Siemens
2024 — Industrial tools
Making it easier to configure and monitor industrial 3D printing processes live.
Results
- A node-based configuration tool for complex file structures, adopted by the team
- The live monitoring interface extended to a new printing process (SLM).
- New features on the live data charts
Context
Within a large international English-speaking team, I built features and tools for a live monitoring interface for metal 3D printing (WAAM and SLM): catching errors, tuning the process and getting it ready to scale.
What I did
- Building a node-based configuration app (ReactFlow)
- Validating complex files with JSON Schema
- Monitoring for a new process (SLM)
- Views of 2D bitmap stacks
- Live tracking over WebSockets (Vue, Vuex)
- Charts synced with the video (Plotly)
- UX and UI improvements
Challenges
- Building a complete toolDesigning and building a complex tool on my own, from a need.
- An industrial settingAdapting to a new, rigorous technical environment.
- Work in service of researchMeeting the varied needs of researchers.