Prodways

Based in France, Prodways develops 3D printers, materials, and related software targeting a range of industries including aerospace and health. The company also offers on-demand manufacturing, developing podiatry, dentistry parts, and earmolds that are sold directly to healthcare professionals. Prodways makes around 50 types of materials including liquid resins, polymer powders, and ceramic powders, which are sold with Prodways 3D printers or separately. 

The company uses Movinglight technology, a combination of a LED light bulb and a microchip that offers high precision and throughput while being able to handle high viscosity materials. 

Prodways has made several acquisitions including German plastic 3D printing service provider Creabis (2021), an aerospace and aviation company and a subsidiary of Stratasys Solidscape (2018), hearing aids manufacturer Interson-Protac (2017), manufacturing consulting company AvenAo Industrie (2017), and developer of polymer powders EXELTEC (2015) to expand its offerings. 

Key customers and partnerships

Prodways served over 10,000 customers as of January 2024. 

In April 2021, Prodways partnered with manufacturing software provider Oqton to be integrated with their 3D printers and with Henkel in September 2022 to bring Loctite resins to ProMaker LD machines for industrial parts printing. The company also entered into reseller partnerships with dental CAD/CAM provider 3DBioCAD in February 2020, as its first dental reseller in the US, and with Dental Axess in June 2022 to expand global reach in the dental industry. 

Funding and financials

Prodways recorded revenues of EUR 80.7 (~USD 87 million) in FY 2022 (+14% YoY) and an operating income of EUR 4.9 million (~USD 5 million) during the same period, mainly driven by the growth in sales in the dental industry.