Dassault Systèmes and Rize forge additive partnership  

European software company Dassault Systèmes has partnered with additive manufacturing firm Rize in a move designed to make 3D printing faster and more accessible.

Boston-based Rize uses a patented additive technology known as ‘Augmented Deposition’, which combines material extrusion and material jetting. Its machines can deliver production-ready polymer parts with minimal pre- and post-processing, which the company claims helps engineers to iterate more quickly. Rize also says its additive process creates zero emissions and particulates, meaning the machines can operate on a desktop next to a workstation.

The partnership will see Dassault Systèmes’ SolidWorks design software closely integrated with Rize’s additive portfolio, as well as a license for SolidWorks bundled with every Rize machine sold in 2019. SolidWorks is part of Dassault’s 3DExperience platform which encompasses multiple software brands across CAD, simulation, manufacturing, PLM and ERP. The partnership with Rize was announced at SolidWorks World 2019, a user conference and technology showcase taking place this week in Dallas, Texas.