Materialise launches three tailored CO-AM solutions and new automation technologies

Materialise, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, has announced the next phase of its open and secure software ecosystem strategy, introducing three tailored CO-AM solutions – Professional, NPI, and AM Enterprise – along with new enabling technologies designed to address the industry’s growing need for workflow automation and interoperability.

The company has announced that its Next-Generation Build Processors now feature a fully open, modular framework, enabling manufacturers to integrate diverse tools and strategies into their workflows.

“Industrialising Additive Manufacturing isn’t a software problem or a hardware problem; it’s a manufacturing problem,” said Udo Eberlein, Vice President of Software at Materialise. “It requires understanding the complete workflow, the real constraints, and the practical trade-offs that production teams face every day. We’re tailoring our offerings to meet the specific needs of the market, from standard to the most advanced users, bringing NPI and Enterprise solutions to help them scale AM with confidence.”

CO-AM Professional, CO-AM NPI, and CO-AM Enterprise are powered by CO‑AM Brix, a new low-code, node-based automation technology, and CO-AM Build Platform, a cloud-based, visual editor for build and platform preparation.

Supported by Materialise Professional Services, these offerings enable customers to design, implement, and scale CO-AM solutions tailored to their production needs. CO-AM is a configurable orchestration layer that integrates into each manufacturer’s environment, connecting every user, application, and machine.

CO-AM Professional

CO-AM Professional is intended to deliver workflow automation and built‑in traceability for high‑mix, low‑volume Additive Manufacturing. Cloud‑based and integrated with Magics, it unifies data with build and platform prep, embedding AM knowledge so teams can share one source of truth and run repeatable, machine‑agnostic operations.

CO-AM NPI

CO-AM NPI aims to accelerate NPI and qualification for serial Additive Manufacturing production with CO-AM Brix toolpath optimisation and build-prep engineering, tuning scan strategies to improve quality, shorten builds and lower per-part cost. It locks validated recipes and QA parameters in an effort to speed certification and ensure repeatable, compliant production.

CO-AM Enterprise

Combines CO‑AM Professional’s Additive Manufacturing preparation with full production execution and order management, delivering end‑to‑end workflow management. By connecting real‑time shopfloor data and capturing input/output production and quality records, it provides visibility and traceability, enabling repeatable and compliant operations across sites and scaling from pilot runs to global production.

“The AM industry needs an ecosystem that connects tools and automates workflows. No point solution will solve this challenge,” explained Eberlein. “Platforms without deep domain knowledge risk becoming abstraction layers, convenient until they’re not, flexible until you need something they didn’t anticipate. Materialise delivers decades of software development expertise earned through close collaboration with our partners and factory-floor knowledge. CO-AM is how we put that knowledge to work for the entire industry.”

CO-AM Brix

Materialise’s new enabling technology for automating and optimising manufacturing workflows through visual, node-based automation. Building on the Magics SDK strategy announced last year, Brix integrates over 800 proven algorithms from Materialise’s SDK suite, including Magics SDK, Build Processor SDK, and 3-matic SDK, opening significant integration possibilities by combining Materialise’s decades of AM expertise with the flexibility to incorporate external tools and libraries.

CO-AM Build Platform

Enables part and platform viewing and editing directly in the cloud, creating a single source for AM data and workflows. Automated workflows designed in CO-AM Brix can be executed instantly, while interactive projects can be opened in Magics with seamless revision tracking. It is designed to give customers the flexibility to work with any third-party build prep application.

Open-build processor architecture

The Next Generation of Build Processor framework now features a fully open, modular architecture. Manufacturers can integrate validated OEM Build Processors, Materialise-developed processors, or create fully customised strategies using the Build Processor SDK. These can be deployed from Magics, third-party CAD systems, 3MF workflows, or directly through CO-AM, enabling process optimisation and deployment of qualified strategies across sites with confidence.

Shared domain model

As part of its collaboration with the Leading Minds consortium, Materialise is sharing an open domain model that defines key AM entities, including part, build, material lot, machine, parameter set, telemetry, quality, and genealogy. The model aligns with standards including ISO/ASTM 529xx, 3MF, OPC UA, and QIF, and serves as a foundation for guiding CO-AM’s data architecture.

Materialise will showcase the expanded CO-AM ecosystem, CO-AM Brix automation technology, and three new metal NxG Build Processors at Formnext 2025. Live product and software solutions demonstrations will be available at Hall 12.1, C139.

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