Every printer connects through an Edge Server.
The Edge Server is mandatory between MainChain and every industrial 3D printer or production machine. Compatibility depends on the connector running through that server, the machine interface, available protocol and target operating environment.
Supported connector
A maintained connector runs through the mandatory Edge Server and communicates with the machine or fleet-management interface.
Integrator connector
An approved integrator configures a connector on the Edge Server for a specific machine, protocol or sovereign deployment.
Edge Server licence
Every connected printer requires the Edge Server layer inside an active MainChain customer environment.
Designed for heterogeneous production networks.
The compatibility assessment covers the machine interface and workflow, not only the printing technology.
Polymer extrusion systems
Resin photopolymer systems
Polymer powder-bed systems
Industrial metal powder-bed fusion
Directed-energy deposition systems
Post-processing and connected production equipment
What we verify.
- Mandatory Edge Server deployment
- Machine or fleet-management interface
- Connector availability or integrator development
- Network and security constraints
- Job delivery and status feedback
- Public cloud, private cloud or on-premise deployment