Additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is transforming production conditions by enabling complex geometries, weight optimisation and local manufacturing close to customers. However, companies are facing challenges in identifying suitable products for the technology, quantifying its business value, and integrating additive processes into existing production methods. Demand is being driven by long lead times for spare parts, difficult geometries in traditional manufacturing and the need for rapid prototyping, but the transition from traditional methods requires new skills and realistic business models.
RISE develops additive manufacturing as an industrial production method, providing support from the initial idea to the creation of a verified product. Companies can access expertise and test environments to evaluate solutions and quantify business value. RISE supports the optimisation of designs for weight reduction and circularity, manufactures large-scale structures and components, develops processes for metals and bio-based materials, and digitises the entire manufacturing chain, from production to post-processing.
Application Center for Additive Manufacturing
The Application Center for Additive Manufacturing (AM Center) is a co-creation area where industrial partners, research institute, and academia collaborate to push the boundaries of additive manufacturing.
Upcoming events in additive manufacturing
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Additive Intelligence 4.0 | Conference 2026
On March 12-13, 2026, the Additive intelligence 4.0 Conference returns to the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre (Svenska Mässan) in Gothenburg. We warmly invite you to join us for this key event in additive manufacturing!
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Additive Intelligence 4.0 | Tech Talks 2026
On March 12, the Additive Intelligence 4.0 Conference unfolds at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg. As part of the event, you will have the chance to attend inspiring Tech Talks exploring the strong connection between 3D printing and maintenance. Welcome to our stage in Hall E!
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Simple solutions with major effects: 3D printing in practice
Join us for an inspiring study visit in Skövde, where two forward-thinking companies are unlocking the full potential of 3D printing. Discover how the technology is transforming everything from product development to production tools, spare parts, and beyond. Welcome too see innovation in action and explore the future of manufacturing.
Test your ideas without investing in your own equipment using RISE's technology infrastructure.
Test & demo
Additive manufacturing
The ability to test additive manufacturing or 3D printing in metal, ceramics, composites, polymers and even sand for manufacture of moulds. Includes the entire chain from preparation to verification and follow-up checks.
Test & demo / Drug development
3D-Bioprinting
Through 3D-printing it is possible to build biological structures by combining a biological, or synthetic material, with living cells. 3D-printing can e.g. be used to evaluate biological responses to pharmaceuticals or chemicals and can also be used in the development of future human spare parts.&n…
Test & demo / Concrete and cement
Testbed for 3D-concrete printing
The testbed offers the development of materials for concrete 3D printing (both one- and two-component), design, prototyping and validation in connection with other testbeds at RISE. The robot arm on a track enables the printing of objects with unique maximum dimensions of 9.5x3x3 meters.
Articles and blog posts on additive manufacturing
Article
3D Printing – Child’s Play?
From swings and climbing frames to interactive games, play has always been at the heart of Readymade AB. Now, as part of the RISE-coordinated project 3D-Action 2.0, the company is exploring the power of 3D printing in its production – a technology that makes it possible to create prototypes faster,…
Article / Security of supply
How do you prepare for a crisis?
In the event of a major crisis – or, ultimately, war – much of society would feel the consequences, not least the manufacturing industry. Yet how does one prepare for a scenario that is, in many respects, uncertain? "The most important thing is to have thought it through," says Emma Mattisson, Proj…
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Region Västra Götaland Identifies a Growing Need for Additive Manufacturing
In an era defined by rapid shifts and global challenges, the pursuit of sustainability, resilience, and competitiveness has never been more important. Yet, the path to achieving these goals remains anything but straightforward. The Swedish region Västra Götaland believes that additive manufacturing…
Article
Build Big, Think Bigger
Robotic additive manufacturing might sound like something confined to the world of high-tech labs or niche industries, and until recently, that assumption wouldn’t have been far off the mark. But in the past few years, the technology has made impressive leaps forward, and it’s now being trialled in…
Additive manufacturing services and expertise
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DiSC: Digital supply chains through additive manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has evolved from prototyping into a industrial production method that is reshaping products and supply chains for companies across all industries. With AM, you can enable demand-driven, sustainable, resilient, and localized production.
However, the big question has be…
Service
How your business can benefit from additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing opens up completely new opportunities for manufacturing companies in all industries. Maybe you already have ideas about what you want to print? Perhaps you want help with how AM can give your company competitive advantages such as shorter lead times, lower costs and new busin…
Service / Metrology
3D measurement with scanning
From digital model to finished product, or vice versa. Optical 3D measurement is often used when analyzing and measuring an existing product or process, or when developing a new product. Measurement technology is contact-free and provides measurement results with extremely high accuracy.
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Powder characterization for additive manufacturing
It is of great importance that the quality of the metallic powder that is used in additive manufacturing is high, why it is important to be able to analyze and quality assure the raw material prior to the manufacturing.
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Printing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion for metallic materials
RISE test and demo site for additive manufacturing includes manufacturing capabilities in industrial grade machines for Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Via this service, we provide direct access to printing capacity in RISE machinery.
Projects in additive manufacturing
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BRAVE
BRAVE aims to develop an integrated, experimental and digital framework, combining the capabilities of the commercial material and process modelling software tools, for optimisation of the additive manufacturing value-chain.
Project
3D-Action 2.0
3D-Action is a project with the goal to be a catalyst that increases awareness and knowledge about additive manufacturing and its benefits for small and medium-sized companies in Västra Götaland region.
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On demand
The basic industry is important to Sweden's economy and is dependent on spare parts in order to function. Supply chains are often global, which has proven vulnerable when events in the outside world have an impact. The project aims to contribute to a resilient and competitive industry, by reducing …
Project / Nuclear power
AMTVINE
AMTVINE is a framework for several work packages targeting verification of additively manufactured stainless steels and coated claddings during normal operation in light water reactors (LWRs). The project includes a unique examination and testing of novel fuel materials after operation in LWRs.
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Utredning, testning av reservdelar
During crises and conflicts, it is vital that key societal functions remain operational. A lack of spare parts could cause disruptions that impact both food and water supplies. To explore whether additive manufacturing of spare parts could enhance resilience, the Swedish Food Agency has commissione…
Why RISE
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Application Center for Additive Manufacturing
– Expertise, test environments and a material palette for evaluating solutions and business models. 02
Business case for spare parts
– The DiSC methodology quantifies the business value and sustainability gains. 03
Large-scale manufacturing
– Structures of up to 9.5 x 3 x 3 metres made from polymers, metals and composites. 04
Material development
– Metals, composites and bio-based materials, with a particular focus on functionality and circularity. 05
From prototype to production
– We provide comprehensive support from concept development to scaling up and post-processing.Relevant areas for you
Production and manufacturing
Swedish industry is facing a major transition, with ever-increasing demands for sustainability, efficiency, and competitiveness. At the same time, di…
Materials and durability
Selecting the appropriate material is essential for optimising a product's performance, lifespan, and environmental impact. At the same time, the ind…
Design
Today's products and services often fail because they do not meet real user needs or exclude parts of the target group. There are many challenges: de…
Automotive and future transport
The automotive industry is experiencing the most significant technological transformation in over a century. The development of electrification, auto…
Digitalisation
Digitalisation is putting new demands on both businesses and the public sector. Just having access to data isn't enough anymore – the challenge is to…