Siemens makes AM Network, 3D printers available for medical component production

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In response to the ongoing global health crisis caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Siemens is making its Additive Manufacturing Network and its 3D printers available to the global medical community to speed design and production of medical components.

The AM Network connects users, designers, and 3D-print service providers to enable faster and less complicated production of spare parts for machines like ventilators. It is available globally and covers the entire value chain, from upload and simulation to checking the design to the printing process and associated services.

Doctors, hospitals, and organizations in need of medical devices, as well as designers and service providers with medically certified printing capacities, can register for free access to the network.

Siemens’ designers and engineers are a part of the AM Network, so they can answer design requests and help convert designs into printable files. Afterward these components can be printed via medically certified 3D printers of partner companies that also are part of the network. In addition to numerous 3D printers from partner companies, Siemens’ 3D printing machines are connected to the network and, if suitable, will also be used to locally print components and spare parts for medical devices.