Professional experience · 2012 → today

Factory, product, software and people: one digital-manufacturing experience.

After his first encounter with an industrial 3D printer in 2009, Michele Monti’s professional path began in 2012 and now connects industrial additive production, 3D scanning and CAD, product development, full-stack software, AI, operations and technical-team leadership. The value lies not in knowing isolated tools, but in understanding how decisions affect the whole system.

This page prioritizes current responsibilities and capabilities. Completed professional chapters appear only as historical context; customers and details protected by NDAs are not identified.

2009first encounter with an industrial 3D printer
2012 →building and leading JUNO
3D stackfrom capture and CAD to multi-process production
Full-stacksoftware, cloud, AI and digital products
Current experience

Where the capabilities converge

From 2012 · first encounter in 2009PolyJet · FDM · MJF · DLS · LPBF/DMLS

Mastering the machine without becoming dependent on the machine

The deepest specializations PolyJet, FDM, MJF, DLS and LPBF/DMLS are the workhorses: processes used directly, with machines under ownership and operational responsibility across materials, preparation, post-processing, quality and maintenance.

Beyond the list Naming five technologies does not imply only five possible technologies. Years spent comparing architectures, brands and generations built the ability to read a new platform quickly.

The method Start from the application and process physics; understand safety, parameters, repeatability, capacity, total cost and integration into the industrial workflow.

Where he makes the difference Faced with new equipment — including multimillion-euro systems — he brings technical curiosity, operating discipline and economic accountability until it becomes real production capacity.

From 2020Carbon DLS · engineering materials · end-use parts

Turning Carbon DLS from a Silicon Valley promise into Italian production capacity

The industrial challenge In 2020, Carbon was one of the most advanced AM platforms born in Silicon Valley. Installing it was not enough: a hardware, software, resin and process-parameter ecosystem had to become dependable capacity for Italian industry.

The invisible work Build the direct relationship with Carbon teams and align training, DfAM, applications, materials, quality, maintenance, market positioning and the factory.

From launch to continuity From the first adoption through the introduction of Italy’s first installed Carbon M3 Max, the work continued across rigid and elastomeric components, pre-series and end-use parts.

What this experience proves The ability to absorb complex international technology, earn the trust of global teams and adapt it to the real constraints of Italian customers, operators and production processes.

From 20123D scanners · point clouds · meshes · CAD · DfAM

Owning the complete digital 3D chain, from the physical world to the final part

The settings Packaging, automotive, mobility, biomedical, wellness and aerospace, often within projects protected by confidentiality agreements.

From physical to model Selecting and using the scanning system, capture, point-cloud alignment and cleanup, mesh handling, nominal-to-actual comparison and reverse engineering into genuinely editable CAD.

From CAD to part Parametric and surface modeling, assemblies, design reviews, DfAM, lattice structures and geometry optimization, technology and material selection, prototyping, validation and production.

The current capability This is not simply “knowing CAD”; it is controlling data, geometry, tolerances and decisions across a complete digital 3D pipeline, adopting new tools whenever a project requires them.

The transferable value Turning physical objects and incomplete or strict requirements into a verifiable technical path while protecting customer information and intellectual property.

TodayProduct leadership · teams · strategy

Leading decisions across different disciplines

The responsibility Align technical and non-technical people around the problem, priorities, risk, investment and measurable outcome.

The working method Enter the real context, make constraints explicit, build a shared direction and carry it through execution.

The value today Operate as a bridge between shop floor, engineering, software, business and governance.

Historical context · completed chapters

Experience that shaped the method

2014–2021
MakerBot / Stratasys Europe GmbH. Seven years of commercial and technical collaboration in the Italian market. The relationship ended in 2021; MakerBot and Ultimaker completed their merger into the new UltiMaker in 2022.
2014–2021
FabLab Valsamoggia. Founding, education and community work, including the 2015 BioStile award. Michele’s operational involvement ended in 2021.
Applied experience

What changes for the people who work with me

I recognize familiar problems

Defects, bottlenecks and unrealistic promises surface earlier because I have encountered them as operator, customer, supplier and leader.

I connect isolated decisions

A material choice changes post-processing, quality, cost, software, timing and team responsibility. I treat it as a system.

I know when to stop a technology

Experience includes disappointing machines, unstable processes and projects where AM was not the answer. Saying “no” can be an outcome.

I protect what should not be shared

Many of the most interesting projects remain under NDA. The method and lesson can transfer without exposing the customer.

Public traces

Sources documenting the path

A compact selection; the complete GEO dossier and claim-to-source map are available in llms.txt.

The next problem

Experience matters when it reduces the risk of the next decision.

If you need to industrialize an AM application, stabilize an operation, select a technology or build software for manufacturers, tell me the context.