Build preparation software developer AMIS and manufacturing operating platform Phasio will present at Formnext 2026 a connected additive manufacturing workflow. Their goal is to show how an incoming order can turn into a build ready to print, and then go through post-processing and delivery, without leaving one single workflow.
In many AM companies, quoting, production management and build preparation are handled in different software tools, making it difficult for sales and production teams to work from the same information.
At Formnext, the two companies will link Phasio’s platform with the automated build preparation technology of AMIS. Priorities, due dates and other production data go straight into build preparation, and the team can follow every step of the process. A dynamic schedule, driven by the process itself, would display in real time what has been done, where production stands and what comes next, the companies explain.
The announcement follows the launch of AMIS Runtime earlier this year, an automation and scripting engine that takes over repetitive build preparation tasks. Phasio, for its part, had already connected its platform to Dyndrite MJF Pro last year, to build an end-to-end workflow for HP Multi Jet Fusion users.
The demonstration will rely on a real production case: visitors will see the information of a customer order go into production planning, then automated build preparation, before coming back into the workflow for post-processing, quality control and shipping.
On one side, Phasio covers quoting, part intelligence, customer portals, production operations and the connection with back-office systems. On the other side, AMIS handles build preparation and the automation of the workflow.
“The Pro vs. the Machine”
The highlight of the session is a live challenge named “The Pro vs. the Machine”. Kris Binon will prepare builds by hand in AMIS Pro, while Phasio will send a full production backlog to AMIS Runtime with one click. The challenge consists in comparing both approaches on the exact same production scenario.
“Automation does not need to be hard, it needs to be smart,” AMIS and Phasio believe.
According to them, the workflow would suit small service bureaus as well as large-scale Additive Manufacturing production environments, with operators keeping control of the process.
What we find interesting here is that the demonstration focuses on collaboration between the operator and the software, rather than replacing one with the other. The operator still has the final word, as the theme of the booth highlights: “Turn Orders into Production: Phasio remembers. AMIS nests. You approve.”
The live demonstration will take place in Hall 12.1, Booth F91, on Thursday, November 19, from 2:00 to 2:20 p.m.
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