• Deepen cooperation in the fields of metal additive manufacturing equipment and digital transformation of additive manufacturing, and jointly promote the large-scale development of additive manufacturing
• Help Platit build its digital factory and accelerate its digital transformation process
• Provide financial services to reduce the barriers to adoption of additive manufacturing technologies by end users and expand the additive manufacturing ecosystem

DSAX452 Siemens today signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Xi ‘an Bolite Additive Technology Co., LTD. (Bolite). Based on the past cooperation in automation and drive technology, the two sides will explore more cooperation possibilities in the fields of digital factory construction, metal additive manufacturing equipment research and development and production, and work together to expand the additive manufacturing industry ecosystem and accelerate the large-scale development of the additive manufacturing industry.

“Additive manufacturing can greatly improve the production flexibility of manufacturing enterprises and bring more possibilities to the development of manufacturing.” With digital solutions covering the entire additive manufacturing chain, Siemens can provide additive manufacturing companies with more advanced automation and drive products, more diverse applications, and more intelligent design software to fully unlock their production potential.” Dr. Jun Yao, senior vice President of Digital DSAX452 Industry Group and general Manager of Western Region of Siemens (China) Co., LTD., said, “Through this strategic cooperation, Siemens and Platit will open a new chapter of cooperation relying on digital technology, enabling additive manufacturing to land in more industries and helping the manufacturing industry to accelerate the realization of high-quality development.”

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Yang Donghui, Deputy General manager of Platit, said: “Platit Equipment Line has been cooperating with Siemens for many years. We hope to take this signing as an opportunity to continue to work together with Siemens to explore, innovate and develop more intelligent, stable, high-quality and cost-effective metal 3D printing equipment, and jointly promote the development process of Industry 4.0 in the field of additive manufacturing.”

Under the strategic DSAX452 agreement, Siemens will provide Platit with more advanced automation and drive products as well as related technical support and application training. The two parties will further integrate superior resources and promote the application of Siemens digital technology in the research and development, production and digital factory construction of Platite metal additive manufacturing equipment.

Founded in 2011, Bolite is a solution provider focusing on industrial grade metal additive manufacturing, and is one of the first listed companies of the science and technology board, and its technical level is at the international advanced level in the field of metal additive manufacturing. Siemens has been working with Platit since 2014 to create advanced technologies and solutions to ensure the quality and safety of the equipment forming process, making the operation of the equipment more controlled and the production process more sustainable.