NX software now supports operations for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) printing technology. Collaboration strengthens the industrialization of AM technology through full integration of AM technology into the digital manufacturing landscape.

Users of GEFERTEC production systems can run through the entire CAD/CAM process chain in Siemens’ NX software in future. As a multidimensional DED technology, WAAM (WireArcAdditive Manufacturing) requires special functionalities and routines for path planning. As part of a development partnership between GEFERTEC and Siemens, the “Multi Axis Deposition” NX CAM module has been extended to handle WAAM operations for effective processing.

As a result, users benefit from a continuous digital process chain: from the component preparation via AM programming, CNC reworking through to quality control including fully integrated PLM, ERP and MES functionalities.