SCANLAB and 1000 Kelvin enhance industrial AM productivity

SCANLAB, an OEM manufacturer specializing in high-end laser scan heads and scanning solutions, and 1000 Kelvin GmbH, developer of the Physics-AI platform AMAIZE, have entered a partnership aimed at enhancing metal additive manufacturing through advanced AI-driven control of laser power distribution and melt pool dynamics.

Metal AM processes continually strive to increase throughput and minimize material waste, emphasizing the importance of efficient data preparation. SCANLAB’s innovative control system, SCANmotionControl, allows precise simulation of laser scan paths offline. The software considers the physical properties of scan systems, ensuring exact replication in actual applications.

Integrating SCANLAB’s SCANmotionControl with 1000 Kelvin’s Physics-AI platform, AMAIZE, empowers manufacturers to reliably produce intricate geometries with precision-engineered thermal profiles. This combination enables first-time-right manufacturing, improved overhang performance, enhanced surface finishes, and full process transparency.

“This collaboration reveals the possibilities when cutting-edge laser scan systems and AI work in coordination,” said Dr. Daniel Reitemeyer, Business Developer of Additive Manufacturing at SCANLAB. “AMAIZE’s detailed prediction is the ideal match for our advanced SCANmotionControl solution. Our software allows freeform power profiles on a single vector, individually for every vector of a print job. The AI-based point-wise power optimization permits automated process parameter calculation, which is a prerequisite for advanced scan control on an industrial level. The combination offers our customers the highest performance and control.”

The software integration utilizes the open 3MF format, facilitating immediate and scalable deployment for machine builders. “For years, the 3MF Consortium has been working on standardizing every step in the additive manufacturing toolchain. The craftsmanship and scalability of the 3MF toolpath extension, combined with 1000 Kelvin’s AI and SCANLAB’s high-frequency control precision demonstrate the true power of ecosystem-driven innovation. We are finally witnessing the emergence of high-end geometries printed repeatable, faster, with greater quality, and with machine-specific predictive optimization – while taking into account everything down to laser reaction times and the inertia of the scanning mirrors,” said Alexander Oster, Technical Chairman of the 3MF Consortium.

“We’ve developed a physics-based foundational model purpose-built for manufacturing – trained to understand and control the laser-material interaction. With 100 kHz temporal resolution and power modulation along vectors, our AI doesn’t just predict – it governs the process at the level where material behavior is shaped. Working closely with SCANLAB, we’ve integrated this intelligence directly into the laser path control, bridging software and hardware like never before. For machine builders and end users, this unlocks a new era: the ability to print highly complex materials and geometries with granular control, computational efficiency, and reproducible results. It’s the missing piece between digital intent and physical reality. And it means that, finally, AI speaks the language of physics in the factory,” said Dr. Katharina Eissing, CTO and Co-founder of 1000 Kelvin.

AMAIZE’s core technology, already deployed in leading aerospace, defense, and energy industries, combined with SCANmotionControl, provides machine integrators with a straightforward, AI-native recipe-generation capability.