Haddy is scaling a network of AI-enabled microfactories that use robotic additive manufacturing to produce large-format parts locally. The company has adopted Siemens Xcelerator to connect design, production planning, automation and shop-floor execution in a digital manufacturing workflow.
The U.S.-based additive manufacturing company produces components for markets including furniture, marine and defense. Its model is built around distributed production: instead of manufacturing products centrally and shipping them over long distances, Haddy aims to produce them closer to where they are needed. The company combines this with a circular materials strategy, using recyclable and biodegradable materials that can be taken back at end of life, reprocessed into feedstock and returned to production.
Robotics plays a central role in this approach. Haddy uses industrial robotic additive manufacturing systems to produce large parts through extrusion-based 3D printing. Siemens’ software and automation tools are used to translate digital designs into repeatable robotic production processes across multiple microfactories.
According to Siemens, Haddy uses the Xcelerator platform to create a consistent digital thread from product design to manufacturing execution. Designcenter software supports the design of large-format parts and their preparation for robotic production. Teamcenter manages product data and configuration across sites. SINUMERIK, Siemens’ CNC control platform, is used for high-precision motion control on the shop floor, including the integration of industrial robots.
In Haddy’s microfactories, SINUMERIK orchestrates robotic additive manufacturing systems by combining CNC-based path control with industrial robot kinematics. The announcement specifically mentions the use of CEAD’s large-format robotic extrusion platforms. Haddy is also expanding its use of Siemens software with Simcenter Optistruct for product optimization and validation, and NX X Manufacturing for build strategies, NC programming, simulation and execution of complex large-format robotic additive manufacturing processes.
The company also uses subtractive CNC machining as part of its production workflow. By using the same software environment for additive and subtractive processes, Haddy aims to improve programming, simulation and verification of parts before they are produced.
The broader significance for robotics lies in the move from individual robotic systems to software-defined production networks. In this model, the robot arm is part of a larger digital infrastructure that includes design data, simulation, toolpath generation, motion control and production feedback. That infrastructure is intended to make robotic manufacturing more repeatable across different locations.
Haddy says its microfactory model is designed to reduce supply-chain complexity, support local sourcing and improve material reuse. Siemens positions the project as an example of how digital twins, automation and AI-enabled manufacturing can support more distributed and resilient production.
Jay Rodgers, chief executive officer of Haddy, said the company’s goal is “to keep materials in use and production close to where products are needed.” He said the adoption of Siemens Xcelerator helps connect design, automation and manufacturing while using data and AI to improve microfactory operations.
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