西门子and Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technology provider生命值，扩大了他们的合作伙伴关系，以进一步创新添加剂制造和3D设计。
惠普和西门子long-established collaborationwill now provide advanced functionality for users of Siemens PLM software and HP MFJ printing technology, increasing the accessibility of full-colour 3D printing and design.
斯蒂芬·尼格罗（Stephen Nigro）, President of 3D Printing, HP Inc. stated:
“将惠普扩展的多喷气融合平台的全彩功能添加到西门子的市场领先设计和制造解决方案中，为产品和应用程序创造了巨大的新可能性。”
西门子软件支持惠普
今年早些时候，生命值introduced its range of colour 3D printerswith the Jet Fusion 300/500 series. Using HP’s voxel-level capabilities, designers can add complex designs to 3D printed parts including features like serial numbers and QR codes, used for product identification.
Now in the Siemens partnership expansion, users of NX and Solid Edge have access to colour file formats such as 3MF, which allows designers to produce their desired colour parts with ease. The 3MF files are also compatible with HP’s entire 3D printer portfolio, including the industrial-grade HP Jet Fusion 4200/4210.
Nigro补充说：“令人兴奋的是，将我们的技术的力量传递给大小的客户，从根本上讲，从设计到原型制造，最终改变了3D打印的端到端流程。”“这不仅是我们公司，而且对于整个全球制造生态系统而言，这是另一个关键步骤，因为我们与西门子一起改变了世界的设计和制造方式。”
New opportunities at an industrial scale
In April 2018, HP launched its通过多喷射融合计划重塑HPin order to, “lower costs, speed time to market, increase customer satisfaction, and improve sustainability” of its 3D printers.
西门子, meanwhile, recentlyinvested $27 million在英国的新增材制造工厂中。
除了扩展的颜色功能外，惠普和西门子还推出了增材制造网络: an online collaborative platform designed to encourage the growth of 3D printing at an industrial level.
This new platform creates on-demand digital inventories of software and tools for anyone to use. Siemens describes it as an accessible “global ecosystem of additive manufacturing expertise”. Customers and partners can also reduce their overall adoption risk of additive manufacturing while creating new business opportunities within the global manufacturing community.
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Featured image shows aample full color 3D prints made on the HP Jet Fusion 300 / 500 series. Photo via Invent Medical/Nacar
