# Inside GM's Additive Industrialization Center with Ante Lausic

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2026-07-21
- Length: 1h 00m
- Episode: 38
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0c2550cb

## Summary

Ante Lausic, Lead Process Engineer at General Motors' Additive Industrialization Center (AIC), explains that scaling additive manufacturing (AM) in automotive requires AM-native designs, automotive-grade materials, and cost-effective production rather than just faster machines. He details how GM uses the AIC to validate technologies and supports high-value, low-volume applications like the Cadillac Celestiq, which incorporates over 130 AM components including safety-critical parts. Lausic highlights significant growth in tooling and end-of-arm tooling, while noting that scaling to high-volume vehicles like the Corvette remains challenging due to material limitations and qualification hurdles like PPAP.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=6) Introduction: Scaling AM in Automotive
- [5:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=309) Value and Cost Reality in High Volume
- [7:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=445) GM Additive Center Origins and Purpose
- [10:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=656) Educating Engineers and Suppliers
- [14:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=874) Celestiq AM Success Stories
- [19:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=1182) Supplier Freedom and Standards
- [22:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=1342) Tooling Inserts Big Wins
- [27:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=1670) End of Arm Tooling Growth
- [29:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=1771) Motorsports and F1 Links
- [32:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=1920) Aftermarket Digital Warehousing
- [33:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=1988) Materials and PPAP Hurdles
- [36:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=2174) PPAP Explained Simply
- [38:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=2323) Rethinking Qualification Costs
- [40:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-07-21-inside-gms-additive-industrialization-center-with-ante-lausic#t=2442) Scaling to Corvette Volumes

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- General Motors (company)
- Additive Industrialization Center (other)
- Cadillac Celestiq (product)
- EOS (company)
- M400s (product)
- M300s (product)
- Cadillac Blackwing (product)
- Corvette (product)
- Silverado (product)
- HP (company)

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