DIREC project

SECUREAM: Cybersecurity in 3D Printing

Project impact

3D printing is both efficient and cost-effective. It is also a rapidly growing industry and a recognized area of Danish expertise. However, because 3D printing systems are inherently digital, they carry significant security risks. The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act sets strict requirements for digital security, and SECUREAM helps Danish companies comply with these regulations while maintaining access to the market.

SECUREAM is a collaborative project led by the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), responsible for methodology development. The Danish Technological Institute (DTI) oversees industrial validation, while Partisia and Create it REAL contribute their expertise in cryptography and 3D printing, respectively.

The project delivers a comprehensive framework tool that assesses risks and ensures traceability throughout the entire 3D printing process. It also incorporates encryption, allowing partners to share designs without revealing intellectual property. The goal is to enable operators and suppliers to document high-quality production and detect deviations before they escalate into costly errors.

Through SECUREAM, researchers, end-users, and advanced cryptography experts collaborate to provide a scalable solution to a pressing societal challenge: making 3D printing secure and compliant.

PROJECT DATA

Project name

SECUREAM: Advancing cybersecurity in Additive Manufacturing

Project period
2025-2027
Funding
DKK 2.000.000

Scientific mission

SECUREAM develops a methodology to strengthen security in additive manufacturing (3D printing) with a direct alignment to EU legislation, including the Cyber Resilience Act and NIS2. SECUREAM enhances cyber resilience across digital AM workflows by combining blockchain-based security and Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technologies. This approach ensures confidentiality, integrity, and availability, supports regulatory compliance, and ultimately meets the demand for certified, secure AM solutions.

The framework tool features a governance layer that ensures proper oversight and a technical layer that leverages blockchain for logging and traceability, alongside multi-party computation (MPC) to enable secure collaboration without exposing intellectual property or raw data.

Beyond improving current practices, the project aims to create a transparent and trustworthy solution for auditors, operators, and management alike.

Project Participants

Eun-Young Kang
Eun-Young Kang – Associate Professor – University of Southern Denmark
Lars Ramkilde Knudsen
Lars Ramkilde Knudsen – Professor – University of Southern Denmark
Hiraku Morita
Hiraku Morita – Assistant Professor – University of Southern Denmark
Jukka Ruohonen
Jukka Ruohonen – Assistant Professor – University of Southern Denmark
Riccardo Tonello
Riccardo Tonello – Other – Danish Technological Institute
Anders Dalskov
Anders Dalskov – Senior Cryptographic Engineer – Partisia
Jeremie Pierre Gay
Jeremie Pierre Gay – Founder & CTO – Create it REAL
Søren Eller Thomsen
Søren Eller Thomsen – Cryptography Engineer – Partisia

Partners

Danish Technological Institute logoUniversity of Southern Denmark logoCreate it REAL logoPartisia logo