Case Study: Carpenter Additive improves project management and communication with Materialise CO-AM

How CO-AM Optimized Project Management Efficiency and Team Communications at Carpenter Additive

Carpenter Additive, the metal additive manufacturing division of Carpenter Technology, needed a better way to manage a high volume of R&D and customer requests across departments and keep project data organized and accessible. Working with Materialise, the company adopted the CO-AM Software Platform to create a centralized digital thread and improve workflow consistency, team visibility, and communication from the shop floor to the back office.

Materialise implemented CO-AM as a connected software backbone that aggregates build, scheduling, and job information into a central data hub, with operators using tablets for digital work instructions. The results were measurable: Carpenter Additive improved first-print quality by 14%, increased manufacturing productivity by 22%, and saved about 12 hours per week in project management efficiency.

Carpenter Additive

William Herbert

Director of Technology and R&D