HP MJF full colour parts
Full colour parts printed on HP's 300/ 500 MJF systems.
Siemens PLM has announced its NX and Solid Edge software now supports HP’s Multi Jet Fusion full colour 300/ 500 3D printing systems.
The announcement was made on the first day of Siemens PLM Connection Americas 2018, where users of the software division’s products come together every year to share insights with each other.
Now, users of the NX and Solid Edge software programs can design parts to be printed in full colour and export those designs in 3MF, which is also supported by HP’s 4200/ 4210 production systems, as well as the 300/ 500 prototyping machines. Having one of the leading software developers aligned with its additive manufacturing (AM) hardware is a boost for HP, a company with its eyes firmly on the use of AM for volume production.
“Adding the full-colour capabilities of HP’s expanded Multi Jet Fusion platform to Siemens’ market-leading design and manufacturing solutions creates an immense new set of possibilities for products and applications,” said Stephen Nigro, President of 3D Printing, HP. “It is exciting to deliver the power of our technologies to customers large and small, fundamentally changing the 3D printing end-to-end process, from design to prototyping and ultimately manufacturing. This is another pivotal step not just for our companies, but for the entire global manufacturing ecosystem, as together with Siemens we change the way the world designs and manufactures.”
As Siemens and HP expand their longstanding partnership, the software specialist will begin to showcase Multi Jet Fusion technology at its Additive Manufacturing Center in Erlangen, Germany. Siemens will be able to demonstrate the capabilities of its NX and Solid Edge software in tandem with HP’s 3D printing process, and full colour capabilities on the 300/ 500, to visitors of the facility.
“Our users will now be able to apply the power and flexibility of Siemens’ NX and Solid Edge product design software to HP’s groundbreaking 3D printing technology, opening a world of new design possibilities with the availability of full-colour parts,” commented Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO, Siemens PLM Software. “We share HP’s vision that 3D printing is empowering companies to reinvent their product lifecycles to prosper and thrive in manufacturing’s all-digital future. Expanding our partnership with HP allows us to continue to elevate additive manufacturing for end-use parts at industrial scale.”
