Danish AM Hub

What Danish AM Hub does

Danish AM Hub (legally Fonden Dansk AM Hub, CVR 39144344) is Denmark's national hub for additive and digital manufacturing, operating as a commercial foundation (erhvervsdrivende fond) initiated and sustained by Industriens Fond (The Industry Foundation) since 2018. The organization helps Danish manufacturing companies — primarily SMEs but also larger international manufacturers with operations in Denmark — adopt and scale additive manufacturing (AM), AI, automation, and new materials. Its service portfolio centres on the AM Sustain advisory programme (paid, tailored company engagements), the free Tech Check (a 3-hour on-site session funded by Industriens Fond at a value up to DKK 50,000), and the annual AM Metal Network membership at DKK 15,000 per year. It complements these offerings with a proprietary CO2e Calculator and AM Sustain software suite, the annual AM Summit, the AM Magazine publication, and an ecosystem map of more than 255 Danish 3D printing companies.

The company delivers its services through a sales-led, on-site consultancy model embedded at client premises, supported by two physical lab facilities: AM-Lab Vest in Herning (opened January 2022) and AM-Lab Øst in Frederikssund (opened 2025 with DKK 2.6 million in Danish Parliamentary funding). It has completed 400+ advisory programmes with Danish manufacturers and references 24 case companies with quantified outcomes in time, cost, and CO2e savings. Revenue is structurally grant-driven: Industriens Fond is the primary sponsor (entering a third grant period), supplemented by project-specific funding from Nordic Innovation (NAMA, 2026-2028), Realdania (BioBuild Business), Tietgenfonden (Skilled Workers 4.0), the Danish Parliament, and other public sources, alongside modest commercial income from Metal AM Network fees and undisclosed AM Sustain programme pricing.

Danish AM Hub is governed by a Board chaired by Poul Skadhede (appointed 2022 by Industriens Fond), with CEO Frank Rosengreen Lorenzen leading an approximately 12-person team that includes CTO Steffen H. Schmidt (based in Herning), Innovation & Project Director Birgitte A. Olsen, Programme & Development Director Jimmi T. Christensen, and Head of Digital Giácomo Parolin. Recent board additions include Ingrid Reumert (SVP, Ørsted, 2025) and Janus Juul Rasmussen (founder, Component AI, 2026), reflecting strategic emphasis on energy-transition credibility and AI readiness alongside the organization's core metal AM focus.

Name

Danish AM Hub

Legal name

Fonden Dansk AM Hub

Website

https://am-hub.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Danish AM Hub is Denmark's national foundation-backed hub that advises manufacturers on adopting additive manufacturing, AI, automation, and new materials, delivering on-site consultancy, a free Tech Check, the AM Sustain programme, and two physical AM-Lab facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Additive Manufacturing Consulting & Ecosystem Services

akta.pro primary industry

Consulting, Advisory & Technology Transfer (AM Adoption) (IMAAAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Training & Workforce Upskilling (AM) (IMAAAJAC), Conferences, Workshops & Industry Events (AM Knowledge Sharing) (IMAAAJAL)

Keywords

• Additive manufacturing consulting
• Industrial 3D printing
• Metal 3D printing network
• Manufacturing sustainability advisory
• AM ecosystem services

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant funding (Industriens Fond): Primary funding source. Industriens Fond (Danish Industry Foundation) provides multi-year grants enabling the organization to operate independently and provide services free to Danish manufacturers. Entering third grant period in the coming year.
2. AM Metal Network membership fees: Annual participation fee of DKK 15,000 (excl. VAT) for the national Metal AM industry network. Covers two colleagues per membership, including two in-person sessions, one online session, facility visits, and expert presentations per year.
3. AM Sustain advisory programmes: Fee-based company programmes for Danish manufacturers wanting to implement or advance AM. Services are tailored and comprehensive. Pricing not publicly disclosed; individual quotes likely.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Danish AM Hub is a non-profit foundation that provides advisory, training, and ecosystem services to help Danish manufacturers adopt additive manufacturing (3D printing). It sells paid sustainability advisory programs (AM Sustain), paid membership to the AM Metal Network, and free advisory entry points (Tech Check), while operating physical AM-Labs and developing proprietary tools such as the CO2e Calculator for mapping the carbon footprint of additive manufacturing processes.

Product overview

Danish AM Hub operates as Denmark's national hub for additive manufacturing, offering a portfolio of advisory services, digital tools, and physical facilities. The core advisory offerings include AM Sustain (a structured company programme for 3D printing adoption), Tech Check (a free initial assessment service), and a proprietary CO2e Calculator for sustainability assessment. The organization maintains two physical AM-Lab facilities (West in Herning and East in Frederikssund) providing access to metal 3D printing technology. Beyond individual company services, Danish AM Hub facilitates industry-wide initiatives including the AM Metal Network (a professional network for metal AM practitioners), AM Summit (annual industry event), AM Magazine/AM Report (annual publication), Nordic AM Alliance (NAMA cross-border cooperation), BioBuild Business (bio-based construction innovation), Skilled Workers 4.0 (vocational education programme), and circularity/remanufacturing projects. The portfolio is grant-funded by Industriens Fond, enabling independent and impartial advisory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AM Sustain: Company programme on sustainability and competitiveness for Danish companies wanting to implement 3D printing in their business.
• AM Summit
• AM Magazine
• Metal AM Network

Products and services

• Tech Check
• AM Sustain
• CO2e Calculator
• AM Metal Network
• AM-Lab facilities (Herning and Frederikssund)
• Danish AM Hub Annual Summit
• 'additiv manufacturing' magazine

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 6x shorter delivery time for components in documented cases (FUJIFILM Biotechnologies)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nordic AM Alliance (NAMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Nordic Additive Manufacturing Alliance bringing together leading AM actors from Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Project period June 2026 – June 2028. Goal: promote sustainable production, strengthen supply chain resilience, increase innovation, and create new growth opportunities for Nordic companies.
• Frederikssund ErhvervminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local business organization that issued press release welcoming the AM-Lab Øst establishment and the DKK 2.6 million national budget allocation for AM equipment at Campus Frederikssund.
• Herningsholm Vocational School & Upper Secondary SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Dansk AM Hub's office at AM-Lab West is located at Herningsholm Vocational School in Herning. Collaboration provides manufacturing companies access to 3D metal printers and educational support. Partner in Skilled Workers 4.0 project.
• Alfred Nobel Science Park (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Joint Nordic cooperation project with Alfred Nobel Science Park to strengthen 3D printing across the Nordic region. Pre-project from August 2020 to February 2021, funded by EU Interreg-ÖKS. Included qualitative study with Oxford Research (25 companies) and exploratory workshop with 17 Nordic companies.
• 3D Metal Alliance (Herning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the 3D Metal Alliance in Herning provides three metal 3D printers and hands-on support to help companies get started with metal printing. Once initial steps are taken together, companies can be connected with other Danish metal printing experts.
• FAME (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish AM ecosystem partner in the NAMA (Nordic AM Alliance) project.
• Norwegian AMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian AM ecosystem partner in the NAMA (Nordic AM Alliance) project.
• RISE (Sweden)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish research institute partner in the NAMA (Nordic AM Alliance) project.
• Herning MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished the Mid- and West Jutland 3D Metal Alliance together with Herningsholm Vocational School, AU Mekanik og Produktion Herning, DAMRC, and the Business Council Herning & Ikast-Brande. Goal: promote 3D metal printing and strengthen efforts to increase its use.
• DAMRCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDAMRC (Danish Advanced Manufacturing Research Center) collaborates with Dansk AM Hub on the Circularity in the Production Hall (CIP) project, developing and demonstrating hybrid manufacturing methods for remanufacturing worn or defective metal parts.
• Aarhus University (AU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with AU in the Circularity in the Production Hall (CIP) project. AU contributes research expertise to develop and demonstrate hybrid manufacturing methods combining subtractive and additive processes.
• The Royal Danish AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the BioBuild Business project, bridging researchers, architects, startups, and manufacturers to develop new bio-based building components.
• DTU (Technical University of Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDTU developed the open hardware/software metal 3D printer for AM-Lab Øst in Frederikssund — the first of its kind in the world. DTU is also a partner in BioBuild Business and the establishment of AM-Lab Øst.
• SDU (University of Southern Denmark)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in BioBuild Business, contributing to the development of bio-based building components using technological, digital, and sustainable production methods.
• AAU (Aalborg University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in BioBuild Business, contributing interdisciplinary innovation expertise to develop bio-based market opportunities into proof of concept.
• Campus Frederikssund (U/NORD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus Frederikssund hosts AM-Lab Øst, centrally located at the campus. U/NORD received DKK 2.6 million in 2024 government funding for AM equipment purchases. Students and company employees can use the facility.
• Frederikssund MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality co-financed AM-Lab Øst together with Industriens Fond. Strong local commitment and cross-municipal collaboration to create tangible value for companies and young people in the North Zealand area.
• Frederikssund BusinessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business organization in Frederikssund, part of the partnership establishing AM-Lab Øst.
• Confederation of Danish Industry (DI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDI is part of the partnership for AM-Lab Øst. Board member Jacob Himmelstrup represents the Confederation of Danish Industry on the Dansk AM Hub board.
• Danish Technological InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Danish Technological Institute in the AM Sustain programme with FUJIFILM Biotechnologies. DTI provides technical expertise and serves as a GTS (Godkendt Teknologisk Service) institute partner.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Materialise: Global AM service bureau and software vendor offering industrial 3D printing, software and consultancy at scale. Comparable as a broader incumbent that competes for industrial AM engagement work, though it is vendor-affiliated and commercially scaled rather than grant-funded.
• RISE Research Institutes of Sweden: Sweden's national research institute and partner within the Nordic AM Alliance (NAMA). Comparable as a publicly funded RTO with an AM/digital manufacturing practice serving industry and government — broad in scope but with overlapping use cases in advisory, applied research and training.

Direct peers

• National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC): Singapore's national AM innovation hub driving AM adoption among manufacturers through capability building, projects and partnerships. Directly comparable as a national cluster funded by public/industry sources to commercialise AM, build the workforce pipeline and host a network of companies.
• Norwegian AM: Norway's national ecosystem for additive manufacturing and an NAMA partner. Directly comparable as a country-level AM hub coordinating industry, academia and public stakeholders to drive adoption across Norwegian manufacturers.
• Fraunhofer IAPT (FIT Additive Manufacturing): Germany's flagship applied research institute for additive manufacturing, offering consulting, technology transfer and training to industrial clients. Comparable as a publicly funded AM competence centre that combines research, advisory services and pilot/production capabilities for manufacturing SMEs and enterprises.
• America Makes: The USA's national additive manufacturing innovation institute, founded as a public-private partnership. Directly comparable as a national AM hub driving SME adoption, workforce training and ecosystem development — the closest parallel to Danish AM Hub's mission outside of Europe.
• RAMLab (Rotterdam Additive Manufacturing Lab): Fieldlab AM hub in the Netherlands combining industrial 3D printing services, consulting and applied research for manufacturers. Comparable as a non-vendor AM service and consulting hub with a regional/ecosystem remit and applied R&D activities similar to AM-Lab facilities.
• FAME (Finnish Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem): Finnish AM ecosystem coordinating body and NAMA partner. Directly comparable as a national coordinating hub that aggregates industry, academia and public stakeholders to accelerate AM adoption among Finnish manufacturers.
• 3D Center (Sweden): Swedish AM hub focused on supporting Nordic manufacturers in adopting and scaling 3D printing. Comparable as a regional AM competence centre offering training, consultancy and demonstrations to industrial customers.

Others

• Danish Technological Institute: Danish GTS-Institute providing applied research, technology consultancy and testing for industry; a co-implementation partner on AM Sustain programmes. Comparable as a publicly funded applied-research partner that enables Danish AM Hub's enterprise engagements through technical expertise and lab facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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