HP
HP develops and commercializes Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) polymer 3D printing and Metal Jet binder jet metal 3D printing technologies for industrial production.
- CEO / Founder
- Enrique Lores
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Public
- Total Funding
- Publicly Traded
- Latest Round
- IPO
- Key Investors
- Public shareholders (NYSE: HPQ)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 5200/5400/5600 Series polymer 3D printers; MJF 1200 compact system; Metal Jet S100 binder jet metal printer; HP Industrial Filament 3D Printer 600 High Temperature (IF 600HT); HP 3D High Reusability materials portfolio (PA 11, PA 12, PA 12 FR); HP 3D as a Service (3DaaS); HP Additive Manufacturing Network (AMN) Program; HP Metal Jet Production Service; HP AI Text-to-3D solution
Technological Advantage
Proprietary Multi Jet Fusion technology leveraging HP's thermal inkjet precision; voxel-level control for anisotropic part properties; open materials platform with certified partners (BASF, Evonik, Arkema); scalable from prototyping to mass production; 3DaaS subscription model lowering adoption barriers; global service bureau network through HP Digital Manufacturing Network
Patent position
HP filed 16 patent families across all years, compared with Stratasys' 494, EOS's 185, and 3D Systems' 300. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 0 families filed 2022–2024, 2 in 2019–2021
- Filed in
- CN 69%US 31%EP 19%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- Stratasys 494EOS 1853D Systems 300
16 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
HP's additive manufacturing division provides industrial-grade polymer and metal 3D printing solutions designed for production-scale manufacturing, leveraging the company's decades of expertise in precision inkjet technology, microfluidics, and materials science.
How They Differentiate
HP differentiates through its proprietary Multi Jet Fusion technology that delivers voxel-level control, lower cost per part, and an open materials platform. HP's scale as a Fortune 100 company enables R&D investment, global service infrastructure, and flexible business models (3DaaS) that pure-play AM companies cannot match.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers, automotive OEMs, aerospace/defense contractors, medical device companies, contract manufacturers, service bureaus, and consumer goods companies seeking production-grade additive manufacturing at scale.
Industry Verticals
Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare & Medical, Industrial Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Education
Competitors
Stratasys (polymer PBF and FDM); EOS GmbH (polymer and metal PBF); 3D Systems (polymer and metal AM)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
HP Inc. FY2025 full-year net revenue of approximately $53B. HP's 3D printing division revenue is not separately disclosed but is part of the Printing segment ($4.3B quarterly). Over 100 million MJF parts produced cumulatively as of 2024.
Major Milestones
2014: HP announces entry into 3D printing with Multi Jet Fusion technology; 2016: Launches first commercial HP Jet Fusion 3D 3200/4200 printers; 2018: Launches Metal Jet technology; 2019: Surpasses 10 million parts produced on MJF in a single year; 2021: Launches Metal Jet S100; 2024: Surpasses 100 million MJF parts produced; 2025: Launches MJF 1200 compact system, HP Industrial Filament 3D Printer 600 HT, and HP Additive Manufacturing Network (AMN) Program; 2026: Marks 10 years of MJF innovation
Notable Customers
Volkswagen (automotive parts production); BMW (prototyping and production); Nike (prototyping); Johnson & Johnson (medical/healthcare); Jabil (contract manufacturing); Schneider Electric (metal parts); John Deere (metal tractor components); Cobra Golf (metal golf clubs); Eaton (circuit protector components); Blazin Rodz (automotive customization)
Recent coverage of HP
- HP positions approximately $60,000 MJF 1200 as entry point to polymer production strategymachinedesign.com
- HP marks Multi Jet Fusion's 10th anniversary, targets 5-10x AM adoption growth alongside new MJF 1200 and filament print...industrieanzeiger.industrie.de
- HP's 3D printing business scales into robotics and footwear with batch orders reaching tens of thousands of unitsnanjixiong.com
- HP Additive’s Arvind Rangarajan outlines MJF and industrial filament strategy for aerospace and defenseautocad-magazin.de
Official records
Filings, certifications, and programme counts AMPulse can show for this company.
- [C] Formnext 2025 · exhibitor
- [C] RAPID + TCT 2025 · exhibitor
- [C] RAPID + TCT 2024 · exhibitor
- [C] Formnext 2023 · exhibitor
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 19
- Granted
- 11
- Families
- 16
Leading domains: process (19), equipment (18), material (8)
Filings by year: 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4
- Method, device and system for material displacement using pulsed laser beam110709249 · CN
- METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MATERIAL DISPLACEMENT BY A PULSED LASER BEAM03642041 · EP
- Additive manufacturing system fluid ejector109476078 · CN
- Generate 3D objects105916665 · CN
- Temperature measurement calibration in additive manufacturing system109073472 · CN