en.Wedoany.com Reported - Brazil's SKA, a national benchmark in industrial technology, announced the expansion of its Digital Manufacturing Center (CMD) operations, integrating a new business unit focused on providing advanced additive manufacturing services and applications for the industrial sector.
With this new business area, CMD begins offering a structured service portfolio encompassing consulting, additive manufacturing production, application engineering, simulation, and technical training, creating an environment dedicated to developing industrial solutions and validating new applications. SKA's proposition goes beyond being merely a dedicated industrial 3D printing space; it positions CMD as a convergence point for technology, application engineering, and capacity building, helping to strengthen the additive manufacturing ecosystem within Brazil.
This initiative supports companies at different stages of technology adoption, assisting in the analysis, development, and application of additive manufacturing solutions, connecting engineering, validation, and production to generate tangible results. SKA's CFO, Tiago Wolfarth, emphasized: "The expansion of CMD represents a significant step in SKA's development within the industrial ecosystem. Our goal is not just to provide technology, but to be a partner that creates value for our clients, connecting engineering, application, and decision-making. Additive manufacturing cannot be sustained by technology alone; it requires the ability to solve real industrial problems, and that is precisely the role we aim to play."
CMD's new business areas include: Additive Manufacturing, involving the production of parts through additive manufacturing, including functional prototypes, end-use industrial parts, and small to medium batch production; Engineering and Application, developing and optimizing parts for industrial 3D printing, including part redesign, topology analysis, simulation, technical analysis, and industrial application development; Training and Consulting, customized course programs combining capacity building with technical and business consulting, supporting companies in identifying opportunities, developing applications, and structuring feasibility studies for equipment investment.
The space will allow companies to utilize CMD to test applications, validate concepts, and technically refine their projects before investing in their own printers, thereby reducing risks and accelerating technology implementation. SKA's Additive Manufacturing Coordinator, Micael Mota, stated: "In practice, the biggest challenge is not printing a part, but understanding whether the application makes sense from a technical and production standpoint. CMD's work is precisely to support this analysis, from redesign and optimization to validation through simulation and testing, ensuring the solution is viable, efficient, and sustainable within the client's operations." The technologies employed by CMD include industrial processes for polymer, composite, and resin production, involving Powder Bed Fusion (PBF), Masked Stereolithography (MSLA), and Continuous Fiber Fabrication (CFF). For metal production (SLM technology), SKA will initially collaborate through a network of specialized partners, while its own operations remain focused on application development, engineering, and consulting.
SKA's CMD was inaugurated in 2019 as the largest and most advanced additive manufacturing space in Latin America, initially equipped with HP and Markforged equipment for 3D printing polymers, composites, and metals. Now, with the passage of time and further deepening of expertise, the company has expanded its portfolio with Materialise's 3D printing software, as well as technologies from Formlabs (mSLA desktop and benchtop, SLS) and Nikon SLM Solutions, which focuses on metal 3D printing. At the time, SKA's CEO and founder, Siegfried Koelln, highlighted CMD's importance to the industrial ecosystem: "The goal of the SKA Digital Manufacturing Center is not just to improve processes, but to rethink engineering, from the designer's product concept all the way to its manufacturing—this truly embodies our mission of transforming industry through technological innovation."
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