{"id":7782,"date":"2018-03-27T07:43:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T07:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=7782"},"modified":"2018-03-27T07:45:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T07:45:45","slug":"siemens-3d-printing-factory-270320184","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/siemens-3d-printing-factory-270320184\/","title":{"rendered":"Siemens to invest \u00a327m in a new 3D printing factory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Siemens<\/a>, a global technology company, is investing up to \u00a327m in a 3D printing factory for\u00a0Materials Solutions LTD<\/a>\u00a0in Worcester, UK, to create a global centre of excellence for additive manufacturing.<\/p>\n

The new building, set to open in September 2018, will enable it to increase its fleet of 3D printing machines from 15 to 50 over the next five years and support the creation of more than 50 high quality manufacturing jobs in Worcester. Siemens acquired an 85% stake in Materials Solutions Ltd back in 2016, recognising the potential of a company whose Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technology manufactures high performance metal<\/a> parts for automotive, power generation and aviation industries.<\/p>\n

Materials Solutions has already produced world’s first 3D printed gas turbine blades \u2013 one of the most challenging applications for the technology.\u00a0\u201cIt is one of the most challenging applications for metal additive manufacturing,\u201d says Dr Markus Seibold, head of additive manufacturing in Siemens Power & Gas. \u201cIf you can print a turbine blade, you can print pretty much anything.\u201d<\/p>

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3D Printed turbine blade<\/p><\/div>\n

Siemens 3D Printing Factory<\/h2>\n

Materials Solutions has grown its business\u00a0over the last two years. It has developed proven applications and a supply chain for some of the world’s most advanced engineering companies operating in a broad range of industries. The company also works closely with Siemens’ Power & Gas Division and it is anticipated that it will manufacture thousands of parts for use in Siemens power generation equipment over the coming years.<\/p>\n

The new factory will be fully powered by Siemens Digital Enterprise solutions, an end-to-end portfolio comprising software-based systems and automation components which cover all requirement arising along the industrial value chain and harnessing the potential of digitalisation.<\/p>\n

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Materials Solutions in Worcester, UK<\/p><\/div>\n

Siemens UK CEO, Juergen Maier, says that the investment in the new facility \u201cunderlines our belief that there is huge potential for innovation and growth within the additive manufacturing sector. It is also the next step towards achieving our ambition of pioneering the industrialisation of 3D printing, and demonstrates how we are leading the way for the fourth industrial revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Materials Solutions\u2019 general manager, Phil Hatherley, predicts that it will help to \u201cachieve a shift in the perception of 3D printing from being a technology associated with prototyping, to a viable option for the serial production of additively manufactured parts\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

UK business secretary Greg Clark says that the factory \u201cwill produce a game-changing technology that has the potential to transform the UK\u2019s industrial base\u201d.<\/p>\n

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