Unlocking Efficiency in Additive Manufacturing: How Authentise Flows Reduces Lead Times by Up to 90%

In additive manufacturing (AM), time isn’t just money - it’s competitive advantage. Delays in quoting, scheduling, or pre-production workflows can quickly add up to lost opportunities, higher costs, and slower innovation. That’s where Authentise Flows comes in. Built specifically for additive workflows, Flows helps leading manufacturers slash lead times, automate repetitive steps, and unlock new capacity - without adding machines.

Here’s how the results stack up, based only on verified outcomes.

Boeing Case Study: 90% Faster Pre-Production Planning

One of the clearest demonstrations of Flows’ impact comes from Boeing Airspace:

• Pre-production planning reduced from 12 hours to just 45 minutes

• ~90% time reduction in the planning stage

• 3,206 hours of labour saved

• 16× increase in production capacity

• £657,000 saved in pre-production costs

Everyday Efficiency with FlowsAM

The benefits aren’t limited to headline case studies. Day-to-day users of FlowsAM, the variant built for additive manufacturing, report consistent time savings:

• Around 1 hour saved every day in process oversight

• Around 30 minutes saved per production request

These efficiencies free up engineering teams to focus on what matters: quality and innovation.

Industry-Wide: Up to 40% Faster Production Times

Industry data shows that optimised AM workflows can deliver up to 40% faster overall production times, while also reducing material waste and failure rates. Authentise Flows helps enable those gains by connecting every step - from design intake through production and post-processing - into one seamless digital thread.

Why Flows Works

Flows achieves these results by tackling the bottlenecks that slow down additive teams:

• Automated workflow engine: Job routing, approvals, and machine integration in one platform

• Smart scheduling: Automated run scheduling based on availability, buffers, and maintenance windows

• Real-time monitoring: Centralised visibility across design, materials, and quality data

• Streamlined quoting: RFQ Responder and templated workflows accelerate request-to-production cycles

Instead of adding more machines, Flows helps you get more out of the ones you already have.

Final Thoughts

Lead time reduction in AM isn’t a theory - it’s a fact.

• Boeing saved 90% of pre-production planning time.

• FlowsAM saves 1 hour per day in oversight and 30 minutes per request.

• Industry data points to up to 40% faster production times when workflows are connected.

  
  

With Authentise Flows, you don’t just speed up production - you unlock capacity, reduce costs, and build resilience into your operations.

👉 Learn more about Authentise Flows and see how you can cut lead times in your own AM workflow.

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