# Rethinking the Railway: The Multi-Million Dollar Power of AM

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2025-04-01
- Length: 59m
- Episode: 4
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/6cc6af27

## Summary

Stefanie Brickwede, Head of Additive at Deutsche Bahn and Managing Director of Mobility Goes Additive (MGA), details a 10-year journey that has grown from printing 10 obsolete parts to over 150,000 parts across 700 use cases. She explains how Deutsche Bahn shifted from a bottom-up maintenance approach to a strategic 'digital warehouse' model, aiming to save €100 million annually by printing 10% of rolling stock components. The conversation highlights the creation of the MGA network, which now includes 150 members across rail, aviation, and medical sectors, focusing on standardization, material development like flame-retardant polymers, and integrating additive manufacturing into the early design lifecycle of trains.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am#t=6) Introduction: Stefanie Brickwede and Deutsche Bahn's 10-Year AM Journey
- [3:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am#t=189) Strategic Evolution: From Obsolescence to Digital Warehousing
- [10:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am#t=615) Success Stories: Safety-Critical Parts and Gearbox Replacements
- [16:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am#t=1008) Measuring Success: KPIs, Certification, and the Road to €100 Million
- [27:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am#t=1653) Material Innovation: Flame Retardant Polymers and Supplier Qualification
- [33:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am#t=2016) Mobility Goes Additive (MGA): Network Growth and Cross-Industry Collaboration
- [42:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am#t=2579) Material Development: Copper, Alloys, and Standardization
- [52:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-04-01-rethinking-the-railway-the-multi-million-dollar-power-of-am#t=3164) Balancing Roles and Future Plans for Deutsche Bahn and MGA

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Deutsche Bahn (company)
- Mobility Goes Additive (company)
- EOS (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Lyman and Frost (company)
- Dutch (company)
- Zemans (company)
- Vattenfall (company)
- ULTEM 9085 (material)
- DIN 52920 (other)

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