Materialise NV reported that it has signed an agreement with Siemens' product lifecycle management software business, to help create a seamless process for designing and manufacturing parts using additive manufacturing technology. Through the agreement, the two companies will work together to integrate Materialise's AM software technologies with Siemens' digital solutions. Siemens and Materialize are technology companies who share the vision that Additive Manufacturing will revolutionize the industry.

The two companies have been working closely together for several months to explore the integration of Siemens' PLM software with Materialise additive manufacturing technology in order to accelerate the adoption of 3D Printing for industrial production.