Powder bed fusion companies

978 companies, 904 still active when checked in October 2026. 1.3% of those we could judge are gone, 0.2% left 3D printing, 0.1% were acquired or redirect elsewhere.

Survival by year first listed

Cohort	Judged	Active	Stale	Acquired / redirects	Left 3D printing	Gone
Listed by 2016	271	92%	6.6%	0.0%	0.0%	1.8%
Listed 2017 to 2020	299	93%	6.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%
Listed 2021 to 2023	230	94%	4.8%	0.0%	0.0%	1.3%
Listed 2024 or later	171	95%	2.3%	0.0%	0.6%	1.8%

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
SLM / DMLS	567	616	0.0%	1.8%
SLS	527	560	0.2%	0.5%
MJF	252	260	0.0%	0.0%
EBM	54	61	0.0%	1.6%

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 172Germany 121UK 72China 66Italy 57France 44India 33Switzerland 28Canada 24Netherlands 24Spain 23Australia 21

Active companies

Gone, acquired or moved on since listing (16)

ATLIX (formerly TRUMPF, sold to LEO III) Germany domain for sale SLM / DMLS, WAAM
Concept Laser (GE Additive) Germany closed, last up 2022 SLM / DMLS
Han’s Laser China domain for sale SLM / DMLS, SLA, DLP
LyondellBasell – LYB left 3D printing FDM / FFF, SLS
RusAT LLC Russia closed, last up 2025 SLM / DMLS
Sandi Chuangwei – 3DPAction China closed, last up 2024 SLM / DMLS
Shaanxi Hengtong China closed, last up 2021 SLM / DMLS, SLA
SHINING 3D China closed, last up 2024 SLM / DMLS, SLA, FDM / FFF
Sindoh South Korea left 3D printing SLM / DMLS, SLA, FDM / FFF
Sintratec Switzerland domain now spam SLS
Syndaya China domain now spam SLM / DMLS
Texas Metal Printing USA closed, last up 2023 SLS
Vulcan USA domain for sale SLM / DMLS
Wematter Sweden redirects to 3D Systems Corporation SLS
Xi’an Zhilong Metal Printing System Co., Ltd – DMAMS China closed, last up 2025 SLM / DMLS, EBM
XYZprinting Taiwan closed, last up 2026 SLM / DMLS, SLS, SLA, DLP, FDM / FFF

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Powder bed fusion companies

Survival by year first listed

By process (ISO/ASTM 52900)

Where the active ones are

Active companies

SLM / DMLS (567)

SLS (527)

MJF (252)

EBM (54)

Gone, acquired or moved on since listing (16)