Scientific technology company Renishaw and software company Identify3D are collaborating to offer an end-to-end, secure digital manufacturing process, the two companies have announced.
Digital collaboration
Identify3D will provide data protection alongside contractual and manufacturing licensing from design to production on Renishaw AM systems.
All digital data will be secured during the engineering phase, allowing users of Renishaw systems to protect their digital IP, enforce production rules and provide traceability in the digital supply chain.
Stephan Thomas, chief strategy officer at Identify3D, said: “Renishaw understands how important it is to have an efficient and reliable control of data flow all the way to its machines. We are pleased that Renishaw, one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, has selected Identify3D as a strategic partner to provide such a solution to the market place -- from design to distribution and production.”
Marc Saunders, director of Global Solutions Centres at Renishaw, commented: “Industrialising additive manufacturing requires that we manage and control a complex chain of processes to deliver consistent, traceable and qualified parts. Secure transmission and controlled use of digital IP is critical to enable agile Industry 4.0 supply chains. We believe that Identify3D brings a strong and necessary solution that will increase these controls, minimising variation to improve and protect AM production quality.”