Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens for the provision of 3D-printed spare parts for the Dubai Metro.
Abdul Mohsin Ibrahim Younes, CEO of the RTA’s Rail Agency, and Alexander Biron von Curland, Siemens Middle East’s senior executive vice president of mobility signed the MoU.
“This step will certainly consolidate RTA’s constant efforts to back up Dubai’s endeavours in becoming the world’s smartest city in three years, which will definitely contribute to make the residents of Dubai, its visitors and tourists happier and more satisfied,” Younes said.
“Joining forces with an international prestigious company such Siemens will certainly empower the RTA to realise its technological targets and innovation objectives as per the timeline scheduled for the evolvement of 3D printing technology at the maintenance operation of the Rail Agency,” he added.
von Curland said, “We are proud to be working with the RTA to advance industrialised 3D printing in Dubai, in line with the emirate’s vision to be the world’s smartest city. Siemens has been a pioneer of 3D printing worldwide, and this digital technology is changing the way we design and manufacture spare parts for mobility systems such as metros.”
During the second half of 2016, the RTA’s Rail Agency began to roll out the utilisation of 3D printing technology on the Dubai Metro. The Agency’s maintenance department began printing parts for the metro’s subsystems.
