This year at Formnext 2024, software giant Siemens will shed light on the Siemens Xcelerator strategy, which focuses on technology partnerships and open, interoperable technologies. To facilitate the integration of AM into conventional manufacturing technologies, Siemens has integrated LEAM Technologies’ solution into its Siemens Xcelerator marketplace.
LEAM Technologies develops large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) with light-based welding technology. Using light to heat the material, LEAM enables extreme mechanical strength, even in difficult-to-print materials. This is of particular interest for applications in industries such as aerospace, defense, and energy.
A temperature monitoring system from LEAM enables real-time temperature control during the additive manufacturing process. The edge-based solution, which is now available on the Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace, continuously checks and regulates the temperature at every position of the component to improve the quality of the printed parts.
With LEAM, manufacturers can make their production processes more efficient, improve product quality, and reduce reject rates at the same time, a press communication explains. On another note, with Stratasys as a further partner, the AM I Navigator is entering the next round.
Since the launch of the initiative in November 2023, the framework has been continuously refined and updated with concrete application examples. With its framework, the AM I Navigator provides a structured approach to defining the current status and the steps toward the target state of industrialized additive manufacturing.
It builds on established frameworks for digital manufacturing, such as the Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI), which helps companies assess their current level of digitalization and readiness for Industry 4.0 and develop strategies for the modernization of their production processes.
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