Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

From first Additive Manufacturing idea to stable production, we help you adopt and optimise 3D printing

Sirris supports companies across the full additive manufacturing value chain: adoption, problem solving, optimisation and scaling to production. Vendor-independent advice, backed by test capacity and hands-on engineering.

Typical topics: technology & material selection, ROI & part costing, DfAM, root-cause analysis, powder & material characterisation, heat treatment, residual stress, post-processing and automation.

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We’ll take you to the most relevant path and services.
 

Start to Print (AM adoption)

Explore the potential of additive manufacturing for your business. We help you identify the right technologies, materials and applications, validate the business case, and define a practical roadmap for implementation.
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Stabilise & Scale (already printing)

Root-cause analysis, quality control, post-processing and automation to reduce scrap and improve repeatability.

Improve the reliability and efficiency of your additive manufacturing operations through root-cause analysis, quality control, post-processing optimisation and automation. Reduce scrap, improve repeatability, and establish a stable foundation for scaling production.
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Your AM journey: a structured path from exploration to production

Wherever you are in your additive manufacturing journey, Sirris helps you take the next step with confidence. Combining independent, technology-neutral advice with decades of hands-on experience, we help you identify the right solutions, reduce risks, and achieve tangible results.

1) Start to Print

Feasibility, part selection, technology/material choice, ROI and roadmap.

  • Readiness scan
  • Business case
  • Make/buy

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2) Solve problems

Diagnose defects, variability and quality issues in process or post-processing.

  • Root-cause
  • Quality drift
  • Distortion

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3) Optimise & integrate

Improve throughput, reduce cost, and improve post-processing flow.

  • Post-processing
  • Automation
  • Digital thread

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4) Scale to production

Qualification, stability, documentation and production-quality control.

  • Validation
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Training

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Capabilities: what Sirris can do for your AM projects

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Start to Print (Adoption)

Get to a confident go/no-go decision and a pragmatic roadmap:

  • Part identification and prioritisation (value vs risk)
  • Technology & material selection (vendor-independent)
  • Business case: part cost, ROI, break-even, make/buy
  • Pilot plan + training plan + quality approach

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Stabilise & Scale (Operations)

Fix recurring issues and make results repeatable:

  • Root-cause analysis (defects, drift, rejects)
  • Process improvements (build setup, parameters, supports)
  • Quality gates: what to measure, where to inspect
  • Post-processing route optimisation and validation

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DfAM, Design & Reengineering

Make parts AM-ready or recreate legacy parts when CAD is missing:

  • CAD-for-AM review and redesign support
  • Part consolidation, lightweighting, functional integration
  • 3D scan support (geometry capture and deviation checks)
  • Spare parts: physical part → digital model → printable part

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Automation & integration

Automation & integration

Move from “printing” to a stable manufacturing process chain:

  • Workflow design: from build prep to inspection & documentation
  • Post-processing automation concepts (where relevant)
  • Integration into production: roles, SOPs, quality gates
  • Scale-up support (repeatability, traceability, KPIs)

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Powder & material characterisation

Powder & material characterisation

Understand material behaviour and reduce risk from variability:

  • Powder condition and reuse strategy support
  • Comparative checks (supplier/batch/virgin vs reused)
  • Material characterisation and validation guidance
  • Link material results to manufacturing risks and actions

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Heat treatment and post processing

Residual stress, heat treatment & post-processing

Reduce distortion, rework and late-stage surprises:

  • Residual stress & distortion measurement strategy
  • Heat treatment route guidance & validation approach
  • Support removal, finishing and inspection planning
  • Post-processing optimisation and capacity planning

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Our machine park

Technology coverage across polymers, metals and large-format tooling2

Sirris operates a diverse additive manufacturing infrastructure covering polymers, metals and large-scale manufacturing. The installed base spans material extrusion, vat photopolymerization, material jetting, powder-bed fusion and robotic extrusion, providing support for research, process development, demonstrators, material qualification and industrial applications.
 

Material Extrusion (MEX / FDM)

Affordable platforms, enclosed systems, high-temperature processing and robotic extrusion.

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  • Raise3D Pro 2 — 300 × 300 × 300 mm, enclosed, nozzle up to 300°C
  • Orion A460 — 460 × 300 mm, radiative head to process PEEK
  • Valcun Minerva – molten metal deposition (MMD) platform for wire-based metal additive manufacturing
  • Creality Ender 3 V2 — 220 × 220 × 250 mm
  • Geeetech A10T — up to 3 materials
  • Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro — flexible-compatible desktop platform
  • Hyrel 3D Hydra 16 — MEX and syringe hybrid
  • KUKA 500 + extruder — large-format pellet extrusion / tooling
  • 3Devo Composer 450 — filament development support

Vat Photopolymerization & Material Jetting

Fine-detail polymer printing for small to medium parts and multi-resin prototyping.

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  • Atum 3D DLP Station 5 — 192 × 108 × 250 mm
  • Elegoo Saturn 2 — 220 × 120 × 250 mm
  • Elegoo Mars 2 Pro — 120 × 80 × 160 mm
  • Objet Connex 500 — 490 × 390 × 200 mm, high accuracy, up to 2 resins
  • Hyrel 3D Hydra 16 — syringe-based material deposition and material jetting applications

Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)

Open development capacity in metal and polymer PBF for research, validation and industrial support.

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  Metal Powder Bed Fusion:
 

  • SLM Solutions SLM280HL — 280 × 280 × 350 mm, laser powder-bed fusion (L-PBF), fully upgraded industrial platform
  • SLM Solutions SLM250HL — 250 × 250 × 350 mm, open-architecture L-PBF system for process development and modifications
  • Freemelt ONE — Ø 100 x H 100 mm, electron beam powder-bed fusion (E-PBF), open research platform
  • Arcam A2 — 210 × 210 × 300 mm, electron beam melting (EBM) with high-temperature preheating capability
     

  Polymer Powder Bed Fusion:
 

  • Prodways P1000 — 300 × 300 × 300 mm, industrial polymer laser PBF with part stacking capability
  • Sharebot SnowWhite — 100 × 100 × 100 mm, low-powder-consumption polymer PBF platform for material screening and process trials

Large-Format and Advanced Manufacturing

Infrastructure supporting demonstrators, tooling, process innovation and future AM process development.

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  • KUKA KR500 robotic extrusion system for large-format polymer manufacturing
  • Large-format tooling and mould applications
  • Open platforms for sensor integration, monitoring and process validation
  • Additive manufacturing farm for scalable MEX/FDM production
  • Emerging process development for next-generation metal AM technologies
Lab & measurement

Labs & measurement

Evidence-based decisions (not guesswork)

When you need proof: measurement, material insight and structured validation to support robust AM decisions.
 

Measurement & validation support

We help set up what to measure, how to interpret it, and how to turn it into acceptance criteria and a repeatable quality approach.

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Tailored AM Masterclasses

Build additive manufacturing knowledge within your organisation

A customised masterclass designed around your products, applications and business objectives. Gain a practical overview of additive manufacturing technologies, opportunities and limitations, combined with expert guidance on the topics most relevant to your organisation.

  • Overview of AM technologies, materials and applications
  • Design guidelines for additive manufacturing (DfAM)
  • Material characterisation and performance evaluation
  • Quality control and qualification strategies
  • Post-processing and heat treatment considerations
  • Interactive discussions focused on your products and use cases

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Research: are you looking for a dedicated research partner in AM?

With more than 30 years of experience in additive manufacturing and an extensive European research network, Sirris is a trusted innovation partner for companies looking to push the boundaries of AM. Through national and European research projects, we develop and validate new technologies, processes and applications that help industry innovate faster. Our research activities span the complete AM process chain, with particular focus on advanced materials and data-driven quality monitoring.
 

New materials

For teams working on the development and testing of new AM materials:

  • Testing processability
  • Finetuning process parameters
Data and quality monitoring

For teams focusing on quality control and process monitoring:

  • Sensor fusion
  • Data analysis and AI applications
  • In process quality control and part validation
  • Quality reports
Supporting innovation across the full AM value chain

Our expertise also includes:

  • Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)
  • Process development and optimisation
  • Post-processing and heat treatment
  • Qualification and certification
  • Hybrid manufacturing
  • Sustainability and circularity
  • Industrial implementation and scale-up

Resources

Explore our latest projects, articles, and publications to see how companies are turning innovation into impact.

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A thriving additive manufacturing ecosystem, built by Sirris

Sirris has built a strong Belgian additive manufacturing ecosystem that connects nearly 90 organisations across the AM value chain. 
This network accelerates collaboration, knowledge sharing and industrial innovation.


Tell us your situation and we’ll propose the fastest path

Share your goals (adoption vs optimisation), the part family, material, current challenges, and your timeline. We’ll suggest a short intake call and a lean plan.

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ESA explores space-proof additive manufacturing

With its JAMP project (Joining of Additive Manufactured Parts), the European Space Agency (ESA) wants to improve the fabrication of spacecraft parts and test the viability of new assembly methods. The aim of the project, more specifically, is to analyze and evaluate the assembly of metal parts made from additive manufacturing (AM).
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