[According to 3Ders website reported on November 18, 2016] 3D printing giant Stratasys and German multinational software company SAP are collaborating to establish a global 3D printing joint innovation laboratory network to promote the use of additive manufacturing on the production line.
Based on more than 40 years of SAP industry experience and Stratasys' expertise in all 3D printing, a new network of joint innovation labs is designed to educate SAP customers, employees and partners on the possibility of using additive manufacturing on production lines and expand supply. Chains make 3D printing an important part of digital manufacturing. The Joint Innovation Lab is being launched in Paris, France, Johannesburg, South Africa and Walldorf, Germany. The two laboratories will also be open in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA and Palo Alto, California.
According to Stratasys, the joint venture seeks to combine Stratasys' high-end 3D printing solutions with SAP's leadership in enterprise workflows to form a business-friendly model for widespread adoption of 3D printing technology. Pat Carrey, senior vice president of sales for Stratasys North America, said: "SAP and Stratasys have a shared vision of distributed manufacturing for customers' supply chains. "Leverage this potential and require seamless integration of 3D printing with enterprise workflows. For certification, planning, procurement and production.
The SAP Distributed Manufacturing Program is designed to make 3D printing an integral part of digital manufacturing by helping joint innovation customers and partners change the extended supply chain. To help manufacturers implement additive manufacturing technologies to save cost and production time, SAP Distributed Manufacturing Services connects 3D printing with established business processes. The Joint Innovation Lab will also provide an interactive learning and design thinking environment that enables SAP customers and partners to experiment with new technologies.
SAP manufacturers and their suppliers and manufacturing partners are increasingly recognizing the potential of 3D printing in an intelligent digital supply chain strategy optimized for unprecedented speed and efficiency, "Hans Sembe, Senior Vice President, SAP Supply Chain and IoT “SAP is rapidly building a joint innovation network that is innovating with leaders such as Stratasys. Our shared vision is to enable connectivity and real-time distributed manufacturing for our customers. â€
SAP's distributed manufacturing program is working in tandem with the delivery service UPS, which aims to "convert industrial 3D printing to none by combining SAP solutions for expanding the supply chain and the Internet of Things with UPS's additive manufacturing." Sewing distributed manufacturing process" logistics network. In addition to Stratasys, other companies have joined the program, including Airbus APWorks, Fast Radius, HP, Krones, Linear AMS, Moog and Sealed Airlines.
Scott Schiller, vice president of market development for HP 3D, said: "The successful transition from prototyping to manufacturing for 3D printing needs to be integrated with commercial IT systems. "HP understands the importance of integration from one end to the other to maximize efficiency. And technology adoption rates, and join the SAP joint innovation program to help achieve this goal. "SAP is currently seeking early adopters of the program, and the global registration is open until January 2017.(Editor)
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