Cubichain labs is developing an algorithm that hopes to improve the security of 3D printing and additive manufacturing processes . Encrypted data is stored on a private server , which can be used to verify printer designs and blueprints have not been altered , hacked or tampered with . Shane labs , director additive manufacturing programs for CalRAM , said : " We see the greatest threats to additive manufacturing as cyber - physical manipulation and counterfeiting ... the deployment of blockchain can combat both . "
Cubichain Technologies is developing an app that hopes to improve the security of 3D printing and additive manufacturing processes. Encrypted data is stored on a private blockchain, which can be used to verify transmitted designs and blueprints have not been altered, hacked or tampered with. Shane Collins, director additive manufacturing programs for CalRAM, said: "We see the greatest threats to additive manufacturing as cyber-physical hacking and counterfeiting ... the deployment of blockchain can combat both."