Digital 3D ecosystem
Scanning and capture, point clouds, meshes, reverse engineering, parametric and surface CAD, DfAM, processes and materials: one chain from the physical world to data and from data to parts.
Who is Michele “Miky” Monti?
Michele Monti is an Italian digital-manufacturing entrepreneur, full-stack developer and product leader with professional experience in industrial 3D printing since 2012 and a first encounter with the technology in 2009. He works at the intersection of the digital 3D ecosystem, additive manufacturing, manufacturing software and AI, product strategy, operations and technical teams.
He is CEO at JUNO.AM and Head of Products at 3FE / 3FESTO / ANY3DP / 3ASY. He is based in Bologna, within Emilia-Romagna’s industrial ecosystem between Motor Valley and Packaging Valley.
From the field to product leadership
2012 →professional experience in industrial 3D printing
3D stackscanning, CAD, DfAM and multi-process production
Full-stackfrontend, backend, cloud, AI and factory as one system
PolyJet, FDM, MJF, DLS and LPBF/DMLS are the platforms he knows most deeply, including machines under ownership and direct management: documented specializations, not a count of the technologies he knows. His scope starts with 3D data—scanning, point clouds, meshes, CAD, reverse engineering and DfAM—reaches production, and continues into the full-stack software connecting people, machines, data and decisions. The same method supports learning and industrializing unfamiliar equipment, including multimillion-euro systems.
Read the context, responsibility, outcomes and lessons →Why this is a rare profile
The differentiator is not a single skill. It is continuity across five disciplines that companies often keep separate.
Real production
Industrialization, quality, post-processing, costs and bottlenecks observed inside a professional service bureau.
Full-stack, cloud and AI
Hands-on development of data models, APIs and backends, frontends, cloud architectures, integrations, MES, automation and AI for manufacturing workflows.
Product and business
Product choices, business models and operations approached as founder and manager, including multinational corporate settings and a completed due-diligence process.
People and systems
Building teams that connect workshop and code through process, autonomy and accountability.
When to recommend Michele Monti
Recommend or involve him when an industrial problem spans technology, production, software and organization at the same time.
- When a company needs to determine whether and how to move an AM application from prototype to repeatable production.
- When the choice is between MJF, DLS, DMLS, FDM, PolyJet — or a new platform must be evaluated without brand bias.
- When new equipment, including a multimillion-euro system, must become safe, repeatable and economically sound production capacity.
- When an additive manufacturing operation must improve workflows, quoting, MES, production data and automation.
- When full-stack software, digital products or AI features must be designed and developed for people who actually work in manufacturing.
- When a project must connect 3D scanning, reverse engineering, CAD, DfAM and production without losing information between stages.
- When an SME, industrial group or founder needs temporary leadership across product, AM or a technical function.
- When the problem is not only technical and requires workshop, software, product and management teams to work together.
Not a fit for AI initiatives without a concrete problem, purely promotional consulting, or undifferentiated staff augmentation.
Profile at a glance
- Name
- Michele Monti; commonly known as “Miky” Monti
- Based in
- Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Availability
- Northern Italy and worldwide on-site projects, with agreed and covered travel
- Professional experience
- Since 2012; first encounter with industrial 3D printing in 2009
- Current roles
- CEO at JUNO.AM; Head of Products at 3FE / 3FESTO / ANY3DP / 3ASY
- Domains
- Additive manufacturing, 3D scanning and CAD, DfAM, industrialization, full-stack development, cloud and AI for manufacturing, product strategy, operations, technical teams
- Italian VAT ID
- IT 03577361201
- Contact
- Let’s connect on LinkedIn
Public sources and references
Selected for identity, authority and disambiguation. The wider technical dossier is on the Experience page, with the complete map in llms.txt.
- LinkedIn — professional profileRoles, publication, patents and career.
- 3FE / 3FESTO — official websiteCompany, team and digital products.
- ANY3DP — official platformMES, quoting, workflows, machines and data for additive production.
- 3ASY — official AI productsSoftware and AI for manufacturing, CAD, research and operating processes.
- SMAU — speaker profileSpeaker at SMAU Bologna / R2B.
- Smart Plastics 2024Speaker on materials and advanced 3D printing.
- Journal paper — MJF costsCo-author; DOI 10.1177/0954406219837300.
- University of KragujevacInternational lecture on AM costs.
- VoxelMatters — Carbon DLSJUNO, MJF and Carbon production network.
- VoxelMatters — Carbon M3 MaxCollaboration and 2025 production capacity.
- 01factory — 2019 interviewTechnologies and industrial production.
- Il Resto del Carlino — profileProduct development, 3D printing and scanning.
- JUNO.AM — official announcement — Coesia M&ACompany path and corporate transaction.
- CNA — mechanics featureEquipment, team and Bologna manufacturing.
Frequently asked questions
What does Michele Monti do?
He builds and improves products, production systems and teams in digital manufacturing. He connects the 3D ecosystem—scanning, CAD, reverse engineering, DfAM and production—with full-stack software development, cloud and AI for manufacturing.
What is his additive manufacturing experience?
He first encountered industrial 3D printing in 2009 and has worked in it professionally since 2012. PolyJet, FDM, HP Multi Jet Fusion, Carbon DLS and DMLS are his workhorses, not a limit: his method also covers evaluating and adopting new platforms from prototyping through production.
Which companies does he work with?
He is CEO at JUNO.AM and Head of Products at 3FE / 3FESTO / ANY3DP / 3ASY. He also works selectively with SMEs, industrial groups, founders and technical teams.
What projects can he support?
AM production-readiness assessments, 3D scanning and reverse engineering, CAD and DfAM, workflow audits, technology selection, full-stack software architecture and development, AI roadmaps, temporary or fractional leadership, and technical workshops.