Digital manufacturing and 3D printing specialist Optomec has unveiled a new vision for enterprise digital manufacturing. The core focus is a commitment to developing synergies between hardware and software to enable digital automation and manufacturing across its entire product portfolio. This will provide customers a cost-effective method of managing workloads and equipment, data analysius and output, to enhance manufacturing process quality.

Optomec aims to achieve its vision by focusing on three main areas: sofware integration; LENS Directed Energy Disposition (DED) Additive Printing for aerospace; and Aerosol Jet Printing.

Within the next year, Optomec will integrate existing production control software into a unified enterprise-grade software management platform to deliver significant value to customers by using data, analytics, and extensible application programming interfaces (APIs) to enable cloud-based manufacturing execution systems (MES) and industrial IOT integration. Implementation of new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms with the enterprise software will leverage the collected data and make automated decisions to improve operational efficiencies to manufacturing workflows on Optomec systems.

Continuing with its recent implementation of LENS Directed Energy Deposition (DED) based fully automated work cell for additive repair of turbine parts, Optomec will invest and add automation to the product line to maintain leadership. Three new standardised machines with tightly integrated hardware and software will be introduced this year that will expand the aerospace blade repair business and further differentiate the company from the competition. Optomec’s printed electronics machines enable manufacturers to develop commonly used items such as medical devices, IoT devices, smartphones, and touchscreen displays, among others. Interest among manufacturers of personal electronics is increasing and rapid growth in the vertical is expected. As companies across industries re-imagine processes and products, Optomec will drive solution awareness in existing and new verticals with new go-to-market strategies and campaigns.

“Embracing digital transformation is critical to remain relevant in a hypercompetitive market that is entering a new phase of industrialisation,” said Robert Yusin, CEO of Optomec. “By evolving Optomec’s focus to meet the needs and standards of today’s digitally inclined customers, the company will continue its domain expertise and lead into the future.”