Rapid Geometry Review — Making World-Class DfAM Insight Accessible
For the past several years, Metamorphic AM has been immersed in some of the most technically demanding additive manufacturing programmes in Europe, from quantum systems to fusion components and advanced energy applications.
Those deep-dive innovation projects remain at the heart of who we are and what we do.
But we’ve learned something important.
Many organisations don’t need a multi-million-pound R&D programme. They need clarity. Early. Before the first print.
That is why we’ve launched Rapid Geometry Review.
WHY IT EXISTS
Too often, additive projects enter the build phase with designs that are technically “printable”, but not truly optimised.
Preset CAD tools are applied. Topology optimisation study is run. Lattice features are added.
The geometry looks sophisticated.
But critical questions remain:
Is the functional intent encoded correctly?
Are tolerances and orientation effects understood?
Is manufacturability embedded from the start?
Are we about to enter an expensive print–test–print loop?
Rapid Geometry Review addresses these questions before cost accumulates.
WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS
Rapid Geometry Review is not automated feedback. It is not a generic checklist. It is a structured engineering interrogation of your geometry, conducted by the same team that leads our advanced innovation programmes.
We assess:
Structural logic and load paths
Material suitability
Manufacturing viability
Missed opportunities in geometry
Risk factors likely to trigger rework
And we deliver actionable recommendations.
In many cases, a few intelligent design adjustments upstream can remove multiple downstream build iterations. The ROI is often measured not in percentages, but in avoided months.
WHY THIS MATTERS FOR THE INDUSTRY
Additive manufacturing is entering a maturity phase. But the gap between “printed” and “engineered” remains wide.
If AM is to compete seriously with traditional processes in production environments, DfAM must exploit the full potential of the additive process — as rigorous engineering, not surface-level optimisation..
Rapid Geometry Review lowers the barrier to that level of thinking.
It allows companies to access best-in-class DfAM expertise at a scale and cost previously reserved for flagship innovation projects.
WHAT HASN’T CHANGED
Metamorphic remains deeply committed to high-value, frontier R&D collaborations.
Rapid Geometry Review is not a shift in identity. It is a broadening of impact.
Because if we believe additive manufacturing deserves to be taken seriously, then we must make serious DfAM thinking more accessible.
2026 isn’t about printing more parts.
It’s about printing better ones.