The OEM has formed a collaboration with French atomic and alternative energy commission, CEA, with the aim of coming up with new digital manufacturing processes.
As 3ders reports, since HP made its first inroads into the realm of industrial 3D printing with its Jet Fusion printing system, the company has “had the support of such high-profile clients as Deloitte, BMW Group and Nike”, and is now joining forces with alternative energy commission, CEA.
Emilio Juárez, EMEA Sales Director, 3D Print Business, HP Inc., explains, “A key part of our 3D strategy is innovating together with the most prominent research centres around the world, CEA being a prime example. With the support and collaboration of CEA, HP continues to drive the radical transformation of the 12 trillion-dollar global manufacturing sector.”
“When looking for a 3D thermoplastic leader to partner with, we were attracted to HP’s disruptive approach to the market, influencing the way people design and manufacture goods,” said Florence Lambert, director of CEA-LITEN (Innovation Laboratory for New Energy Technologies and Nanomaterials). “With CEA’s mission to improve the competitiveness of companies through product performance and differentiation, and with HP’s commitment to make the digital transformation of manufacturing a reality, together we are working to prepare companies of all sizes around the world for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
The association between the OEM and CEA was revealed at a recent conference held in Lyon and will consist of both companies “working together on research and development in order to create new solutions that are targeted at specific industrial manufacturing applications.” Their joint R&D team will be located at Grenoble, near HP’s Barcelona 3D printing hub.
The partnership, which is forecast to last between three and five years, “is the second major 3D printing partnership that CEA has entered into”.
