The Würth Additive Group had their road show stop at the Marz Community Brewing Co. in the Chicago south side where they set up Raise3D Technologies and Markforged printers in the bar’s game room. They also had samples of metal, plastic and other composite materials parts that they printed.
I had long discussions with their team on the progression and future of additive manufacturing and am still amazed at their knowledge and forthright understanding of the domain.
What impressed me most was their new Digital Inventory Services that fits well with our process engineering framework at Numorpho Cybernetic Systems to manage the lifecycle of production by using a “recipe” based documented methodology for submitting print jobs to 3D printers and managing its lineage so that activities like slicing and creating gcode, managing the print, its outcome and its data immutability is all correctly cataloged.
I also invited my peers from mHUB – the 3D Amigos (Anthony Anton, Tyler Grudowski and Yuri Gallegos) who have been helping us in small batch manufacturing to ready our helmets for testing and compliance.
It is great for Numorpho to be partners with Würth Group. I like their theme: “Always in Stock”.
Grant Michel, Alexander Stemper, Michael Johnson, Jaidly Anciso, Benjamin Franklin Cybulski III
It is great for Numorpho to be partners with Wurth. I like their theme: “Always in Stock”.
Here is one of our Helmet’s taking a horse ride in one of the large part prints done in a Markforged FX20 printer.
Here are some of the pictures from the event:
Here is Grant Michell showing off the helmets:
NITIN UCHIL Founder, CEO & Technical Evangelist
nitin.uchil@numorpho.com
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Wurth Additive Group’s Digital Inventory Services (DIS) platform is a comprehensive digital inventory management system designed to streamline the additive manufacturing supply chain.
DIS enables the secure transmission of intellectual property to different locations worldwide, ensuring quality assurance checks and controlled distribution. With this platform, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts can be sent securely and profitably within minutes, allowing for on-demand, localized production of needed parts.
The platform builds upon Wurth’s existing vendor-managed inventory programs and offers customers the opportunity to create their own full-scale digital inventory solutions. The system is designed to integrate seamlessly with Wurth’s renowned inventory management programs, offering customers a simple way to manage their digital inventory of 3D printable parts.
Overall, DIS is a groundbreaking service that enables companies to securely distribute pre-certified parts held in digital inventory, allowing for efficient and streamlined additive manufacturing processes.
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Würth Additive Group’s Digital Inventory Service (DIS) is a platform that enables on-demand, localized production of needed parts through secure data transfer and detailed production “recipes”. It consists of software for storing and sending encrypted part files and manufacturing information, as well as hardware IoT devices linked to 3D printers for controlled manufacturing.
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- Enables distributed manufacturing of digital inventory parts at nearby Würth facilities, service providers or on customer sites.
- Integrates with Würth’s existing vendor-managed inventory systems for ordering digital parts.
- Securely transmits encrypted part files and build data directly to authorized 3D printers via IoT edge devices.
- Provides a complete “recipe” with machine settings, materials, postprocessing instructions and quality checks to ensure repeatable part production.
- Allows customization of documentation and manufacturing process per customer/OEM requirements.
- Guides operators through every manufacturing step with text instructions and compliance confirmations.
- Offers flexibility to adapt the solution for large OEMs or smaller businesses like auto repair shops.