Materialise

Materialise offers on-demand additive manufacturing (AM) services and software solutions. The company's 3D printing services provide rapid product development and digital manufacturing—from concept to execution—and offer a wide range of services, technologies, and materials. Its on-demand service caters to a range of use cases, including rapid prototyping, small-series production, mass customization, production tooling, and development of spare parts. 

Its software offers visibility over AM CapEx and helps to streamline AM workflows, optimize quality, automate repetitive tasks, and actionable insights to improve daily operations.

The company serves multiple industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial, and utilizes several AM technologie, including laser sintering, multi-jet fusion, fused deposition modeling, stereolithography, and poly jet.

In March 2024, Materialise launched “e-Stage for Metal+,” a software solution that enables users to optimize data and build preparation for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) systems. Users can leverage physics-based modeling to automate the support structure generation.

In April 2024, Materialise introduced three new materials into its AM portfolio. These included 1) Polyamide 12S for volume prototyping and production, 2) Polyamide 11 for medical technological applications, and 3) Polyamide (PA-CF) for heavier metal components. 

Key customers and partnerships

In November 2023, Materialise entered several partnerships, including: 

1) Nikon SLM Solutions to optimize 3D-printing process parameters and application outcomes

2) Ansys to overcome additive manufacturing workflow challenges

3) HP to integrate technologies

In April 2024, the company partnered with Renishaw, a manufacturing systems and software provider, to increase the productivity of the latter’s AM machines. 

Funding and financials

Materialise is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company reported a revenue of EUR 232 million (~USD 244 million) in FY2022, growing at 13% YoY. The net loss for FY2022 was EUR 2 million (~USD 2.1 million).