From Design to Digital Spare Parts: Leveraging AM Data with Authentise

From Design to Digital Spare Parts: Leveraging AM Data with Authentise

In additive manufacturing, data isn’t a side effect - it's a core asset. From build logs to powder genealogy and inspection outcomes, every process step gives you a deeper understanding of performance. But most AM teams struggle to turn that volume of information into improvement. The missing link? A system that captures, connects, and contextualises.

With Authentise’s AM Solutions, you can harness the full power of your digital thread. In this blog, we’ll show how Authentise helps unlock additive efficiency, drive data-driven decisions, and create digital spare part ecosystems.

The Hidden Value in AM Data

Each AM build produces more than geometry - it produces insight:

• Sensor logs across build layers

• Powder batch identifiers and reuse cycles

• Machine maintenance and calibration data

• Operator inputs, deviations, and rework

• Inspection results, nonconformance, and repair histories

Yet, many shops leave this data buried in machine log files or offline spreadsheets. That’s a missed opportunity.

Turning Data into Decisions with Authentise

Authentise is built to capture your full additive story:

• 3D powder tracking - log each lot, track consumption and reuse, maintain full batch traceability

• Comprehensive build logging - from start to finish, capturing every machine signal, parameter shift, event

• Data integration - combine builds, inspection data, quality systems, and business systems

• Analysis and reporting tools - dashboards, trend detection, anomaly flags, yield optimisation

With real insights, you can uncover process drifts, material inefficiencies, and areas for continuous improvement.

Digital Spare Parts: Next-Gen Efficiency

One of the most compelling outcomes of a mature data strategy is the Digital Spare Parts model. Imagine:

• Reducing stored inventory by producing on demand

• Reconstructing traceable build files that match your client’s history

• Onboarding clients who can order parts via interface, backed by guaranteed provenance

Authentise supports this paradigm shift by enabling traceability, build readiness, and reproducible processes - turning spare parts inventory into strategic advantage.

Scale Additive Manufacturing with Confidence

Data without scale is only the beginning. With Authentise, you can:

• Monitor performance across multiple systems and sites

• Build benchmarks and baselines for performance

• Detect anomalies before they escalate

• Maintain compliance and auditability as you grow

Each fabricator, OEM, or service operation we work with uses our system to reduce waste, increase throughput, and amplify reliability.

The Future Is Data-Driven Additive

With the right MES, additive manufacturing becomes more than a production method - it becomes a responsive, intelligent system. And in that future:

• You’ll leverage production data to boost yield, reduce scrap, and improve uptime

• Your digital spare parts network will minimize inventory and expand agility

• You’ll scale additive MFG with confidence across clients, materials, machines, and geographies

All of this is possible today through Authentise: The leading provider of additive manufacturing workflow management systems.

Closing

Data is the lifeblood of tomorrow’s additive manufacturers. But without a system built to harness it, the information remains dormant. Authentise enables you to:

• Capture full build and material history

• Turn insights into performance

• Shift spare parts to a digital, on-demand model

• Scale your additive operations sustainably

Experience the power of Authentise: Transform your additive manufacturing operations.

Reach out to explore demos, case studies, or to see how Authentise can support your data-driven journey.