Workflow Optimization

EMPOWERING FACTORIES TO SCALE SMARTER WITH ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION

In the fast-moving world of additive manufacturing, customers expect speed, flexibility, and reliability. But scaling up doesn’t start with automation—it starts with process clarity.

That’s why AM-Flow offers Workflow Evaluation Services: a hands-on, collaborative approach to understanding your current operations and uncovering the key areas that slow down your production flow. Backed by deep expertise in additive manufacturing automation, our team identifies production bottlenecks and process inefficiencies you might not even be aware of.

Our goal is simple—help you run a leaner, faster, and more synchronized factory.

AUTOMATION IS POWERFUL - BUT IT’S NOT THE FIRST STEP

Our experience shows that automation delivers the best results when built on a strong, well-structured foundation. If your current workflow is fragmented or lacks documentation, jumping straight into automation may introduce new challenges instead of solving existing ones. That’s why we start where it matters most: with people and processes
  • “The bottlenecks in the industry right now are largely in the post processing side, so everything after the printer. While we continue to grow, we can not just add human labor to continue to simply sort parts. That’s something we have been aggressively trying to resolve and explains our interest in AM-Flow. We are very impressed by the AM-Flow technology.”
    Steve Grundahl | CEO Midwest Prototyping, US
  • 'As other 3D printing service providers, Oceanz’ part of the post processing workflow is also manually. That is why, for our growth, we see the importance of applying and developing new technological principles, such as automatic identification, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning,”
    Erik van der Garde | CEO Oceanz, NL
  • “As companies scale their AM operations, they increasingly rely on automation. However, the potential to scale is limited by the post processing, which today is still mostly a manual process. Scaling this manual process by simple adding people increases costs, variability and doesn’t increase reliability. If you want to scale production, the only way forward is to automate post processing . . . but that easier said than done.”
    Bart Van der Schueren | CTO Materialise, BE
  • “We want to strengthen our value for money proposition by lowering cost and optimizing lead time by business and manufacturing automation. We rather invest at an early stage; it is harder to change processes once we run 10 machines and increased the headcount. We aim to create a scalable infrastructure that enables fast but organized growth that does not compromise quality or customer experience”
    Markus May | CEO 3Faktur, DE
  • “Integrating AM-Flow's identification and sorting capabilities has optimized our SLS and MJF processes, balancing density and geometry to reduce build costs. Streamlined administrative tasks and enhanced quality tracking have significantly cut non-value-added time and integrated critical quality data into our production system. Consequently, our production output increased by 70% in six months, and our non-conformance rate dropped from 1.6% to below 0.7%.”
    Kason Knight | Managing Director i-SOLIDS, US
  • ProM
  • “Integrating AM-Flow's identification and sorting capabilities has optimized our SLS and MJF processes, balancing density and geometry to reduce build costs. Streamlined administrative tasks and enhanced quality tracking have significantly cut non-value-added time and integrated critical quality data into our production system. Consequently, our production output increased by 70% in six months, and our non-conformance rate dropped from 1.6% to below 0.7%.”
    Kason Knight | Managing Director i-SOLIDS, US
  • 3DStep
  • “The bottlenecks in the industry right now are largely in the post processing side, so everything after the printer. While we continue to grow, we can not just add human labor to continue to simply sort parts. That’s something we have been aggressively trying to resolve and explains our interest in AM-Flow. We are very impressed by the AM-Flow technology.”
    Steve Grundahl | CEO Midwest Prototyping, US
  • Sculpteo
  • “We want to strengthen our value for money proposition by lowering cost and optimizing lead time by business and manufacturing automation. We rather invest at an early stage; it is harder to change processes once we run 10 machines and increased the headcount. We aim to create a scalable infrastructure that enables fast but organized growth that does not compromise quality or customer experience”
    Markus May | CEO 3Faktur, DE
  • Creabis
  • 'As other 3D printing service providers, Oceanz’ part of the post processing workflow is also manually. That is why, for our growth, we see the importance of applying and developing new technological principles, such as automatic identification, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning,”
    Erik van der Garde | CEO Oceanz, NL
  • ZiggZagg
  • Shapeways
  • KLS Martin

WHAT WE OFFER

Our Workflow Evaluation Service is designed to help manufacturers like you:

Gain a full overview of the current production workflow—from order intake to final shipment.

Understand lead times, cycle times and touch times at each production step and department.

Identify key disturbances and production inefficiencies in your manufacturing pipeline.

Foster interdepartmental alignment and better understanding between teams.

Lay the groundwork for operational improvements, whether you decide to implement automation now or later.

This is not a sales pitch. This is us sharing the knowledge and experience we’ve gained from optimizing workflows in some of the world’s most advanced 3D printing factories.

HOW IT WORKS

On-Site Discovery

Process Mapping

Strategic Recommendations

Ongoing Support (Optional)

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WHY WORKFLOW OPTIMIZATION MATTERS

In today’s manufacturing environment, short lead times and efficient workflows are a competitive advantage. The expectation for same-day delivery is becoming the norm, not the exception. Delays, miscommunication, and manual bottlenecks can hinder your ability to meet these demands.


Our workflow evaluation service provides the insight needed to improve your manufacturing operations, enabling you to
respond faster, plan smarter, and deliver consistently.

  • “The bottlenecks in the industry right now are largely in the post processing side, so everything after the printer. While we continue to grow, we can not just add human labor to continue to simply sort parts. That’s something we have been aggressively trying to resolve and explains our interest in AM-Flow. We are very impressed by the AM-Flow technology.”
    Steve Grundahl | CEO Midwest Prototyping, US
  • 'As other 3D printing service providers, Oceanz’ part of the post processing workflow is also manually. That is why, for our growth, we see the importance of applying and developing new technological principles, such as automatic identification, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning,”
    Erik van der Garde | CEO Oceanz, NL
  • “As companies scale their AM operations, they increasingly rely on automation. However, the potential to scale is limited by the post processing, which today is still mostly a manual process. Scaling this manual process by simple adding people increases costs, variability and doesn’t increase reliability. If you want to scale production, the only way forward is to automate post processing . . . but that easier said than done.”
    Bart Van der Schueren | CTO Materialise, BE
  • “We want to strengthen our value for money proposition by lowering cost and optimizing lead time by business and manufacturing automation. We rather invest at an early stage; it is harder to change processes once we run 10 machines and increased the headcount. We aim to create a scalable infrastructure that enables fast but organized growth that does not compromise quality or customer experience”
    Markus May | CEO 3Faktur, DE
  • “Integrating AM-Flow's identification and sorting capabilities has optimized our SLS and MJF processes, balancing density and geometry to reduce build costs. Streamlined administrative tasks and enhanced quality tracking have significantly cut non-value-added time and integrated critical quality data into our production system. Consequently, our production output increased by 70% in six months, and our non-conformance rate dropped from 1.6% to below 0.7%.”
    Kason Knight | Managing Director i-SOLIDS, US
  • ProM
  • “Integrating AM-Flow's identification and sorting capabilities has optimized our SLS and MJF processes, balancing density and geometry to reduce build costs. Streamlined administrative tasks and enhanced quality tracking have significantly cut non-value-added time and integrated critical quality data into our production system. Consequently, our production output increased by 70% in six months, and our non-conformance rate dropped from 1.6% to below 0.7%.”
    Kason Knight | Managing Director i-SOLIDS, US
  • 3DStep
  • “The bottlenecks in the industry right now are largely in the post processing side, so everything after the printer. While we continue to grow, we can not just add human labor to continue to simply sort parts. That’s something we have been aggressively trying to resolve and explains our interest in AM-Flow. We are very impressed by the AM-Flow technology.”
    Steve Grundahl | CEO Midwest Prototyping, US
  • Sculpteo
  • “We want to strengthen our value for money proposition by lowering cost and optimizing lead time by business and manufacturing automation. We rather invest at an early stage; it is harder to change processes once we run 10 machines and increased the headcount. We aim to create a scalable infrastructure that enables fast but organized growth that does not compromise quality or customer experience”
    Markus May | CEO 3Faktur, DE
  • Creabis
  • 'As other 3D printing service providers, Oceanz’ part of the post processing workflow is also manually. That is why, for our growth, we see the importance of applying and developing new technological principles, such as automatic identification, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning,”
    Erik van der Garde | CEO Oceanz, NL
  • ZiggZagg
  • Shapeways
  • KLS Martin

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