1.0Engineer News Networkhttps://www.engineernewsnetwork.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PsI1c6KkJl"><a href="https://www.engineernewsnetwork.com/blog/why-metal-am-needs-build-intelligence/">Why metal AM needs build intelligence</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.engineernewsnetwork.com/blog/why-metal-am-needs-build-intelligence/embed/#?secret=PsI1c6KkJl" width="600" height="338" title="“Why metal AM needs build intelligence” — Engineer News Network" data-secret="PsI1c6KkJl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.engineernewsnetwork.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.engineernewsnetwork.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_5114-1-scaled.jpg25601920Henry Saunders and Ben Thomas look at the idea that AM quality must become connected. Prediction, process measurement, analysis, verification, and learning should not sit in separate silos. They should inform each other Metal additive manufacturing has never lacked ambition. It can produce geometries that conventional manufacturing cannot, consolidate assemblies, reduce weight, enable new thermal and …