AddUp
AddUp provides industrial metal 3D printing solutions, including Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) technologies. The company offers a range of machines, such as the FormUp and BeAM series, designed for various industrial applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Julien Marcilly
- Team Size
- 201-500
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $27M
- Latest Round
- Undisclosed
- Key Investors
- Michelin, Fives
Technology & Products
Key Products
FormUp range (Powder Bed Fusion machines including FormUp 350, FormUp 350 Evolution, FormUp 750 - Coming Soon), BeAM range (Directed Energy Deposition machines including Modulo 400, Magic 800), MASSIF project (large-format metal PBF-LB machine with 750mm x 750mm x 1m build volume)
Technical position · AMPulse analysis
The company's multi-technology approach, combining PBF and DED, allows it to address a wide range of applications and customer needs. Its open-architecture systems provide flexibility and control to users, while its partnership with major industrial players gives it a strong foundation for growth and innovation.
Patent position
AddUp has filed 87 patent families in total, placing it between named peers ExOne with 118 and Evolve Additive Solutions with 69, and its filings have concentrated entirely in powder bed fusion across both windows. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 10 families filed 2022–2024, 52 in 2019–2021
- Process mix, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
- Powder bed fusion 100% → 100%
- Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
- Materials 100% → 100%Equipment 82% → 90%
- Filed in
- EP 43%US 41%CN 39%WO 37%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- ExOne 118Evolve Additive Solutions 69
87 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
AddUp offers robust and open-architecture metal additive manufacturing systems, enabling customers to produce complex and high-performance parts with greater design freedom and reduced lead times.
How They Differentiate
AddUp differentiates itself through its focus on industrial-grade solutions, its dual expertise in PBF and DED technologies, and its strong backing from Michelin and Fives. The company also emphasizes safety and process reliability in its machine designs, being the first OEM to achieve ASTM Additive Manufacturing Safety Certification.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Companies in the industrial, aerospace, defense, medical, and automotive sectors.
Industry Verticals
Industrial, Aerospace/Defense, Medical, Automotive
Competitors
ExOne, Evolve Additive Solutions, Sciaky, Inc.
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Revenue: $48M
Major Milestones
2016: Company founded as a joint venture between Michelin and Fives., 2019: Creation of PrintSky, a joint venture with SOGECLAIR., 2020: Established North American headquarters in Blue Ash, Ohio., 2023: Julien Marcilly appointed as CEO., First OEM to achieve ASTM Additive Manufacturing Safety (AMS) Certification.
Notable Customers
SOGECLAIR, Sirius Space Services (strategic partnership with two FormUp 350 machines installed for launcher component production)
Official records
Filings, certifications, and programme counts AMPulse can show for this company.
- [C] ISO_9001 · claimed
- [F] Horizon / CORDIS · 2 AM awardsProject records derived from CORDIS, the European Union research results portal, CC BY 4.0.
- [F] Video Imaging Demonstrator for Earth Observation · 2019
- [F] New Additive manufacTuring Heat ExchaNger for Aeronautic · 2018
- [C] Formnext 2025 · exhibitor
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 140
- Granted
- 30
- Families
- 87
Leading domains: process (139), material (136), equipment (121)
Filings by year: 2022: 16 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 5
- Device for metering one or more powders, corresponding metering process and 3D printer that includes the device11597149 · US
- DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH DUSTING OF A POWDER SPREADING CARRIAGE2024126953 · WO
- Additive manufacturing machine including extraction system and additive manufacturing method using this machine109070456 · CN
- POWDER STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING AN ENCLOSURE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD04396565 · EP
- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD20220324028 · US
Funding rounds
- AcquisitionUndisclosed2018-06Source: Additive Manufacturing Media, TCT Magazine
- Joint Venture€25.0M2016-04Lead: Michelin · Source: 3D Printing Industry, Metal Additive Manufacturing
Equipment deals on record
Publicly disclosed purchases or installs only.
- AddUp Modulo 400
1 systems · Not disclosed
Buyer: MT Aerospace · Supplier: AddUp - FormUp 350
1 systems · Not disclosed
Buyer: AMTZ / Medi Mold (with OIC International) · Supplier: AddUp - FormUp 350
Not disclosed
Buyer: Sirius Space Services (S.E.R.M by Sirius) · Supplier: AddUp - FormUp 350
Not disclosed
Buyer: WeAreAM · Supplier: AddUp - AddUp FormUp 350
Not disclosed
Buyer: Michelin Molding Solutions · Supplier: AddUp