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Born on a digital thread: how AI and the Digital Twin redefine additive manufacturing

The Industry Forward Podcast··19 September 2026·22 min

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Additive manufacturing can be a great boon for the manufacturing industry as profit margins shrink, regulations increase and sustainable production accelerates in importance. Successful additive manufacturing requires a focus on speed and scalability, and software-defined manufacturing built on the Digital Twin and AI connect business operations while optimizing automated design and manufacturing processes. In this episode of the Industry Forward podcast, host Dale Tutt, Global Vice President of Industry Strategy, Siemens Digital Industries Software, and guest Jay Rogers, CEO of Haddy, discuss how digital technologies and artificial intelligence are converging to transform product development and production. This episode will cover: The parts machine learning and simulation play in optimizing additive manufacturing processes How to apply AI across maintenance, design, quality assurance, process optimization and future autonomous product creation Ways advanced digital tools and robotics can help drive the next generation of manufacturing