Additive manufacturing offers enormous potential for individual, resource-efficient and highly complex components. It is characterised by reduced material usage, high design freedom and shortened development cycles. Applications can be found in key industries such as aerospace, medical technology,
mechanical engineering, and the energy and mobility sectors. However, in order for the technology to establish itself in regulated and industrial applications, integrated, networked and intelligent data solutions are required to increase reliability and cost-effectiveness.

The OPTIDAT network therefore pursues the goal of developing innovative technologies for data generation, processing and analysis in additive manufacturing. The focus is on increasing process reliability, seamless traceability, the integration of modern sensor technology and data-based approaches to quality assurance, process optimisation and predictive planning. With the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning methods, process data will be used to create intelligent tools that will drive the industrialisation of additive processes in the long term.

OPTIDAT offers small and medium-sized enterprises in particular an effective tool for successfully positioning themselves for the future in the dynamically growing market of additive manufacturing. The scalability of the solutions in the context of viable business models is also taken into account.