AM North Cuts Documentation Time With amsight Quality Software

Norwegian additive manufacturing company AM North has integrated amsight's quality management software across its production workflow. The move cuts documentation time from roughly eight hours per project to 1.5 to 2 hours, according to the company.

AM North serves industrial spare-part and production applications from its base in Hammerfest. The firm holds DNV-related certifications, which means traceability, testing records, and process documentation are not optional. Before amsight, the team compiled that evidence in Excel, Word, PDFs, and paper, then manually transferred it into digital folders for customer delivery.

Managing Director Jan-Inge Kongsbak said the manual process became unsustainable as the company moved deeper into certified production. amsight connects machine data, build information, test results, and process steps in a single system. That lets AM North generate structured quality evidence instead of reassembling it from scattered files at the end of each job.

The timing matters. AM North plans to add new facilities and more AM and machining capacity, which means certification workload will grow. Automating documentation now prevents a future bottleneck. The company also expects the digital quality record to strengthen its position with new customers who want supplier transparency.

amsight CEO Tim Wischeropp framed the adoption as a signal that production additive manufacturing is outgrowing hobby-tool status. When auditors and regulated industries ask for proof, he said, scattered files no longer meet the standard. AM North's experience suggests the same pressure is hitting shops across Northern Europe.