Who's Behind 3D TACT

Dr Asif Ur Rehman is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 3D Tact Ltd, a UK-based advanced manufacturing company focused on additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, digital production systems and customised product development. The company was established with a clear focus on translating research-led engineering into scalable, commercially viable technologies that improve efficiency, sustainability and accessibility in modern manufacturing.

With over a decade of international experience across industry, certification, research and academia, Dr Rehman has worked across the full innovation lifecycle, from early-stage research through to industrial deployment. His career spans projects in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Turkey and China, with a strong focus on bridging engineering research with real-world manufacturing applications.

Before founding 3D Tact Ltd, he served as Certification Manager at BSI, where he led the development of additive manufacturing certification and qualification frameworks supporting quality, sustainability and industrial adoption. Prior to this, he worked as R&D Manager and Project Lead at ERMAKSAN Additive, leading the development of next-generation metal additive manufacturing systems, covering machine development, process optimisation, materials engineering, computational modelling, intellectual property and technology transfer.

In research and academia, Dr Rehman served as a Research Fellow at University College London, contributing to the development of certification approaches for sustainable and low-carbon additive manufacturing. He also held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship through a joint project at CY Cergy Paris Université in collaboration with the University of Warwick and TU Dresden, focusing on sustainable additive manufacturing processes. His doctoral research, completed under a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Industrial PhD programme, centred on additive manufacturing, following earlier academic and research roles in Italy and China.

He has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications and filed multiple patents in additive manufacturing technologies. His work has contributed to international discussions on standards, sustainability and the industrialisation of additive manufacturing, with ongoing involvement in ISO/TC 261 and ASTM F42 working groups. He is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the BSI National Standards Body Committee AMT/8 on Additive Manufacturing.

At 3D Tact Ltd, his focus is on developing integrated manufacturing solutions that combine engineering design, intelligent software and advanced production technologies. His long-term direction is to establish 3D Tact Ltd as a recognised player in next-generation manufacturing.