1000 Kelvin, Fieldmade Combine Technologies to Accelerate Field-Deployed 3D Printing

1000 Kelvin and Fieldmade have created a partnership which aims to rapidly increase the immediate deployment of 3D printing at the front lines, enhancing strategic readiness and operational capabilities within the military sector. 1000 Kelvin is a U.S.- and Germany-based software company specializing in artifical intelligence (AI)-driven additive manufacturing (AM), while Fieldmade is a Norwegian provider of mobile manufacturing for rugged environments.

1000 Kelvin helps additive manufacturers reduce the time and cost of printing high-quality metal parts.  The company’s AMAIZE platform utilizes AI informed by physics and manufacturing data to provide AM engineers with an AI-copilot, correcting print recipes and ensuring successful production of AM parts on the first try. The platform uses machine learning models to predict print challenges and correct them directly in the print file, thereby increasing the number of prints that are perfect on the first try.

This technology aligns seamlessly with Fieldmade’s expertise in creating deployable AM solutions, such as its NOMAD Series of transportable AM modules. By combining their products, the two companies can enable users in fields of battle to immediately begin producing parts as soon as their 3D printer modules arrive on site, ensuring swift adaptability to operational needs.

Fieldmade, a spin-off from the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, is a provider of on-site manufacturing and on-site repair of replacement parts. Using its NOMAD Micro Factory series, Fieldmade employs advanced AM technology directly at the point of need. “Our vision is to make deployable 3D printing as easy as using a vending machine,” says Jostein Olsen, Fieldmade CEO. “The integration of 1000 Kelvin’s AMAIZE into our products is a significant step toward this goal.”

With a history of collaborating with the Norwegian Armed Forces and other defense entities, Fieldmade is an apt partner for 1000 Kelvin, which has already seen its software integrated into production-level metal 3D printers. Fieldmade’s ability to deploy units capable of operating in diverse conditions complements 1000 Kelvin’s goal of enhancing AM’s efficiency and accelerate engineering.

“By combining our strengths, we’re not just advancing technology, we’re providing solutions that can save time, costs and in critical military scenarios, even lives,” says Omar Fergani, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of 1000 Kelvin.

The collaboration between 1000 Kelvin and Fieldmade aims to set a new standard in AM, particularly for the military sector, by offering end-to-end additive solutions that ensure high-quality part production rapidly, anywhere and anytime.