Oxford Performance Materials

What Oxford Performance Materials does

Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. (OPM), founded in 2000 by Scott DeFelice and headquartered in a 34,000 sq. ft. facility in South Windsor, Connecticut, is a vertically integrated specialty materials and additive manufacturing company built around its proprietary poly-ether-ketone-ketone (PEKK) polymer technology. OPM operates three interconnected product platforms: OXPEKK (proprietary PEKK polymer sold as rods, pellets, and coatings plus the patented low temperature synthesis (LTS) method acquired from England's Ketonex, Ltd. in November 2022), OsteoFab (a medical device additive manufacturing platform producing patient-specific cranial, facial, spinal, trauma, and sports medicine implants with six FDA 510(k) clearances and ISO 13485:2016 certification), and OXFAB (industrial 3D printing of high-performance thermoplastic components for aerospace, automotive, and energy applications, distinguished by the industry's only published B-Basis allowables on additively manufactured thermoplastics). The company has delivered over 4,500 patient-matched craniomaxillofacial devices since 2014 and holds ten-plus registered brands spanning its polymer, biomedical, and industrial lines.

OPM monetizes through one-time sales of patient-specific implants, custom and standard polymer compounds, industrial 3D printed parts, and contract manufacturing services that bundle design, regulatory support, manufacturing, and post-processing. Distribution is split between an exclusive worldwide channel partnership with Zimmer Biomet for OsteoFab CMF devices and direct enterprise sales for personalized orthopedic implants and industrial parts. The company serves two primary verticals: Healthcare/Orthopedic (surgeons and hospitals treating complex bone defects, trauma, and oncology cases — its priority segment) and Industrial/Aerospace (manufacturers requiring validated, lightweight, high-performance thermoplastic components). In September 2024 OPM received strategic investment from Scalpel Ventures, and in September 2023 it announced the creation of a separate focused entity for its 3D printed orthopedic business to accelerate growth in that segment. Geographic reach spans the United States, United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Japan via an OPM Japan joint venture.

Name

Oxford Performance Materials

Legal name

Oxford Performance Materials, Inc.

Website

https://oxfordpm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) is a vertically integrated PEKK polymer and 3D printing company serving healthcare/orthopedic and industrial/aerospace markets. It sells proprietary OXPEKK materials, OsteoFab patient-specific implants distributed worldwide by Zimmer Biomet, and OXFAB industrial printed parts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D-Printed Medical Implants & High-Performance Polymer Manufacturing

NAICS

Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (3252), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Dental 3D Printing Services (patient-specific devices, dental labs) (IMAAADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Dental Prototyping (Models, Guides, Pre-Op Planning) (IMAAAFAI), High-Performance Polymers (PEEK/PEKK/ULTEM/PAEK) (IMAAABAD)

Keywords

• 3D printed medical devices
• PEKK polymer materials
• Additive manufacturing services
• Patient-specific orthopedic implants
• Industrial 3D printing

Headquarters

HQ city

South Windsor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. 3D Printed Medical Devices (OsteoFab): Sale of patient-specific and standard 3D printed PEKK orthopedic implants including cranial, facial, spinal, trauma, and sports medicine devices. Revenue from custom implant manufacturing and contract manufacturing services.
2. Industrial 3D Printed Parts (OXFAB): Production and sale of high-performance 3D printed industrial parts for aerospace, automotive, and energy applications. Includes B-Basis validated additive manufacturing for critical applications.
3. OXPEKK Materials: Sale of proprietary PEKK polymer in standard forms (rods, pellets) and custom compounds for implant and industrial applications. Includes nanocoating and powder coating technologies.
4. Investment Capital: Strategic investment from venture capital firms specializing in healthcare innovation, such as Scalpel Ventures, to fund growth of 3D printed orthopedic implant business.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oxford Performance Materials manufactures and sells 3D-printed end-use products built on its proprietary PEKK (poly-ether-ketone-ketone) high-performance polymer. Its offering spans OsteoFab patient-specific medical implants (craniomaxillofacial, orthopedic, dental), OXFAB industrial additive-manufactured parts for aerospace and energy, and OXPEKK raw polymer materials (rods, pellets, coatings) produced via patented low-temperature synthesis. The company also provides contract manufacturing and custom compounding services.

Product overview

Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) offers a vertically integrated platform centered on its proprietary poly-ether-ketone-ketone (PEKK) polymer technology. The product portfolio consists of three interconnected layers: (1) Materials - OXPEKK branded PEKK polymer formulations sold as rods, pellets, and powders, including the patented low-temperature synthesis (OXPEKK-LTS) and custom variants (OXPEKK-X); (2) Biomedical 3D Printing - OsteoFab platform for patient-specific medical devices including cranial/facial implants (CMF), personalized orthopedic implants, and dental arches, with contract manufacturing services; (3) Industrial 3D Printing - OXFAB platform for aerospace, automotive, and energy applications requiring high-performance thermoplastic parts. The company also provides coating technologies (OXPEKK Nanocoating and Powder Coating) and value-added services including machining, finishing, and custom compounding. OsteoFab CMF devices are distributed exclusively through Zimmer Biomet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OsteoFab: Medical device additive manufacturing platform for orthopedic implants including cranial, facial, spinal, and sports medicine devices
• OXFAB
• OXPEKK
• OXPEKK-SC
• OXPEKK-PC
• OXPEKK-LTS
• OXPEKK-X

Products and services

• OsteoFab Patient-Specific CMF Devices Patient-specific cranial and facial devices that replace bony voids in the cranial skeleton for oncology and trauma cases. Designed from CT imaging data and manufactured via laser sintering with bone-like mechanics, radiolucency, and osseointegrative properties. Distributed exclusively worldwide by Zimmer Biomet.
• OsteoFab Personalized Implants Patient-specific orthopedic implants for complex segmental bone defects resulting from sarcoma or trauma, offering bone-like mechanics, reduced stress shielding, bone ongrowth support, OR modifiability, radiolucency, and antibacterial characteristics in a metal-free PEKK material.
• OsteoFab Patient Specific Dental Arches Patient-specific and standard dental solutions using 3D-printed OsteoFab PEKK technology with bone-like mechanics, osseointegration, antibacterial properties, perfect fit, and radiolucency (not FDA cleared).
• OsteoFab Contract Manufacturing Full-range contract manufacturing services for medical devices including design/development, regulatory support, manufacturing, and quality, plus post-processing such as machining, marking, labeling, and packaging. Provided directly to hospitals and manufacturers.
• OXFAB Industrial 3D-Printed Parts Industrial additive manufacturing platform for end-market applications requiring functional complexity and weight reduction. The only industrial technology with published B-Basis allowables on additively manufactured thermoplastic components, validated for aerospace, automotive, and energy applications.
• OXPEKK Rod Custom and standard OXPEKK compound rods available in diameters from 8mm to 100mm for implant and industrial applications.
• OXPEKK Pellet OXPEKK pellets available with various fillers including carbon fiber, glass fiber, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, colors, and custom compounds.
• OXPEKK-SC Nanocoating PEKK powder coatings applied at micron and millimeter scale thicknesses providing ultra-high-performance, abrasion-resistant coatings on suitable substrates. Conformal PEKK barrier with corrosion-resistant properties for industrial and biomedical applications.
• OXPEKK-PC Powder Coating The world's first aqueous PEKK coating technology applied by standard methods at nano- and micron-scale thickness. Patented water-based PEKK solution castable as ultra-thin films with full mechanical, thermal and biological properties of PEKK.
• OXPEKK Machining Services Machining and finishing of OXPEKK products delivered through qualified manufacturing partners.
• OXPEKK Custom Compounding Custom OXPEKK compound development to meet specific application requirements.
• OXPEKK-LTS Low Temperature Synthesis Polymer Patented low temperature synthesis method for PEKK polymer production delivering exceptional stability, repeatability, size-controlled spherical powder or flake, low polydispersity, and non-ODCB VOC synthesis. Enables PEKK variants through polymer backbone modification.
• OXPEKK-X Polymer Variants PEKK variants created through modification of the polymer backbone using OXPEKK-LTS synthesis method, splicing PEKK with Imides, Sulfones, Aliphatics, Phenylenes or other functional groups for specialized applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,500 patient-matched CMF devices delivered since 2014
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jajal MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2022Collaboration combining Jajal's 3D Surgical digital planning platform with OPM's OsteoFab PEKK 3D printing technology to deliver integrated solution for patients with major bone defects requiring customized orthopedic implants. Initial application addresses war trauma cases in Ukraine.
• Ketonex, Ltd.coreTechnology or Integration · 21 November 2022Acquisition of patent portfolio from England's Ketonex, Ltd. comprising world's highest performance PAEK polymer synthesis technology including low temperature synthesis (LTS) method. OPM had collaborated with Ketonex for over a decade prior to acquisition.
• Orthopedic Help for Ukraine (OHFU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 September 2022Non-profit humanitarian organization assisting Ukrainian hospitals with surgical procedures and treatment. OPM provides pro-bono 3D printed custom implants and suture anchors to front line hospitals treating war casualties. OPM has supplied over 150 implants since September 2022.
• Zimmer BiometcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive worldwide distribution partnership for OsteoFab Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) devices. Zimmer Biomet distributes patient-specific cranial and facial devices designed for oncology and trauma cases.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EOS GmbH: EOS is a leading industrial polymer and metal additive manufacturing equipment and materials supplier with a strong aerospace footprint. It overlaps with OPM's OXFAB business at the equipment-and-process level rather than as a device competitor.
• 3D Systems: 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) provides industrial and medical 3D printing solutions, including VSP orthopedic surgical planning and printed anatomic models. It is comparable as both a competitor in medical AM services and an indirect supplier/customer in the broader additive manufacturing ecosystem.
• Stryker: Stryker is a global orthopedic and medical device incumbent with 3D-printed Tritanium spinal implants and broad craniomaxillofacial offerings. It defines the competitive ceiling for OsteoFab's expansion into spinal, trauma, and extremities against a deeply established orthopedic sales channel.
• Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Synthes): DePuy Synthes, part of Johnson & Johnson, offers TRUMATCH patient-specific CMF and orthopedic solutions and 3D-printed titanium spine products. It is a key incumbent against which OPM's personalized implant offering must compete for hospital contracts.

Direct peers

• Renishaw: Renishaw's Healthcare division produces patient-specific 3D-printed cranial and maxillofacial implants using metal AM. It competes in the same CMF clinical use cases as OsteoFab, providing a benchmark for clinical commercialization and regulatory pathways in personalized implants.
• 4WEB Medical: 4WEB Medical is a privately held orthopedic implant company that 3D-prints patient-specific and truss-based PEEK spinal and extremity implants. It directly mirrors OPM's OsteoFab playbook of using high-performance polymers with additive manufacturing for personalized orthopedic devices.
• Lima Corporate: Lima Corporate (now Enovis) is a global orthopedic device company with 3D-printed Trabecular Titanium implants for extremities, spine, and CMF. It is a relevant comparator for OPM's strategy of using additive manufacturing to deliver patient-specific and high-performance orthopedic devices.
• Materialise: Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) is a 3D printing services and software company with a dedicated medical division that produces patient-specific CMF, orthopedic, and surgical guides. It overlaps directly with OsteoFab's CMF and personalized implant franchise as well as OPM's contract manufacturing model.
• Curiteva: Curiteva is a privately held spine company commercializing 3D-printed PEEK interbody fusion devices. It competes head-to-head with OsteoFab in the spinal indication using a closely analogous polymer-AM technology stack and surgeon customer base.

Others

• Solvay: Solvay supplies KetaSpire PEKK and other high-performance polymers used in medical and aerospace applications. It is adjacent rather than competitive — both an indirect material alternative and a potential partner for OPM's PEKK-based product ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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