"HP offers new agreements with Jabil and Forecast 3D to drive the future of distributed design, manufacturing and digital supply chains leveraging the power of HP Multi Jet Fusion 3-D printing technology. As the global economy enters what many call the 4th Industrial Revolution, new technologies such as 3-D printing are enabling an array of new business opportunities such as distributed design and manufacturing, supply chain services and increasingly localized production," said a company spokesperson.
"From multinational design engineering and manufacturing, to localized production, industry leaders such as Jabil and Forecast 3D are demonstrating 3-D printing's expanding role in the digital transformation of the $12 trillion global manufacturing economy," said Stephen Nigro, President of 3D Printing, HP Inc. "HP Multi Jet Fusion customers and partners represent critical links in a new value chain that is rewriting the rules of design, production and delivery, ultimately ushering in a new era of digital manufacturing."
Jabil is a product solutions company with more than 100 facilities in 29 countries. Jabil is complementing its U.S.-based HP Multi Jet Fusion installation with six additional production-ready HP Jet Fusion 4210 3-D printers in Singapore, bringing its total to a dozen HP 3-D printers. The network of 3-D printers underpins the new Jabil Additive Manufacturing Network, enabling design and manufacturing teams to collaborate across multiple geographies, manage incoming orders, allocate jobs across resources and produce end-products in the locations best suited for its supply chain and distribution needs.
Currently, Jabil is using its network to unite product designers in Silicon Valley with Singapore-based manufacturing teams to accelerate the distributed manufacturing of products developed using HP Multi Jet Fusion technology, among them parts for HP's own 3-D printers. More than 140 parts for HP's Jet Fusion 300/500 full-color 3-D printers are being produced by Jabil.
"HP Multi Jet Fusion gives us the foundational 3-D printing platform we need to deliver truly industrial-grade, production applications for our globally distributed customers," said John Dulchinos, Vice President of Digital Manufacturing, Jabil. "Our aim is to harmonize the multiple regions, technologies, materials and manufacturing workflows of the 4th Industrial Revolution and HP is an important partner in that effort."
Forecast 3D, one of the oldest and largest privately-held 3-D manufacturers in the U.S., is adding six new HP Jet Fusion 4210 solutions to expand its fleet to 18 systems in response to increasing customer demand. Forecast 3D produces end-use parts on HP's 3-D printers, delivering commercial-grade applications for clients in multiple industries including the medical, consumer goods, aerospace, defense and auto sectors.
"Our customers across all industries have spoken - and they are looking for more of the speed, quality and cost benefits for production applications unleashed by HP Multi Jet Fusion," said Corey Weber, CEO of Forecast 3D. "We are investing in this important 3-D printing technology platform as we scale up to meet rising demand from international and domestic clients seeking to reinvent their product lifecycle."
HP is committed to democratizing 3-D design and manufacturing by expanding its portfolio with the Jet Fusion 300 / 500 series, 3-D printers that deliver engineering-grade, functional parts in full color, black or white in a fraction of the time of other solutions. HP is providing Multi Jet Fusion users the ability to prototype and produce new designs on the same platform and stay ahead with a future-ready technology for voxel control for color and beyond, enabling the design and production of previously unconceivable applications.
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