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Materialise: sourced choices

18 product and go-to-market choices, oldest first. Back to the case study

  1. 1990Product · Production experience Materialise began as an additive-manufacturing business and developed software alongside practical production work. MT1
  2. 2018Product · Part preparation Nissan used Magics to prepare and modify files for printed prototypes. MT6
  3. 2018Product · Splitting parts Magics helped split parts too large for a printer’s build volume. MT6
  4. 2018Product · Assembly preparation Preparation tools helped add connections to reassemble split parts. MT6
  5. 2018Product · Wall thickness Nissan automated work associated with changing wall thickness. MT6
  6. 2018Product · Nesting Sinter software automated positioning and spacing of parts in a build. MT6
  7. 2018Go_To_Market · Industrial buyer A named automotive prototype team used preparation tools to reduce manual work. MT6
  8. 2022Product · Open production platform CO-AM was designed to connect planning, preparation and quality information. MT2
  9. 2022Product · Third-party applications CO-AM exposed development tools and APIs to independent software vendors. MT2
  10. 2022Product · Existing preparation tools The platform could accommodate tools such as Stratasys GrabCAD. MT2
  11. 2022Go_To_Market · Existing product base Materialise connected Magics preparation and Link3D manufacturing execution within the CO-AM proposition. MT2
  12. 2022Go_To_Market · Partner ecosystem CASTOR and AM-Flow were named early CO-AM partners. MT2
  13. 2022Go_To_Market · Internal deployment Materialise described rolling CO-AM into its own manufacturing operations. MT2
  14. 2025Product · Customer automation Parts on Demand connected order management, manufacturing execution and Magics through CO-AM. MT7
  15. 2025Product · Implementation work Parts on Demand described documenting exceptions and continuing ERP and CRM integration. MT7
  16. 2025Go_To_Market · Expansion account Parts on Demand moved from long-standing Magics use into a broader CO-AM deployment. MT7
  17. 2025Go_To_Market · Implementation commitment The customer invested in process documentation and change management during adoption. MT7
  18. 2025Go_To_Market · Segment evidence Industrial software revenue declined 6.8% to €40.907 million in 2025. MT4