LEUVEN, Belgium, Nov 17, 2025 – Materialise has expanded its open, secure software ecosystem with three new CO-AM solutions and supporting technologies that automate key steps in additive manufacturing workflows.
“Industrializing additive manufacturing isn’t a software problem or a hardware problem; it’s a manufacturing problem,” said Udo Eberlein, vice president of software at Materialise. “It requires understanding the complete workflow, the real constraints, and the practical trade-offs that production teams face every day. We’re tailoring our offerings to meet the specific needs of the market, from standard to the most advanced users, bringing NPI and Enterprise solutions to help them scale AM with confidence.”
The new offerings – CO-AM Professional, CO-AM NPI, and CO-AM Enterprise – are powered by CO‑AM Brix, a low-code, node-based automation technology, and CO-AM Build Platform, a cloud-based, visual editor for build and platform preparation. Materialise announces that its latest build processors feature a modular framework, that lets manufacturers integrate tools and strategies into their workflows.
Serving Every User, Every Application, Every Machine
CO-AM continues to expand to support manufacturers at any stage of their additive manufacturing (AM) workflow:
- CO-AM Professional – Automates workflow steps and provides traceability for high-mix, low-volume AM. It is cloud-based and integrated with Magics to centralize data, build preparation, and platform setup. It also captures process knowledge so teams can use a single source of information and run repeatable, machine-agnostic operations.
- CO-AM NPI – Accelerates NPI and part qualification in series AM. CO-AM Brix optimization adjusts scan strategies to improve quality and reduce build time and cost. Locked process settings and quality controls support certification and ensure consistent production.
- CO-AM Enterprise – Combines CO-AM Professional’s preparation with production execution and order management. It captures real-time shop floor data, input/output production, and quality data to provide traceability and keep operations consistent and compliant across sites.
Materialise Professional Services helps customers design, implement, and scale CO-AM systems that meet their production needs. CO-AM is a configurable software layer that integrates into a manufacturer’s environment and connects users, applications, and machines.
“The AM industry needs an ecosystem that connects tools and automates workflows. No point solution will solve this challenge,” said Eberlein. “Platforms without deep domain knowledge risk becoming abstraction layers, convenient until they’re not, flexible until you need something they didn’t anticipate. Materialise delivers decades of software development expertise earned through close collaboration with our partners and factory-floor knowledge. CO-AM is how we put that knowledge to work for the entire industry.”
Building Blocks for the Open and Connected Ecosystem
The announcements reinforce CO-AM’s role as the foundation for a manufacturing environment, where customers can exchange data, integrate technologies, and coordinate customized AM workflows.
CO-AM Brix: Brix is a tool for automating and optimizing manufacturing workflows with visual, node-based controls. It builds on Magics SDK strategy and integrates more than 800 algorithms from the Magics SDK, Build Processor SDK, and 3-matic SDK.
CO-AM Build Platform: Build platform lets users view and edit parts in the cloud, creating a single source for AM data and workflows. CO-AM Brix workflows run automatically, and interactive projects open in Magics with revision tracking. The tool also works with third-party build-preparation software to support production setups.
Open Build Processor Architecture: The Build Processor framework uses an open, modular architecture. Manufacturers can plug in OEM Build processors, Materialise-developed processors, or build custom strategies using the Build Processor SDK. These strategies run from Magics, third-party CAD systems, 3MF workflows, or directly through CO-AM.
Shared Domain Model: As part of its collaboration with the Leading Minds consortium, Materialise is sharing an open domain model that defines core AM data types, including part, build, material lot, machine, parameter set, telemetry, quality, and genealogy. The model aligns with ISO/ASTM 529xx, 3MF, OPC UA, and QIF standards and provides the foundation for CO-AM’s data architecture.
By providing partners a shared data model for AM ops, Materialise allows them to develop compatible tools, reducing friction across the industry.
Materialise will present the CO-AM ecosystem, CO-AM Brix automation technology, and three new metal NxG Build Processors at Formnext 2025. Live product and software solutions demonstrations are available at Hall 12.1, Booth C139.
Source: Materialise
About Materialise
Materialise, founded in 1990 and based in Leuven, Belgium, provides 3D printing software and services for industries including healthcare, automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods. The company’s portfolio includes Magics data-preparation software, build processors, and cloud tools that integrate with a wide range of 3D printers and design platforms. Materialise also offers engineering support to help organizations optimize designs for additive manufacturing. In healthcare, it provides patient-specific surgical planning and anatomical models, and across industrial sectors it supports prototyping, tooling, and production. With more than 30 years of experience, a global footprint, and one of the world’s largest 3D printing facilities, Materialise combines extensive software development expertise with broad manufacturing capabilities.