Nexa3D announces partnership with Siemens, releases a new polymer

Nexa3D is a California-based startup that manufactures industrial grade 3D printers and develops materials, mainly resins. Lately, the company has been rather active on the additive manufacturing arena expanding its portfolio of products and forming strategic partnerships. For instance, earlier this year, Nexa3D started collaborating with Henkel, and the two jointly developed a new photopolymer called xMED412. A couple of days ago, the young American company announced it has partnered with Siemens, a Germany-based multinational conglomerate that provides all kinds of industrial solutions. In addition, Nexa3D unveiled xCE-White, a new photoplastic material.

Siemens has been known for years as the technology powerhouse in manufacturing, infrastructure automation, and digitalization. And while Nexa3D is a much younger company, it has already made a name for itself as the creator of ultrafast polymer production 3D printers. Both Siemens and Nexa3D have previously worked, and more than once, with various automotive, aerospace, medical and industrial customers. With the recent collaboration, Nexa3D plans to bring its AM production systems up to full Industry 4.0 preparedness. The goal is to achieve advanced factory automation – combining this automation with process monitoring, data acquisition, connectivity, and print optimization will make it possible to provide polymer AM solutions at scale.

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Tim Bell, Head of Additive Manufacturing at Siemens, commented, “Covid-19 underlined the incredibly rapid and flexible nature of our combined factory automation technologies and additive manufacturing capabilities compared to traditional manufacturing and demonstrates how vulnerable the global manufacturing supply chain is to unexpected disruptions. Working together with Nexa3D, we are bringing decades of proven Siemens factory automation experience and technology to additive manufacturing to help customers mainstream mission critical production tools for future manufacturing strategies.”