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.