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MES Companies

7 Software · MES companies in the additive manufacturing ecosystem tracked by AMPulse. Browse profiles, funding rounds, and technology details.

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MES (MES) is a software category supporting additive manufacturing workflows. AMPulse tracks 7 companies using MES as a core technology, ranked below by total funding raised.

Typical materials: not applicable (software). Common applications: design, simulation, workflow management, quality control across all AM processes.

PTC Inc.

Provides CAD, PLM, and IIoT software with additive manufacturing extensions (e.g., Creo AMX) to enable design, simulation, and production of 3D-printed parts.

Boston, MA, USAFounded 1985$2.7B

NGen

Industry-led non-profit organization that leads Canada's Global Innovation Cluster for Advanced Manufacturing, funding and coordinating collaborative projects to accelerate the development and scale-up of transformative technologies.

Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaFounded 2017$177M

InnovMetric

Develops the PolyWorks universal 3D metrology software platform for dimensional inspection, quality control, and reverse engineering, enabling manufacturers to digitally transform their 3D measurement processes.

Québec City, CanadaFounded 1994$45M

Ivaldi Group

Provides an end-to-end digital supply chain and on-demand manufacturing service platform for heavy industry, enabling companies to identify, digitize, and locally produce spare parts via additive manufacturing.

San Leandro, CA, USAFounded 2016$5.2M

StirLight

Develops StirSense, a proprietary machine learning platform for real-time in-process anomaly detection and traceable quality records for friction stir welding (FSW), enabling digital verification and scaling of this advanced joining process.

Chesterfield, United KingdomFounded 2021$1.6M

Siemens AG

Provides a comprehensive digital enterprise software portfolio (Siemens Xcelerator) including CAD/CAM, simulation, and manufacturing execution systems (MES) for industrial additive manufacturing.

Munich, GermanyFounded 1847Publicly Traded

Autonomous Resource Corporation

Builds an AI-driven autonomous manufacturing platform (ARCNet) that integrates distributed production nodes with exascale supercomputing for real-time adaptive process control and qualification of metal binder jetting parts for defense. Operates as a Delaware corporation.

New York, USAFounded 2023

Frequently asked questions

What is MES (MES)?

A software category supporting additive manufacturing workflows.

Which companies are leaders in MES?

Based on funding data tracked by AMPulse as of 2026-06, the top MES companies include PTC Inc., NGen, InnovMetric, Ivaldi Group, and StirLight. Full list of 7 tracked companies available on this page.

What materials does MES use?

MES commonly works with not applicable (software).

What industries use MES?

Primary applications for MES include design, simulation, workflow management, quality control across all AM processes.