Directed energy deposition companies
192 companies, 172 still active when checked in October 2026. 3.2% of those we could judge are gone, 0.0% left 3D printing, 0.5% were acquired or redirect elsewhere.
Survival by year first listed
| Cohort | Judged | Active | Stale | Acquired / redirects | Left 3D printing | Gone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed by 2016 | 31 | 84% | 9.7% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Listed 2017 to 2020 | 57 | 88% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% |
| Listed 2021 to 2023 | 54 | 93% | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Listed 2024 or later | 48 | 96% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Websites checked October 2026. Rates leave out companies listed without a website and sites that never loaded, most of which are probably gone, so the gone column is a floor. Cohorts under 15 companies are not shown.
By process (ISO/ASTM 52900)
| Active | All listed | Acquired / redirects | Gone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAAM | 98 | 112 | 0.9% | 5.5% |
| Powder DED | 69 | 73 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Laser cladding | 58 | 62 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
A company counts in every group it belongs to. Rates appear only where at least 10 companies could be judged.
Where the active ones are
USA 40Germany 19UK 13China 10Japan 9France 8Spain 7India 6Australia 6Austria 5Netherlands 5Italy 4
Active companies
WAAM (98)
- 3D-Components
- 3D-Hybrid USA
- ADDere USA
- Addilan Spain
- Additure UK
- Aichi Sangyo Co. Japan
- Alloy Additive Turkey
- Alloy Wire International – AWI UK
- AltForm (formerly Prima Additive) – part of Sodick Italy
- AM Solutions South Korea
- AML3D Australia
- Arc Additive Limited UK
- Baker Industries USA
- Big Metal Additive USA
- Bright Laser Technologies LTD – BLT China
- Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co. KG Austria
- Caracol AM Italy
- CNC Robotics – closed UK
- Daihen Japan
- DEEP Manufacturing UK
- ErectorBot USA
- Farcco Technologies Brazil
- FIT Additive Manufacturing Group – FIT AG Germany
- FIT production Germany
- FIT Prototyping Germany
- Flexam Technologies GmbH Austria
- Fluent Metal
- FORG3D UK
- Formalloy USA
- Fortius Metals USA
- Fraunhofer IAPT Germany
- Fronius Additive Austria
- GEFERTEC GmbH Germany
- Geofabrica USA
- GKN Aerospace UK
- HDC South Korea
- HH Industries South Africa
- Hyperion Systems Australia
- IBARMIA Spain
- Industrial AM Norway
- Inodus UK
- K3D Netherlands
- Kingsbury UK
- Knowhow Wilhelms Germany
- LayerX United Arab Emirates
- Lincoln Electric USA
- Lodestar India
- LUNOVU Germany
- Marvel Labs USA
- Meltio Spain
- Mitsubishi Electric Japan
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan
- Monotech Systems India
- MX3D Netherlands
- MX3D – ARTLAB Netherlands
- Namthaja Saudi Arabia
- Neway Precision Works China
- NIT – New Infrared Technologies Spain
- Norsk Titanium AS Norway
- ODeCon Germany
- One Off Robotics USA
- Oscar PLT Germany
- Paanduv India
- Perryman Company USA
- Phillips Corporation/Phillips Additive USA
- Platinum 3D France
- pro beam Germany
- Procada Sweden
- Qualified3D USA
- RAMLAB Netherlands
- Retinex Canada
- Rich Port 3D Solutions USA
- RMIT Centre for Additive Manufacturing – RCAM Australia
- Rohmann Automation Germany
- RONGSU – Suzhou Rongsu Technology Co., Ltd. – 苏州融速科技) China
- Safran France
- Sciaky Inc. USA
- Solideon USA
- Special Metals USA
- SST – STEIGERWALD STRAHLTECHNIK GMBH Germany
- Swiss Steel Group Switzerland
- Syncam Russia
- TheSteelPrinters Spain
- Triangulatica Russia
- TRIDIAM Finland
- TWI UK
- Union MT Taiwan
- ValCUN Belgium
- Valk Welding Netherlands
- Vandad Sanat Iran
- VLM Robotics France
- VO Chervona Hvilya (xBeam) Ukraine
- voestalpine AG Austria
- WAAM3D Ltd. UK
- Welding Alloys UK
- Wintwire UK
- XBEAM, Inc USA
- Xiris Canada
Powder DED (69)
- 3D Smartprint Ukraine
- 3D-Components
- 3D-Hybrid USA
- Addblu India
- Addicoat Ireland
- Alfonso Additive Italy
- AltForm (formerly Prima Additive) – part of Sodick Italy
- AM Solutions South Korea
- Amazemet Poland
- Arcway Poland
- Avimetal Powder Metallurgy – Avimetal AM China
- Bright Laser Technologies LTD – BLT China
- Cailabs France
- Carpenter Technology USA
- CISRI HIPEX China
- Continuum Powders (formerly Molyworks) USA
- Coogee Titanium Australia
- DM3D USA
- DMG Mori Japan
- Eloi Materials South Korea
- Etxetar Spain
- Farcco Technologies Brazil
- Fenno 3D Finland
- Flexam Technologies GmbH Austria
- Formalloy USA
- Globe Metal Canada
- Hamuel Reichenbacher Additive Manufacturing Germany
- Hangrui (Shanghai) Advanced Material Technologies Co., Ltd. (POWDMAX) China
- Hermle Maschinenbau Germany
- iAM3D Innovations India
- Impact Systems Engineering – ISE USA
- inspire AG Switzerland
- InssTek South Korea
- IPG USA
- IREPA LASER France
- Kurtz Ersa GmbH Germany
- Latec China
- LUNOVU Germany
- Makino Additive Manufacturing Singapore
- Marvel Labs USA
- Mazak Japan
- Mitsubishi Power – AM-Zone Japan
- MostTech Austria
- NIT – New Infrared Technologies Spain
- nLIGHT USA
- NUBURU USA
- Okuma Europe Germany
- Okuma Global Japan
- Optomec USA
- Oscar PLT Germany
- Permanova Laersystems (GKN Aerospace) Sweden
- Phillips Corporation/Phillips Additive USA
- PolarOnyx USA
- Poly-Shape (AddUp) France
- Raycham China
- Raymax Lasers Australia
- Retinex Canada
- RPM Innovations USA
- Snowbird Tech USA
- Special Metals USA
- SPEE3D Australia
- Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. USA
- Synergy Additive Manufacturing USA
- TWI UK
- UPM Advanced Solutions (formerly UPM Additive Solutions) USA
- US Metal Powders (USMP) USA
- Valimet USA
- Vandad Sanat Iran
- Vinnotek Vietnam
Laser cladding (58)
- 3D Smartprint Ukraine
- 3D Solutions Brauer Group – Bräuer Schweisstechnik Germany
- 3D-Hybrid USA
- ADDere USA
- Alphalaser USA
- AM Solutions South Korea
- Amazemet Poland
- AMFREE France
- Arcway Poland
- Avimetal Powder Metallurgy – Avimetal AM China
- CarboTech Denmark
- Continuum Powders (formerly Molyworks) USA
- Deloro Wear Solutions Italy
- DM3D USA
- Etxetar Spain
- FasTech USA
- Formalloy USA
- Godiz Spain
- Hamuel Reichenbacher Additive Manufacturing Germany
- Hangrui (Shanghai) Advanced Material Technologies Co., Ltd. (POWDMAX) China
- Hunan Hualiu New Materials Co – HLPOWDER China
- iAM3D Innovations India
- Indurate Alloys Canada
- INETYX France
- Inland Atomize Metal Powder Llp India
- InssTek South Korea
- IPG USA
- IREPA LASER France
- Jupiter Machine Tool USA
- Knowhow Wilhelms Germany
- Laser Welding Solutions USA
- LaserJob Rapid 3D GmbH Germany
- Latec China
- LiM Laser China
- Lincoln Electric USA
- Listemann Switzerland
- LUNOVU Germany
- Meltio Spain
- Mitsubishi Electric Japan
- Nippon Steel – Sanyo Special Steel Japan
- Oerlikon Metco Switzerland
- Okuma Europe Germany
- Okuma Global Japan
- OR Laser (Coherent) USA
- Oscar PLT Germany
- Permanova Laersystems (GKN Aerospace) Sweden
- Phillips Corporation/Phillips Additive USA
- PLATINIUM3D
- PolarOnyx USA
- Production to go Germany
- Raycham China
- Raymax Lasers Australia
- Rohmann Automation Germany
- Saturne Technology Luxembourg
- Special Metals USA
- Syncam Russia
- Synergy Additive Manufacturing USA
- Welding Alloys UK
Gone, acquired or moved on since listing (7)
- 3DChimera USA closed, last up 2025 WAAM
- 5000DOCI South Korea closed, last up 2022 WAAM
- ATLIX (formerly TRUMPF, sold to LEO III) Germany domain for sale SLM / DMLS, WAAM
- BeAM Machines USA redirects to addupsolutions.com WAAM
- JP Titanium – Premium Titanium Wire for 3D printing (3.175mm) China closed, last up 2022 WAAM
- Progemec (3DMP) Italy closed, last up 2019 WAAM
- Rosotics USA closed, last up 2026 WAAM
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