Additive manufacturing has been talked about as a revolutionary technology for over a decade. Yet in many organisations it still sits on the edge of operations — used for prototypes, concept models, or one-off parts. In practice, the strongest additive manufacturing ROI comes from specific additive manufacturing applications on the factory floor. Manufacturers facing supply [...]
Why "Prototype-Only" 3D Printing Holds Engineering Teams Back - and How to Close the Gap For years, prototype-only 3D printing has been treated as a fast, disposable step in the engineering process. Print the prototype, test the fit, prove the concept - then redesign the part for "real manufacturing". That mindset made sense a decade [...]
Adopting new manufacturing technology often sparks the same questions: How long will this take to learn? What if we get it wrong? Will our team actually use it? At Mark3D, we've heard these concerns from engineering teams across aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors. And with the explosion of digital workflow - industrial 3D printing, AI-assisted [...]
The automotive industry is evolving faster than ever. Whether improving product performance, reducing lead times, solving supply-chain challenges, or acceleating R&D, digital workflows are now central to staying competitive. At the heart of this shift are two enabling technologies: high-resolution 3D scanning and industrial additive manfuacturing. Together they close the loop between physical and digital, [...]
Additive manufacturing (AM) is reshaping how we design, prototype, and produce parts with unparalleled precision and flexibility. But even the most advanced 3D printing workflows can stumble when digital and physical worlds don’t align with millimetre-level accuracy. That’s where high-precision 3D scanning becomes the essential missing link, providing reliable, actionable data to hone every step [...]
