The ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing, based on the RWTH Aachen Campus, pools resources and facilitates industry’s access to the Additive Manufacturing expertise of leading scientific and research institutions. ACAM is the one-stop-shop for Additive Manufacturing, covering the entire process chain, from design stage through to quality control and focuses on topics such as process chain automation, the development of customized materials, increasing productivity and reducing turnaround times.Additionally, ACAM offers opportunities for joint research and development, a sophisticated training and education program, as well as an online platform enabling industry members to build business connections and exchange practical knowledge.

Production is changing, and the future will see more digitalization, networking across industries, and relevance of environmental impacts. Change outside of the AM industry creates complexity and the necessity to constantly reinvent processes, applications, and business strategy. We strive to enable the AM industry navigating its own complexity and successfully accomplish social, ecological, and economical sustainability by leveraging increasing digitalization, new technologies, business networks.