1000Kelvin

Name

1000Kelvin

Legal name

1000 Kelvin

Website

https://1000kelvin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Additive Manufacturing Software

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Machine Control, Firmware & Print Management (IMAAACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process & Application Development (DfAM, Parameter Development) (IMAAAJAF)

Keywords

• Additive manufacturing software
• Laser manufacturing AI
• Metal 3D printing software
• Physics-based AI platform
• Build preparation software

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

1000Kelvin develops physics-based AI foundation models for laser manufacturing processes, with its flagship product AMAIZE being an AI-native build preparation platform for metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF). The platform delivers printability validation, automated supports, physics-aware exposure optimization, and defect prediction. The same foundation models are embedded into OEM systems (EOS, SCANLAB) and CAD environments (Autodesk Fusion) to turn laser machines into self-optimizing production platforms.

Product overview

1000Kelvin offers a single platform architecture anchored by its proprietary Foundation Models for laser processes, which power the flagship AMAIZE product and are embedded across partner ecosystems. AMAIZE is an AI-native build preparation platform for metal LPBF that provides printability validation, automated supports, and physics-aware exposure optimization. The foundation models serve as the underlying intelligence layer, enabling point-wise control and quality prediction, which are then deployed through OEM integrations (EOS), CAD partnerships (Autodesk Fusion), and scan-head control (SCANLAB).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMAIZE: AI-native build preparation platform for metal LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion). Features printability validation, automated supports, and physics-aware exposure optimization for first-time-right metal additive manufacturing at scale.
• The Physical AI Lab

Products and services

• AMAIZE AI-native build preparation platform for metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) that provides printability validation, automated supports, and physics-aware exposure optimization to enable first-time-right additive manufacturing at scale. Designed for metal AM manufacturers and machine builders.
• AMAIZE 2.0 Major version upgrade of the AMAIZE AI co-pilot platform for metal additive manufacturing, introducing enhanced capabilities for first-time-right 3D printing based on physics-based AI foundation models.
• Laser Process Foundation Models Physics-based AI foundation models trained on laser-material interaction including absorption, thermal diffusion, melt pool formation, phase transitions, and solidification dynamics. Transferable across laser-based manufacturing methods and deployed as the underlying intelligence layer for OEM partners, CAD integrations, and the AMAIZE platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• From design to qualified metal part in days, not months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• AutodeskcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2024AMAIZE co-pilot embedded inside Autodesk Fusion CAD — bringing physics-aware AM intelligence directly into the design environment used by millions of engineers worldwide. Available via Autodesk App Store.
• EOScoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 February 2024First AI Co-Pilot for LPBF embedded inside EOS industrial metal AM systems. 1000Kelvin's AMAIZE technology turns EOS machines into self-optimizing production platforms — the first deployment of foundational AI inside commercial industrial AM systems.
• SCANLABcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Next-generation AI-enhanced laser control and scan-head intelligence partnership. Driving unprecedented speed and precision in additive manufacturing through AI-augmented scan-head systems.
• NEOFORGEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVertically integrated production floor run by 1000Kelvin's foundation models. From design to qualified metal part in days, not months — sovereign European AM at industrial scale.
• NVIDIAsupportingTechnology or IntegrationInfrastructure and compute partner supporting AI model training and inference for foundation models.
• AWSsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure partner for AI model deployment and scaling.
• TRUMPFsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMachine builder partner utilizing 1000Kelvin's AI foundation models for laser manufacturing intelligence.
• RenishawsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMachine builder partner utilizing 1000Kelvin's AI foundation models for additive manufacturing.
• Nikon SLM SolutionssupportingTechnology or IntegrationMachine builder partner utilizing 1000Kelvin's AI foundation models for metal AM.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ansys: Ansys is a dominant engineering simulation vendor increasingly embedding AI into its manufacturing and AM simulation products. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose simulation stack overlaps with 1000Kelvin's physics-first prediction capabilities.
• Autodesk (Netfabb): Autodesk's Netfabb is a leading build preparation and simulation suite for AM and is already a distribution partner for 1000Kelvin via Fusion. As an incumbent with embedded AI features, it represents both a channel and a competitive threat.
• Materialise: Materialise offers Magics build preparation software and a broad AM services platform. Comparable as a broad incumbent with deep installed base in AM software that 1000Kelvin's AMAIZE competes against and integrates with.

Direct peers

• Authentise: Authentise provides AI-enabled workflow, quality, and process software for additive manufacturing, including planning, in-process monitoring, and analytics. Comparable to 1000Kelvin as a software-first AM intelligence platform targeting manufacturers and OEMs.
• Oqton (3D Systems): Oqton is an AI-powered manufacturing OS for AM and CNC workflows, now part of 3D Systems. Directly comparable to 1000Kelvin's AMAIZE as an end-to-end build preparation and production platform for additive manufacturing.
• nTopology: nTopology provides engineering software for design for additive manufacturing, combining generative design with simulation-informed optimization. Comparable as a software platform targeting engineers designing parts specifically for AM processes like LPBF.
• AI Build: AI Build offers an AI-driven automation and optimization platform for additive manufacturing workflows. It is the closest direct competitor to 1000Kelvin, pursuing AI-native build preparation and process optimization across polymer and metal AM.

Emerging players

• Sigma Additive Solutions: Sigma Additive Solutions provides in-situ process monitoring and quality analytics for metal 3D printing. Adjacent peer in the AM quality/intelligence space where 1000Kelvin also competes for defect-prediction budgets.
• Phase3D: Phase3D applies high-fidelity in-situ monitoring and physics-aware analytics to metal AM. Comparable as an emerging player building physics-based intelligence for AM quality, overlapping with 1000Kelvin's defect prediction thesis.
• Additive Assurance: Additive Assurance offers in-process quality assurance and monitoring for metal AM. Adjacent to 1000Kelvin's quality prediction capabilities, though more narrowly focused on monitoring rather than full build preparation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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