{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Additive Snack","title":"When Production Overtakes Prototyping: Materialise’s Next Phase of AM","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/912658ee\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3767,"description":"In this episode of Additive Snack, Fabian Alefeld sits down with Bart Van Der Schueren, CTO of Materialise, to discuss additive manufacturing's (AM) evolution from a prototyping tool to a true production technology. Bart shares his journey into AM through early stereolithography research at KU Leuven and reflects on Materialise's origins as a small service bureau that quickly realized it needed its own software to automate data preparation and workflows. Those early efforts eventually grew into the three pillars that define Materialise today: manufacturing, software and medical applications.\n\nThe conversation explores a major milestone for Materialise, as serial manufacturing volumes in its manufacturing business have now surpassed prototyping. Bart explains what's driving that shift, where AM is gaining traction fastest, and why industries such as hearing aids, dental, drones and aerospace are moving at different speeds.\n\nThe discussion also examines the growing role of artificial intelligence in manufacturing, from design optimization and simulation to in-situ quality control, automated workflows and reducing the cost of new product introduction. Bart shares how Materialise is positioning itself for the next stage of AM growth while helping customers scale production in highly regulated industries.\n\n01:59 Bart Origins in AM\n04:49 Materialise Early Model\n07:28 Three Pillars Emerge\n09:59 From Prototypes to Parts\n15:07 Serial Production Milestone\n20:22 Industries Driving Adoption\n23:13 Aerospace Slow Burn\n27:24 Disruptors Drones and Agile\n31:02 Iterative Printing Workflow\n32:19 AI Driven Rapid Iteration\n34:11 Mass Customization With AI\n38:47 Design AI Beyond Hype\n42:06 AI For In Situ Quality\n45:28 NPI Costs And Scaling\n48:16 Materialise Strategy Ahead\n55:00 Industry Outlook No Return","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/27ZYLdyZ8MHWZlxUWh87sIQyB5ttPhwcP3_CmUBDsv0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE2NDk0LzE3MDU5/NDgwMjItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}