Produce entirely new component designs which previously could not be produced in this way, at extremely high speeds in a clamping operation and completely finished: This fascinated Joachim H. Hoedtke and it was the motivation for investing in the new technology of additive manufacturing. Hoedtke is one of the first manufacturers to use an industrial-grade complete DED solution, from the CAD/CAE/CAM process to the machining process, in a high-performance machine.