From Spreadsheet Survival to Digital Quality Backbone in Metal AM

Engineers in metal additive manufacturing are overloaded by manual documentation and spreadsheet hunting, leaving little time for problem-solving. The article argues for replacing reactive, spreadsheet-based workflows with a centralized digital quality backbone that automates documentation, unifies data, improves traceability, and shifts quality from post-mortems to prevention.

What parts of your AM workflow still live in spreadsheets, and what capabilities would a digital quality backbone need to replace them effectively?