MES for Service Bureaus: Unlocking Growth with Connected Additive Workflows

Authentise Team
Oct 22
2 min read

MES for Service Bureaus: Unlocking Growth with Connected Additive Workflows

Service bureaus and contract manufacturers play a critical role in the AM ecosystem. They manage diverse clients, materials, priorities - while competing on speed, quality, and reliability. But more growth means more complexity. Without a robust manufacturing execution system (MES), scaling often triggers chaos: misrouted work, lost traceability, bottlenecks, and inconsistent quality.

This is where Authentise: AM Solutions shine. Our MES is purpose-built for additive environments, giving service bureaus the visibility, control, and scalability they need. Let’s explore how.

The Growth Bottleneck in Additive Service Operations

Imagine your bureau processes dozens or hundreds of build requests per week. Each job might involve:

Multiple materials or powders
Various post-process operations
Inspection and certification steps
Unique client requirements or approval flows

Without standardised workflows and machine connectivity, you end up with:

Manual handoffs (spreadsheets, emails, PDFs)
Mistakes from copy-paste or missing revision control
Delays in detecting build failures or process anomalies
Difficulty proving traceability or audit compliance

When your throughput doubles, those issues escalate.

How Authentise Helps You Scale Your Operations

Authentise delivers robust Software Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing tailored to AM service bureaus. Key advantages include:

Centralised dashboarding across machines, materials, and jobs
Dynamic scheduling and job routing with logic to manage priorities or dependencies
Exception alerts when a build deviates or a step is missed
Audit-ready traceability for every build, operator, and outcome

In short: control, visibility, and reliability - at scale.

AM Machine Connectivity That Works

One of the biggest friction points for AM bureaus is connecting a diverse fleet of printers, post-process tools, and inspection machines - often from different OEMs.

Authentise supports:

Native API integrations with major AM equipment and OEM systems
Plug-and-play adapters for non-standard or legacy equipment
Real-time log capture and contextual data ingestion
Closed-loop feedback - use downstream data (e.g. QC results) to feed upstream processes

This connectivity ensures you’re not just tracking builds, but optimising as you go.

Scale with Confidence, Trust, and Precision

As your footprint grows - more machines, clients, materials - here's what a mature MES enables:

Requirement	How Authentise Delivers
Multi-site consistency	Central configuration, mirrored workflows, and synchronised data
Surge volume handling	Parallel scheduling and automated orchestration
Client-facing views / portal	Lightweight interfaces so clients can track progress
Data-driven continuous improvement	Analytics on yield, throughput, rejects

Many Fortune 500 manufacturers trust Authentise to help them manage complex additive workflows. Our reputation is built on delivering consistent, scalable performance.

Realising “Unlock Additive Efficiency”

With Authentise’s MES in place, service bureaus can:

Decrease setup and handoff errors
Accelerate throughput while maintaining quality
Improve traceability and reduce audit risk
Grow into new markets or higher volumes - without blowing up your operations

This is more than automation - it’s scalable control, intelligence, and reliability.

Get Started Today

If you're a service bureau aiming to expand your capabilities - whether materials, machines, or geographic reach - you don’t have to outgrow your systems. With Authentise: The leading provider of additive manufacturing workflow management systems, scaling additive manufacturing is not a gamble - it’s a strategy.