Expertise
readyforam combines structured geometry analysis with over 20 years of R&D experience in manufacturing technologies and a current focus on additive manufacturing.
Technical depth.
No generic claims.
Assessing a part for additive manufacturing is more than running a geometry check. What matters is manufacturing logic, process constraints, material behavior, post-processing effort, and a realistic economic assessment.
readyforam addresses exactly this: analysis that evaluates the part not just on geometry metrics, but in the context of its intended application and the available AM processes.
The result is a well-grounded initial assessment – not a production guarantee, but a technically reasoned guidance tool.
R&D in Manufacturing and Materials
Long-standing experience in manufacturing processes, material behavior, and technical part evaluation.
AM Process Development Polymer AM processes
Experience with LPBF, DED-LB, WAAM, and hybrid process chains – from geometry analysis and process parameter development to post-processing.
Own FDM/FFF printers and hands-on experience with a range of materials, geometries, part sizes, and application-relevant process limits.
Technological Expertise
In-depth experience with relevant metal AM technologies – including process understanding, part analysis, process limits, and practical technological assessment. In-depth knowledge of relevant polymer AM processes – capabilities, limits, and typical challenges in practice.
Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam
PBF-LB (per ISO/ASTM 52900), also known as LPBF, SLM.
Laser-based powder bed fusion for complex metal parts with high geometric freedom and fine structures.
- ✓High geometric freedom
- ✓Fine detail resolution
- ✓Broad material spectrum
- ⚠Support structures required
- ⚠Depowdering effort
- ⚠Distortion and residual stress
Directed Energy Deposition – Laser Beam
DED-LB (per ISO/ASTM 52900), also known as LMD.
Laser-based metal deposition for repairs, functional coatings, and medium-to-large metal structures.
- ✓No fixed build volume constraint
- ✓Repair capability
- ✓Hybrid manufacturing processes
- ⚠Lower detail resolution
- ⚠Limited geometry complexity
- ⚠Post-machining typically required
Directed Energy Deposition – Arc
DED-Arc (per ISO/ASTM 52900), also known as WAAM.
Arc-based wire deposition for large structural metal parts with high material efficiency.
- ✓High deposition rates
- ✓Large structural parts feasible
- ✓Wire cheaper than powder
- ⚠High post-machining effort
- ⚠Limited accuracy
- ⚠Complex path planning
Metal Binder Jetting
MBJ – no dedicated ISO/ASTM 52900 process name; classified under Binder Jetting.
Powder-based process with downstream sintering for cost-efficient production of complex metal parts.
- ✓No support required
- ✓Complex geometries feasible
- ✓Free part orientation
- ⚠Sintering shrinkage and distortion
- ⚠Limited material density
- ⚠Complex process chain
Material Extrusion – Filament
MEX (per ISO/ASTM 52900), also known as FDM, FFF.
Filament-based material extrusion – the most widely used polymer AM technology for prototypes and functional parts.
- ✓Broad material range
- ✓Cost-efficient
- ✓Easy post-processing
- ⚠Support structures required
- ⚠Anisotropic strength
- ⚠Limited surface quality
Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam (Polymer)
PBF-LB (per ISO/ASTM 52900), also known as SLS.
Laser-based sintering of polymer powder – support-free, high design freedom, suitable for functional series parts.
- ✓No support required
- ✓High design freedom
- ✓Good mechanical properties
- ⚠Powder handling effort
- ⚠Rough surface finish
- ⚠Limited material range
Vat Photopolymerization
VPP (per ISO/ASTM 52900), also known as SLA, DLP.
Light-based curing of photopolymer resin – high detail resolution and surface quality for optical and dimensionally precise prototypes.
- ✓High detail resolution
- ✓Smooth surface finish
- ✓Good dimensional accuracy
- ⚠Resin brittleness
- ⚠UV sensitivity
- ⚠Post-curing required
Multi Jet Fusion
MJF – no dedicated ISO/ASTM 52900 process name; classified under Powder Bed Fusion.
Powder bed process using thermal agents – high throughput and consistent part properties for functional polymer parts.
- ✓High build rates
- ✓Isotropic part properties
- ✓No support required
- ⚠Limited material range
- ⚠Grey-black default surface
- ⚠High equipment cost
More than a geometry check
readyforam combines structured part analysis with R&D experience in manufacturing and materials engineering.
Independent assessment
No ties to machine vendors, service bureaus, or software providers. The analysis is guided by the part, its application, and the technical requirements.
Manufacturing understanding
Beyond geometry metrics – process limits, materials, post-processing, and typical manufacturing risks are all factored into the assessment.
Clear technical statement
If additive manufacturing does not appear suitable for a part, that is stated clearly – without generic promises.
Technical assessment instead of gut feeling
Have your part evaluated by an AM expert – transparent, independent, and grounded in practice.
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