HP Innovation Journal Issue 11: Winter 2018 | Page 29

DESIGNING FOR DESIGNERS 3D printing technology is helping lead the transformation of the $12 trillion global manufacturing industry. Businesses are increasingly embracing disruptive new digital technologies like 3D printing to innovate, create, and compete in an increasingly fast-moving and hyperconnected world. A transformation that changes how the world thinks about producing goods will naturally reframe the way we think about design—with the freedom to prototype and produce in time frames, materials, speed, and scale that were previously unimaginable. Along with obvious design leaps, the subtler, incremental redesign of small components at massive scale will drive equally dramatic change. One thing is certain: the ecosystem of HP partners will accelerate the impact of 3D on manufacturing, bringing to bear resources, energy, and expertise with the multiplier effect that an open platform makes possible. Our partnerships with design and manufacturing leaders like Siemens and Dassault Systèmes, makers of SOLIDWORKS 3D design and engineering, show early promise in this regard, with some recent announcements. DASSAULT SYSTÈMES Earlier this year, Dassault Systèmes announced their collaboration with HP to empower a new era of product design innovation by entrepreneurs, makers, students, and businesses. “Some of the world’s greatest innovations spawn from the ideas of students, researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs,” said Gian Paolo Bassi, CEO, SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systèmes. The two companies will collaboratively research new tools around materials science and the development of new materials. The intent will be to optimize SOLIDWORKS 3D design and engineering applications to take advantage of the unique voxel-level capabilities of HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing solutions. Powered by Dassault Systèmes’ 3D EXPERIENCE platform, SOLIDWORKS applications support the complete design- through-manufacturing process. Designers and engineers can completely reimagine products, leverage new materials, escape the limitations of traditional manufacturing, and produce new products more quickly and efficiently. Millions of designers and engineers use SOLIDWORKS applications to quickly bring innovative ideas for new consumer experiences to market. HP and Dassault Systèmes will align future technology roadmaps to ensure that users have access to the latest design tools integrated with HP’s voxel-level technology, as well as design tools for new materials. SIEMENS Over the summer, HP and digital innovation software leader Siemens announced new tools for creating industrial 3D printed parts with full color. For example, personalized surgical instruments can be produced by 3D printing with unique IDs, both human and machine readable, using Siemens’ NX™ software and Solid Edge® software. HP’s Jet Fusion 3D 300/500 series is the industry’s first 3D printing solution for the production of engineering-grade, functional parts in full color, black or white—with voxel-level control— in a fraction of the time of other solutions. The Jet Fusion 3D 300/500 series also supports the leading color file formats including 3MF, enabling designers to easily produce the color parts they want with a reliable workflow. NX and Solid Edge for HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology will provide access to 3MF files ready for HP’s entire portfolio of printers including the industrial-grade HP Jet Fusion 4200/4210 and 300/500 solutions. Customers will have the ability to quickly and economically prototype and produce new designs and end-part applications with advanced voxel capabilities. In addition, the collaboration creates new opportunities to accelerate the adoption of 3D printing at an industrial scale for customers and partners that participate in Siemens’ Additive Manufacturing Network. INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT 27