CEAC-2022-03-March

News
Authentise Acquires Elements to
Deliver Data-Driven Flexibility Across
Manufacturing
Philadelphia, Pa. — Authentise (www.authentise.com), the
leader in data-driven workflow tools for additive manufacturing,
today announced the acquisition of all assets of
Elements Technology Platform (www.elementstechnology.
com), the provider of self-serve workflow tools for manufacturing.
As part of the transaction, Elements’ team will join
Authentise.
The partnership enables discrete manufacturers everywhere
to access connected workflow management solutions used
by the world’s leading additive manufacturing companies to
manage their lot-size 1 operations efficiently, flexibly and
transparently.
“Elements is the perfect addition to the Authentise portfolio,”
says Andre Wegner, CEO of Authentise. “Like Authentise,
Elements have been laser-focused, providing manufacturing
operations with the flexibility they need in the
post-pandemic world with the efficiency that data enables in
the 21st century.”
The combination of the two companies, brings together a
potent mix of tools and technologies for workflow management,
real-time machine data insight, AI, RFID technologies
and more, on a proven, open, data-driven platform for the
manufacturing supply chain.
With our diverse experiences we believe we will be able to
rapidly accelerate towards our joint mission of delivering
end-to-end transparency, reliability and efficiency to manufacturing
operations using data. We’re delighted to welcome
the Elements team and customers on board.”
Joe Handsaker, CEO of Elements Technology, highlighted the
untouched opportunities that both companies can tap together:
“The real story of Industry 4.0 has yet to be written.
The last 20 years have been wasted focusing on predictive
maintenance and analytics, which have yielded very little
return on investment. It’s time to refocus on what’s core to
manufacturing: the worker. Supporting them with data and
modern tools gives us more context in manufacturing, and
allows us to drive better quality, insight and completely new
business models. If nothing else, the pandemic has shown
that a radical rethink of the way things are made and delivered
is necessary. We’re delighted to have found a partner
that understands that, and are excited to build a better
future, together.”
Enterprises looking to support their most agile business units
across fabrication and prototyping, get in touch here
(https://www.authentise.com/contact-us).
Mr. Wegner goes on to add “Elements provides customers
with a unique self-serve tool for all types of manufacturing
operations, to quickly create, capture and access repeatable
shop floor processes. Delivering intelligent production
planning & scheduling, and real-time views of production
customers can track orders, like they’re paying for coffee.
These exciting services will become a key part of the combined
Authentise portfolio.”
Even before the acquisition, Authentise was able to deliver
significant efficiency savings, reducing order management
times by 80 percent and manufacturing preparation times
reduced by more than 95 percent at Boeing Additive Manufacturing.
Mr. Wegner continues, “Our goal, together, is to bring
flexibility and responsiveness benefits like these, typically
associated with additive manufacturing, to a broader manufacturing
audience.
Authentise’s and Elements’ combination of award-winning capabilities
refocuses Industry 4.0 to provide the pragmatic flexibility required to solve
manufacturing supply chain challenges.
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