Additive Marking

Additive Marking is the only company in the industrial 3D printing ecosystem capable of generating robust machine-readable codes directly on the product during the actual additive manufacturing process. In this way, the additively manufactured product is traceable from the first moment of product creation, regardless of the material, and allows access to any information both in the industrial environment and for the end customer. 

The Additive Marking Suite enables automated serialization of components and AM parts with different marking specifications directly in the additive production process. In this way, direct markings are created individually for each 3D-printed component and entire build jobs. The machine-readable labels meet common ISO standards for direct part markings and can also be applied to curved surfaces. The use of templates ensures simple reusability and enables brand-specific combinations. The suite also enables efficient, paperless documentation as well as comprehensive process management and control, for example through binding checklists on production orders and ISO 9001 support. Interfaces to existing ERP, PLM and MES systems.

In safety-critical industries such as aerospace or medicine, manufacturers are required to mark their components. Marking is not only a quality criterion, but also enables complete traceability, which provides information about the underlying manufacturing parameters. This is especially important Marking is usually done by laser, engraving or stickers and is not only a time factor but also a cost factor. In 2018, Dr. Ulrich Jahnke, Dr. Matthias Habdank and Philipp Bornefeld founded Additive Marking GmbH out of the Direct Manufacturing Research Center (DMRC) at the University of Paderborn with the aim of revolutionizing these processes, particularly in additive manufacturing, and automating existing manual processes. Through the industrial contact at the DMRC, this idea was quickly validated and the first customers in the automotive industry were acquired.

Matthias Martin Habdank Geschäftsführer
since 2018

Ulrich Jahnke Geschäftsführer
since 2018

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