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Additive Industries

HardwareEindhoven, NetherlandsFounded 2012· One of 1636 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Additive Industries develops industrial 3D metal printing systems, including the MetalFAB1 system designed for high-volume, high-precision production.

CEO / Founder
Rik Bakker
Team Size
51-200
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$21.6M
Latest Round
Series B
Key Investors
Highlands Beheer

Technology & Products

Key Products

MetalFab G2, MetalFab 420K, MetalFab 300Flex (modular, scalable, fully-automated metal AM systems); plus Machine Peripherals, Materials and Software, and Additive Studios services

Technical position · AMPulse analysis

The MetalFAB1 system offers high throughput and reduced downtime, integrating seamlessly into existing production lines.

Patent position

Additive Industries filed 1 patent family in 2022 to 2024, a fall of 92% from 12 in 2019 to 2021, while tracked AM filings in the same patent offices fell 20%. With 39 families in total, it trails EOS (185) and Desktop Metal (102). AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
1 families filed 2022–2024, 12 in 2019–2021 (-92%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -20%
Filed in
EP 51%US 46%WO 44%CN 21%
Named competitors, AM patent families
EOS 185Desktop Metal 102

39 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

High-speed, high-precision 3D metal printing solutions that enable the production of complex parts with reduced lead times and increased efficiency.

How They Differentiate

Modular and scalable design optimized for high-volume industrial production, enabling continuous production and integration into existing manufacturing processes.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Companies in the aerospace, automotive, and industrial manufacturing sectors

Industry Verticals

Aerospace/Defense, Automotive, Semiconductor/High-Tech

Competitors

EOS, Desktop Metal

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Significant growth in revenue and customer base, particularly in the aerospace and automotive sectors.

Major Milestones

Successful deployment of MetalFAB1 systems in several industrial settings, Expansion of operations to new facilities in Eindhoven, Recognition and awards for innovation in 3D printing technology

Notable Customers

ABB

https://www.additiveindustries.com

Recent coverage of Additive Industries

Official records

Filings, certifications, and programme counts AMPulse can show for this company.

  • [C] ISO_9001 · claimed
  • [F] Horizon / CORDIS · 1 AM awardProject records derived from CORDIS, the European Union research results portal, CC BY 4.0.
  • [F] Enabling the integration of multi-functional reliable metamaterials in real-life industrial applications for enhancing structural and vibrational behavior · 2024

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
68
Granted
18
Families
39

Leading domains: process (68), equipment (63), material (55)

Filings by year: 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 13

  1. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN OBJECT BY MEANS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING2020242293 · WO
  2. METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN OBJECT BY MEANS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, AND APPARATUS FOR THE METHOD111216364 · CN
  3. Apparatus for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing and method of using the apparatus109689252 · CN
  4. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN OBJECT BY MEANS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING03946901 · EP
  5. SYSTEM COMPRISING AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN OBJECT BY MEANS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OBJECT BY MEANS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING AN APPARATUS03883752 · EP

Funding rounds

  • Grant$0.3M2020-06-01Lead: European Union
  • Series B$15.3M2020-05-19Lead: Highlands
  • Loan$10.0M2019-02-11Lead: BOM Brabant Ventures

Equipment deals on record

Publicly disclosed purchases or installs only.

  • MetalFabG2

    2 systems · Not disclosed

    Buyer: K3D · Supplier: Additive Industries
  • MetalFabG2

    Not disclosed

    Buyer: K3D · Supplier: Additive Industries
  • MetalFab 420K

    5 systems · Not disclosed

    Buyer: Stoke Space · Supplier: Additive Industries
  • MetalFabG2

    4 systems · Not disclosed

    Buyer: SWISSto12 · Supplier: Additive Industries
  • MetalFab 300 Flex

    2 systems · Not disclosed

    Buyer: K3D · Supplier: Additive Industries
All equipment activity

Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

Additive Industries targets a gap in the metal additive manufacturing market: the transition from prototyping to serial production. While many metal PBF systems are designed for batch processing, the company's MetalFAB1 platform emphasizes modularity, automation, and integration into existing factory workflows, aiming to reduce downtime and increase throughput for industrial users.

The core product, MetalFAB1, uses laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology and is designed as a scalable, fully automated system. Its modular architecture allows customers to add build modules, powder handling units, and post-processing stations as production needs grow, enabling continuous operation rather than single-machine job runs.

Primary customers are in aerospace, automotive, and industrial manufacturing, where high precision and repeatability are required for metal parts. Notable customer ABB uses the system for production applications. The company is headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and has raised €20 million from investor Highlands Beheer.

Additive Industries competes with established metal AM hardware makers such as EOS and Desktop Metal. Its differentiation lies in the system's design for continuous production and factory integration, rather than standalone machine performance. The company's ability to scale with customers and maintain reliability in serial production environments will determine its long-term position against larger competitors.