🔴 PIONEER Featured in VMAP Standard Interview on Data Integration in Additive Manufacturing

The VMAP Standards Community has recently published an interview with the AIMEN Technology Centre team, coordinators of the PIONEER Project. They are offering valuable insights into how data integration, simulation, and standardisation are reshaping Additive Manufacturing (AM).

During the interview, the AIMEN team discusses the challenges of connecting the design engineering phase with real-world production – particularly in complex manufacturing environments such as wire-arc additive manufacturing. They explain how PIONEER is developing an interoperable digital pipeline that brings together material data, process information, simulation outputs, and monitoring results to support faster and more reliable manufacturing.

A key theme running through the discussion is the importance of data standards and interoperability, especially when multiple partners, software tools, and engineering domains must cooperate seamlessly. The team highlights how standards such as VMAP help ensure consistent terminology, data structures, and traceability across the value chain – essential elements for both advanced simulation and AI-driven analytics.

The interview also touches on the increasing importance of the role of digital twins, MODA/CHADA methodologies, and the need for structured datasets that support efficient transitions from design to production.

The article provides deeper insights into how PIONEER is contributing to the future of integrated, data-driven manufacturing.

You can read the full interview on VMAP Standard’s website.

Written by: CORE Innovation Centre