Manufacturers and Developers
of Additive Systems 

For information on system manufacturers and developers, see Wohlers Report 2011, an annual worldwide progress report on the additive manufacturing and 3D printing state of the industry.

• Arcam Machines that use electron beam melting technology to produce metal parts from powder (Sweden).
• Bits From Bytes A version of the RepRap "open source" 3D printer (England).
• Carima DLP-based additive manufacturing system (South Korea).
• CMET Stereolithography machines (Japan).
• Concept Laser Selective laser melting systems (Germany).
• Delta Micro Factory Corp. UP! personal 3D printer (China).
• Dimension 3D printers from Stratasys.
• D-MEC Stereolithography systems (Japan).
  
• DSM Somos Materials for additive systems.
• Envisiontec Photopolymerization process based on layer-by-layer projection using Digital Light Processing technology.
• EOS EOSINT laser sintering machines and materials (Germany).
• Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories Candyfab machine based on the melting of table sugar using a stream of hot air.
• Fab@Home Open-source extrusion-based 3D printer developed at Cornell University.
• IREPA Laser EasyCLAD Systems (France).
  
• Kira Solid Center paper lamination systems (Japan).
• MakerBot Industries Version of the RepRap "open source" 3D printer.

Part produced in ULTEM 9085,  courtesy of Stratasys

• MTT Technologies Selective laser melting machines (England).
• Mcor Technologies Mcor Matrix desktop paper lamination system (Ireland).
• Microfabrica Developing proprietary EFAB technology for creating micromachines and other miniature objects.
• MK Technology GmbH Vacuum casting system for making RTV silicone rubber molds and prototypes.
• NextFab Store Kits and assembled Fab@Home systems.
  
• Objet Geometries PolyJet 3D printers that jet and solidify photopolymer (Israel).
• Optomec Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) direct metal deposition system.
• Phenix Systems Solid phase laser sintering of ceramic and metal parts (France).
• POM Direct Metal Deposition (DMD) systems.
• ProMetal an Ex One company that offers powder metal and sand systems based on 3D inkjet printing technology from MIT.
• ReaLizer Selective laser melting machines (Germany).
  
• RepRap Open-source extrusion-based 3D printer developed at Bath University (UK).
• RSP Tooling Commercializing the spray metal Rapid Solidification Process (RSP) for tooling applications, originally developed at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL).
• Sciaky Electron beam additive manufacturing equipment.
• Shanghai Union Technology Stereolithography systems (China).
• Sintermask Selective Mask Sintering using polyamide powder, infrared lamps, and masking technology (Sweden).
• SLM Solutions GmbH Selective laser melting machines (Germany).
• Solidica Systems and services based on ultrasonic welding and CNC technologies.

Shoe sole models created on a system from 
Z Corp., courtesy of Reebok

• Solidscape Inkjet printing systems used mainly for producing wax casting patterns.
• Stratasys Fused deposition modeling (FDM) systems and materials for prototyping, tooling, and manufacturing applications.
• 3D Systems Stereolithography (SL), laser sintering, 3D printers, and materials.
• 3Geometry Laser-based additive manufacturing systems for producing sand molds and cores (India). 
  
• Trumpsystem Precision Machinery (TPM) Laser sintering and laser welding equipment (China).
• Unirapid Stereolithography systems (Japan).
• Viridis3D Materials, machines, software, scanners, and training for metal casting and ceramic applications.
• Voxeljet  Systems using 3DP technology from Z Corp. and MIT (Germany).
• WindForm Aluminum, glass, and carbon filled powders for laser sintering from CRP Technology (Italy). 
• Z Corp 3D printers based on MIT's inkjet printing technology.
  
• Dates the additive system manufacturers were founded and when their technologies were introduced.

For information on system manufacturers and developers, see Wohlers Report 2011, an annual worldwide progress report on the additive manufacturing and 3D printing state of the industry.