A process for the manufacture of a solid pharmaceutical administration form comprising an active ingredient, wherein the solid pharmaceutical administration form provides a dosage unit of an active pharmaceutical ingredient, by comprising the steps (a) spreading a powder comprising a fusible material and an active ingredient across the manufacturing area to create a powder bed; (b) jet printing a fluid comprising an energy absorbing material onto the powder; (c) irradiating the powder to induce heating of the energy absorbing material in the powder and thereby to induce melting and fusing of the fusible material present in the powder; (d) spreading a layer of powder onto the surface of unfused and fused powder and subsequently performing step (b) and step (c); (e) repeating step (d) as often as needed to build up the solid pharmaceutical administration form; (f) separating the solid pharmaceutical administration form from the powder bed, or by comprising the steps (a) spreading a powder comprising an active ingredient across the manufacturing area to create a powder bed; (b) jet printing a fluid comprising a fusible material onto the powder; (c) irradiating the powder to induce melting and fusing of the fusible material present in the powder; (d) spreading a layer of powder onto the surface of unfused and fused powder and subsequently performing step (b) and step (c); (e) repeating step (d) as often as needed to build up the solid pharmaceutical administration form; (f) separating the solid pharmaceutical administration form from the powder bed. by comprising the steps (a) spreading a powder comprising a fusible material and an active ingredient across the manufacturing area to create a powder bed; (b) jet printing a fluid comprising an energy absorbing material onto the powder; (c) irradiating the powder to induce heating of the energy absorbing material in the powder and thereby to induce melting and fusing of the fusible material present in the powder; (d) spreading a layer of powder onto the surface of unfused and fused powder and subsequently performing step (b) and step (c); (e) repeating step (d) as often as needed to build up the solid pharmaceutical administration form; (f) separating the solid pharmaceutical administration form from the powder bed, (a) spreading a powder comprising a fusible material and an active ingredient across the manufacturing area to create a powder bed; (b) jet printing a fluid comprising an energy absorbing material onto the powder; (c) irradiating the powder to induce heating of the energy absorbing material in the powder and thereby to induce melting and fusing of the fusible material present in the powder; (d) spreading a layer of powder onto the surface of unfused and fused powder and subsequently performing step (b) and step (c); (e) repeating step (d) as often as needed to build up the solid pharmaceutical administration form; (f) separating the solid pharmaceutical administration form from the powder bed, or by comprising the steps (a) spreading a powder comprising an active ingredient across the manufacturing area to create a powder bed; (b) jet printing a fluid comprising a fusible material onto the powder; (c) irradiating the powder to induce melting and fusing of the fusible material present in the powder; (d) spreading a layer of powder onto the surface of unfused and fused powder and subsequently performing step (b) and step (c); (e) repeating step (d) as often as needed to build up the solid pharmaceutical administration form; (f) separating the solid pharmaceutical administration form from the powder bed. (a) spreading a powder comprising an active ingredient across the manufacturing area to create a powder bed; (b) jet printing a fluid comprising a fusible material onto the powder; (c) irradiating the powder to induce melting and fusing of the fusible material present in the powder; (d) spreading a layer of powder onto the surface of unfused and fused powder and subsequently performing step (b) and step (c); (e) repeating step (d) as often as needed to build up the solid pharmaceutical administration form; (f) separating the solid pharmaceutical administration form from the powder bed.