Stuttgart, 7 July, 2010. Dr. Ir. Bart Van Der Schueren, Director Industrial Services Materialise NV, illustrates the growing demand for custom-made products, the resulting challenges and Materialise’s solutions at ‘EuroMold Vormesse-Pressekonferenz’ in a presentation entitled „Personalised Manufacturing: integrated systems required!“ Materialise’s huge Additive Manufacturing capacity – more than 50 machines – combined with their year-long experience and world-wide presence, puts them in pole position to answer to the market’s need for unique, personalised products.

1. Personalised Manufacturing:
Integrated Systems Required
Dr Ir Bart Van der Schueren

2. Materialise
• Started in 1990
• Grown to over 800 employees worldwide
• HQ in Belgium, offices all around the world
• Active in diverse domains...

3. The Materialise Group:
4 entities
Additive & Low Volume Software .MGX Dental
Manufacturing
Each entity has its own focus,
but their unique combination provides Materialise its strength

4. The Materialise Group:
A global presence
Ukraine
Turkey
USA Japan
China
Hong Kong Taiwan
Sweden
United India
Kingdom
Malaysia
Czech Singapore
Belgium
Republic
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal Australia
Offices Agents Home Offices

5. Market Trend
One-size-fits-all of mass appeal
Unlimited variety of unique tastes

6. Personalised Manufacturing
Niche
technical Design
products products
Medical
e-products
products

7. Challenges
Costs
-resources
-efficiency
Quality
Lead time
-Repeatability
-length -Durability
-reliability -Traceability

8. Challenges - Solutions
Costs
Machines -resources Materials
-efficiency
Quality
Lead time
-Repeatability
-length Software -Durability
-reliability -Traceability

9. Challenges - Solutions
• Magics e-RP + e-Tools
• Traceability
• Monitoring
• Reliability
• Automation
• Reporting
• Why
• Regulatory
• Liability
• Optimization
• Automation of production process

10. Challenges – Design Automation
Mimics
+
3-matic
Internet based
collaborative design

11. Challenges – Bring it to the Market
Conventional Shops /
network galleries
Niche
technical Design
products products
Medical
e-products
products
Medical
Companies Internet

12. Challenges – Bring it to the Market
Google SketchUp

13. Challenges – Bring it to the Market

14. Conclusion
• Growing market opportunities for personalised manufacturing
• Still lot of challenges
• But solutions possible if full systems are build, combining
• Machines
• Materials
• Software
• Design automation
• Process automation
• Process traceability + monitoring
• Connection to the market