technologyto repair high-pressure turbine blades and combustor tips, etc., and are constantly looking for new additive manufacturing technologies and partners to optimize the spare parts supply chain.
Therefore, the company has identified the potential of 3D printing and distributed digital manufacturing in industrial manufacturing to alleviate a series of problems exposed by labor shortages.
MakerVerse Platform
MakerVerse is Siemens Energy, ZEISS and Several Ventures
Invest
Joint ventures between companies, including Ninepointfive Ventures. The digital platform aims to provide customers with more convenient one-stop docking services such as prototyping and spare parts supply by connecting industrial customers with global certified 3D printing suppliers to establish projects through the network.
MakerVerse is described as covering “a complete range of technical services”, and the core business of the platform will start with 3D printing in the initial stage of operation, and then gradually expand to other services such as CNC and injection molding according to market customer needs. The platform provides industrial customers with a variety of functional services such as instant quotes, automated manufacturability checks, simplified supplier and quality management, and factory quality assurance capabilities.
Spare parts 3D printing
exist
transportation
In the field of transportation, Mercedes-Benz has created a mobile 3D printing center to share the production of its
car
spare parts capability, while Sauber Engineering has established a 3D printing business dedicated to producing automotive spare parts on demand for customers. On the rail side, Alstom recently used Stratasys 3D printing technology to produce a set of emergency spare parts for Setif Tramways in Algeria, while the French national railway company 3YOURMIND’s Agile PLM
software
to simplify its on-demand spare parts production.
The benefits of 3D printed spare parts also benefit Royal Dutch Shell, which is deploying the technology to produce spare parts for its offshore platforms, and Replique, in partnership with Miele, Germany, to produce and transport 3D printed appliance parts for consumers.
Based in Berlin, MakerVerse is expected to launch in early to mid-2022 and target the European market. In addition to optimizing its spare parts supply chain for Siemens Energy’s customers, the platform will help expand the range of 3D printed parts to new technologies and materials.
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