Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) is strengthening its digital engineering and smart automation capabilities with the integration of Siemens Digital Industries Software’s Xcelerator portfolio at the Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research (HAMR).

The 170,000-square-foot HAMR facility brings together advanced materials, additive manufacturing, digital twin, factory automation, and precision machining, and leverages the comprehensive suite of Siemens digital tools to accelerate research, development and technology adoption.

Siemens Xcelerator is an open digital business platform where companies can find, try, and buy the technologies they need to run better. It brings together solutions from Siemens and certified partners in one marketplace to help solve industrial challenges.

In addition to Siemens hardware, software and digital services, the platform includes solutions from more than 700 certified partners and specialist providers. All marketplace offerings are vetted for interoperability, cybersecurity and quality standards, allowing customers to combine Siemens technologies with complementary third-party solutions in one curated environment.

Through Siemen’s Xcelerator, NIAR will:

• Accelerate digital twin development for manufacturing
• Optimize advanced manufacturing processes through sophisticated simulation
• Streamline factory automation and production with cutting-edge engineering
• Expand integrated research, training, and development of the workforce of the future

“Integrating Siemens Xcelerator into HAMR strengthens our ability to deliver fully digital, highly automated solutions for industry and defense partners,” said Shawn Ehrstein, NIAR director of Digital Twin and CAD/CAM. “This platform helps us close the gap between research and production by giving our teams and collaborators the tools to move faster, reduce risk, and scale advanced manufacturing technologies with confidence.”

This collaboration underscores NIAR’s commitment to driving digital transformation in advanced manufacturing for industry and defense partners.

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About NIAR
The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University provides research, testing, certification and training services to support the aviation, defense and advanced manufacturing industries. NIAR’s mission is to strengthen university research capabilities; provide applied learning opportunities for students; and support the aviation and manufacturing industries – while driving innovation and prosperity for the community, region and state. Established in 1985, NIAR yearly R&D expenditures exceed $400 million, with over 2,000 personnel and 2 million square feet of laboratory and office space in six locations across Wichita, Kan., and Huntsville, Ala. www.niar.wichita.edu

About Siemens Digital Industries Software
Siemens Digital Industries Software helps organizations of all sizes digitally transform using software, hardware and services from the Siemens Xcelerator business platform. Siemens' software and the comprehensive digital twin enable companies to optimize their design, engineering and manufacturing processes to turn today's ideas into the sustainable products of the future. From chips to entire systems, from product to process, across all industries. Siemens Digital Industries Software – Accelerating transformation.

Contact:
Tracee Friess, NIAR A.V.P. Strategic Communication & Marketing 316-250-3428 or tracee.friess@idp.wichita.edu

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