Markforged’s Eiger Fleet Enables More Control, Automation of Distributed Manufacturing

Markforged’s Eiger Fleet is a cloud-based software solution designed to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) operations at scale. The software helps transform AM from a small scale operation to a large, globally connected, distributed manufacturing fleet by giving organizations a secure, cloud-connected and centralized source of control over their Markforged 3D printers, users and part production.

Eiger Fleet is designed to help manufacturers adopt disruptive AM technologies into their more traditional workflows. The software helps automate business processes through integrations with a company’s existing enterprise systems to expand access to Markforged’s Digital Forge (an integrated metal and carbon fiber AM platform) across their entire business. For organizations looking to scale their AM capabilities, Eiger Fleet offers enterprise-level features to manage users, devices and data with greater control and efficiency to print parts on demand at the point of need.

Eiger Fleet is designed to enable customers to control which part, build, devices, print operations and data are accessible to users according to job responsibilities and privileges by leveraging role-based access control (RBAC). It is said to provide frictionless user and administrator experience through SAML Single Sign-On (SSO), where automated account provisioning reduces IT costs, and easily and consistently enforces strong access policies with identity protection.

The system is also said to connect, simplify and automate workflows with Eiger API, connecting AM processes to existing enterprise software systems so users can easily identify and print parts automatically — no AM expertise required.

Users can seamlessly manage an entire digital inventory of parts, leveraging batch operations and organization-wide presets. It is designed to easily track, analyze and share key performance indicators of time and cost savings from AM, including tracking and analyzing part costs and lead time for insights into AM’s return on investment. Users can also gain visibility into fleet use via real-time monitoring dashboards.