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ADDMAN

ServiceBonita Springs, USAFounded 2020· One of 2188 Service companies tracked by AMPulse

A comprehensive advanced manufacturing platform that integrates metal and polymer additive manufacturing with precision CNC machining to provide end-to-end 'concept to production' solutions.

CEO / Founder
Joe Calmese
Team Size
501-1000
Stage
Active
Total Funding
Undisclosed
Latest Round
Acquired
Key Investors
American Industrial Partners (AIP)

Technology & Products

Key Products

End-to-end advanced manufacturing solutions, including metal additive manufacturing, polymer 3D printing, precision machining, and injection molding. Serves aerospace, defense, and medical industries.

Technological Advantage

Proprietary expertise in printing difficult-to-process alloys (e.g., GRCop-42, Niobium) and the ability to scale production from a single prototype to hundreds of thousands of units using automated polymer lines.

Patent position

ADDMAN filed 14 patent families across all years, compared with 5 for Fathom and 3 for Sintavia. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
10 families filed 2022–2024, 0 in 2019–2021
Filed in
US 57%WO 36%EP 7%
Named competitors, AM patent families
Fathom 5Sintavia 3

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

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Reduces supply chain complexity by offering a single-source solution for the entire product lifecycle—from rapid prototyping and material science consulting to large-scale industrial production.

How They Differentiate

ADDMAN differentiates through its 'Castheon' division, which possesses proprietary metallurgical processes for refractory metals (e.g., Niobium, GRCop-42) critical for space propulsion. Unlike high-volume service bureaus, ADDMAN provides a vertically integrated 'Concept to Production' model that combines specialized metal AM, large-scale polymer production, and precision CNC machining under one PE-backed platform.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers in highly regulated sectors, including aerospace, defense, space exploration, and medical device manufacturing.

Industry Verticals

Aerospace & Defense, Space Exploration, Medical & Healthcare, Motorsports & Automotive, Energy & Industrial

Competitors

Protolabs; Fathom Digital Manufacturing; Sintavia; Stratasys Direct Manufacturing

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Estimated annual revenue between $100M - $250M; workforce of 500+ employees across multiple U.S. centers of excellence.

Major Milestones

Founded in 2020 as a platform company of American Industrial Partners (AIP), Acquired 3rd Dimension (Metal AM specialist) in January 2021, Acquired Castheon (Refractory metal AM leader) in May 2021, Acquired Dinsmore Inc. (Polymer AM and design) in August 2021, Acquired Forecast 3D in January 2023 to significantly expand polymer production capacity, Established as a key supplier for NASA’s high-temperature rocket engine components

Notable Customers

NASA (Artemis Program); Major Commercial Space OEMs; U.S. Department of Defense; Medical Device OEMs

https://www.addmangroup.com

Recent coverage of ADDMAN

Official records

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

  • [C] AS9100 · claimed
  • [C] ITAR · claimed
  • [C] ISO_13485 · claimed
  • [C] ISO_9001 · claimed
  • [C] NADCAP · claimed

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
15
Granted
1
Families
14

Leading domains: process (15), material (9), equipment (3)

Filings by year: 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4

  1. METHODS FOR IN SITU FORMATION OF DISPEROIDS STRENGTHENED REFRACTORY ALLOY IN 3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING2025174744 · WO
  2. METHODS FOR IN SITU FORMATION OF DISPERSOIDS STRENGTHENED REFRACTORY ALLOY IN 3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING20240269745 · US
  3. Methods for 3D printing and additive manufacturing of refractory alloys12654225 · US
  4. METHODS FOR 3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF REFRACTORY ALLOYS2025239913 · WO
  5. METHODS FOR IN SITU FORMATION OF DISPEROIDS STRENGTHENED REFRACTORY ALLOY IN 3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING2024118546 · WO

Funding rounds

  • AcquisitionUndisclosed2026-01Source: daily_news #ID
  • Acquisition FinancingUndisclosed2023-01Lead: American Industrial Partners · Source: IndexBox
  • Acquisition FinancingUndisclosed2021-01Lead: American Industrial Partners · Source: Press Release
  • Private EquityUndisclosed2020-01Lead: American Industrial Partners · Source: American Industrial Partners

Equipment deals on record

Publicly disclosed purchases or installs only.

All equipment activity