Simplifying supply chains with Würth Additive Group
Introduction
We are here at Formnext 2025 to announce HP's new partnership with Würth Additive. This collaboration simplifies supply chains through digital manufacturing.
Benefits of Digital Manufacturing
By eliminating assemblies and inventory, and digitizing manufacturing steps, we reduce waste, complexity, and improve resilience. MJF technology enables scalable, repeatable production with high-quality parts and unique designs.
Security and Quality Assurance
Security and IP protection are critical. We use encrypted G-code delivered directly to machines, ensuring version control and preventing unauthorized copying. Quality assurance follows automotive standards like PPAP, allowing OEMs to define inspection levels—from visual checks to full documentation with CT scans. This creates traceability and digital twins for future reference.
Future Vision
Looking ahead, digital inventories will coexist with conventional manufacturing, reducing waste and enabling production at the point of use. This partnership supports sustainability and positions both companies for growth in the digital supply chain of the future.
Abstract:
At Formnext 2025 visitors discovered HP Additive Manufacturing's new partnership with Würth Additive Group. The demo showcased how Würth's Digital Inventory Services (DIS), integrated with HP's Additive Manufacturing Solutions, enabled seamless management of physical and digital inventories—helping industrial and automotive customers streamline operations and respond fast to local needs.
Detailed summary:
HP presented its partnership with Würth Additive Group, part of the Würth Group, a global leader in vendor-managed inventory and supply chain solutions. Würth's proven expertise in inventory and logistics management with HP's industrial additive manufacturing capabilities, deliver a digitally reinforced inventory ecosystem that enhances reliability, agility, and quality assurance for industrial and automotive customers.
This partnership enables customers to manage spare parts more efficiently—digitally storing parts, triggering on-demand production, and reducing reliance on traditional warehousing. HP AM Solutions and Würth's Digital Inventory Services (DIS) together demonstrate how consistent HP manufacturing technologies—reinforced by DIS—uphold global quality standards and strengthen reliability across every part, every build, every location.
The demo featured a live in-booth experience where visitors interacted with Würth’s software and inventory setup. An operator demonstrated how physical racks of inventory could be digitally mirrored and managed through the integrated platform. Both end-user and supplier software versions were available for exploration, giving visitors a clear view of how the system worked from multiple perspectives.
Visitors were encouraged to explore how this integrated digital distribution solution could enhance their own operations, particularly for those facing global spare parts challenges.
Are you looking for smarter ways to manage spare parts across your operations? Connect with HP to explore how digital inventory and additive manufacturing can support your business.
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