Wematter
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersLinköping, Sweden
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Wematter firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Wematter
- Legal name
- Wematter
- Website
- https://wematter.se
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Wematter industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial 3D Printing Equipment (Selective Laser Sintering)
- NAICS
- Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)
- SIC
- Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Large-Format & Industrial Production 3D Printers (High-Throughput Systems) (IMAAAAAK)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- 3D Printers (Additive Manufacturing) (HDACAEAH)
Keywords
Where Wematter is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Linköping
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
Wematter business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- 3D Printer Hardware Sales: One-time sale of SLS 300 (and other) 3D printers plus bundled "Plus" packages (printer, accessory kit, first-year Deep Space software, Essential Plus Toolset) and optional accessories (Powder Vacuum, Water Jet Cabinet). Sold via quote-based direct sales rather than listed pricing.
- Recurring Software Subscriptions: Deep Space cloud software is included in the first year with SLS 300 Plus packages and is also referenced as a standalone subscription product ("Software / Deep Space"), implying recurring SaaS revenue beyond year one.
- Materials Sales: Sale of production-grade nylon materials (PA11 Black, PA11 Natural, nylon 12 thermoplastics, filled nylons) via the dedicated e-commerce materials shop at shop.3dsystems.com.
- Professional Services (Consulting & Training): Application Innovation Group offers tailored manufacturing solutions and design-for-AM consulting; Training and Knowledge arm provides expert training; Printer Service Plans provide ongoing maintenance and support subscriptions.
- Managed / Service Plans: Printer Service Plans are offered to "ensure peak performance and longevity" for 3D printers, indicating a recurring managed-services revenue stream.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | SLS 300 Plus bundle: printer + accessory kit + first-year Deep Space software + Essential Plus Toolset, supporting PA11 Black and PA11 Natural |
| Subscription | Annual | Deep Space cloud software (included first year with printer purchase, implied subscription thereafter) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Materials (PA11 Black, PA11 Natural, nylon 12, filled nylons) sold via shop.3dsystems.com |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels10 records
Wematter product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Wematter designs, manufactures and sells office-friendly Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printers and a surrounding ecosystem of cloud software, accessories and engineering-grade nylon materials. Its flagship SLS 300 printer delivers 300 x 300 x 300 mm build volume in a 0.45 sq m office-grade footprint, paired with the Deep Space cloud software, the Wemote touch control panel, and proprietary dust-free powder cartridge packaging for plug-and-play industrial additive manufacturing.
Product overview
The source describes a single-product-platform 3D printing solution centered on the SLS 300 Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printer, offered as the customizable "SLS 300 Plus" bundle that combines the SLS 300 printer with an Accessory Kit, the Essential Plus Toolset, first-year access to the Deep Space cloud software, and PA11 Black / PA11 Natural materials. The platform is extended by a set of optional add-on modules — the Powder Vacuum, Water Jet Cabinet depowdering station, Atmosphere Generator for build-chamber control, and the planned 2025 SLS 300 Powder Recycling Station (PRS) — that bolt onto the printer to broaden its functionality. The embedded Wemote 13.3-inch touch-screen control panel with an integrated camera and contextual help guides ties the hardware and software together, while Deep Space provides the cloud-based fleet management, print job preparation, nesting, and queue-sharing layer for the SLS 300.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- SLS 300 Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printer Office-friendly, turnkey Selective Laser Sintering 3D printer with a 300 x 300 x 300 mm (12 x 12 x 12 in) build volume, 12 mm/hr print speed, and 0.45 sq m footprint. Uses patented powder packaging that prevents direct user contact with powder and supports PA11 Black, PA11 Natural, and other nylon 12/filled nylon materials for industrial customers.
- SLS 300 Plus Package Customizable SLS 300 solution bundle that includes the SLS 300 3D Printer, Accessory Kit, first year of Deep Space Software, Essential Plus Toolset, and supported materials PA11 Black and PA11 Natural, with optional accessories such as Powder Vacuum and Water Jet Cabinet for industrial buyers.
- Atmosphere Generator Optional accessory unit that communicates with the SLS 300's software to provide improved control of build-chamber conditions, producing a more stable thermal environment for increased part density, surface finish, and mechanical performance.
- Water Jet Cabinet Optional depowdering station that uses a water spray gun with interchangeable nozzles to clean cavities, surfaces, and small details at up to 100 bar of pressure, recirculating 20 liters of tap water with built-in moisture control, filtration, sterilization, and water purification, requiring no running water or drain.
- Deep Space Cloud Software Cloud-based software suite for preparing and monitoring print jobs and managing an organization's fleet of SLS 300 3D printers, featuring nesting software, shared printer queues, and an integrated Learn section. Included with the SLS 300 Plus package for the first year and available as a recurring subscription thereafter.
- SLS 300 Production-Grade Nylon Materials Production-grade nylon materials including PA11 Black, PA11 Natural, nylon 12 thermoplastics, and filled nylons, supplied in Wematter's patented paper and wood-based cartridge packaging with QR-coded identification, sold via the dedicated e-commerce materials shop at shop.3dsystems.com for SLS 300 owners.
- Application Innovation Group Consulting Professional services consulting offering from 3D Systems that helps enterprise customers design tailored additive manufacturing solutions and apply design-for-AM best practices to their applications.
- Training and Knowledge Services Expert training program delivered alongside SLS 300 hardware sales to enable customers on printer operation, Deep Space software, and material handling.
- Printer Service Plans Recurring managed services offering designed to ensure peak performance and longevity of 3D printers, providing ongoing maintenance and support subscriptions for SLS 300 customers.
Quantifiable outcome
- Build volume more than 300% larger than comparable solutions in a footprint three times smaller
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Wematter
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Wematter technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature7 records
Wematter partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Oqtoncore3D Systems and Oqton are jointly presented in the Hardware & Software navigation under "3D Systems & Oqton". Through Oqton's site (oqton.com), 3D Systems customers can access the Manufacturing OS, 3DXpert, and DICOM to Print software, indicating a deep strategic alliance for the company's industrial software stack.
- Shop.3DSystems.com (Online Materials Storefront)core3D Systems operates a dedicated e-commerce storefront at shop.3dsystems.com for selling printer materials, providing a self-serve materials distribution channel alongside the quote-based hardware sales motion.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Wematter competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Stratasys: Stratasys offers SLS systems (e.g., through its SAF technology and acquired assets) across industrial and office/professional tiers, overlapping with Wematter's SLS 300 in target verticals (automotive, dental, medical).
- EOS GmbH: EOS (German) is the dominant industrial SLS supplier (P series, FORMIGA) and broadly competes with Wematter in polymer powder-bed fusion, though its systems target higher-volume industrial customers rather than office-class deployment.
- Arburg (Freeformer / AM systems): Arburg is a German injection-molding leader expanding into additive manufacturing; its industrial AM offerings and brand presence overlap with Wematter's industrial-customer focus in automotive and medical.
- 3D Systems (SLS 380): 3D Systems is both Wematter's exclusive distribution partner and a broader competitor, marketing its own SLS 380 in the same product family; relevant both as a go-to-market channel and as a benchmark for portfolio scope.
Direct peers
- Sinterit: Sinterit (Polish) makes compact, office-class SLS 3D printers (Lisa, Lisa Pro) targeting small businesses, designers, and engineers — the closest head-to-head competitor to Wematter's SLS 300 in form factor, target buyer, and value proposition.
- Sintratec: Sintratec (Swiss) produces the S2 and S3 desktop SLS printers marketed to offices, schools, and research labs; directly comparable to Wematter on office-friendly SLS positioning, build volume, and dust-handling design.
- Formlabs (Fuse 1): Formlabs' Fuse 1 is an office-class SLS printer with a compact footprint and integrated powder handling, targeting the same small/mid manufacturing, dental, and engineering customer segment as the SLS 300.
Emerging players
- Nexa3D: Nexa3D focuses on ultrafast resin and SLS-class printers for industrial and office environments; an emerging competitor in adjacent AM modalities that could overlap with Wematter in small-batch production use cases.
- Sharebot: Sharebot (Italian) markets compact professional and industrial 3D printers, including powder-bed systems, and competes with Wematter for European small/mid-manufacturer and research-lab customers.
Others
- Oqton: Oqton is 3D Systems' strategic software partner (Manufacturing OS, 3DXpert, DICOM-to-Print) and the distributor of the Deep Space-adjacent stack; a software/integration peer rather than direct hardware competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Wematter social profiles
Digital presenceWematter compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Wematter financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Wematter leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Wematter funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors2 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Wematter M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Wematter
What does Wematter do?
Wematter designs, manufactures and sells office-friendly Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printers and a surrounding ecosystem of cloud software, accessories and engineering-grade nylon materials. Its flagship SLS 300 printer delivers 300 x 300 x 300 mm build volume in a 0.45 sq m office-grade footprint, paired with the Deep Space cloud software, the Wemote touch control panel, and proprietary dust-free powder cartridge packaging for plug-and-play industrial additive manufacturing.
Is Wematter a public or private company?
Wematter is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Wematter founded?
Wematter was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Wematter based?
Wematter is headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Wematter make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. 3D Printer Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are recurring Software Subscriptions, materials Sales, professional Services (Consulting & Training) and managed / Service Plans.
Who are Wematter's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Stratasys, EOS GmbH, Arburg (Freeformer / AM systems) and 3D Systems (SLS 380). Direct peers are Sinterit, Sintratec and Formlabs (Fuse 1). Emerging players are Nexa3D and Sharebot. Oqton is listed as an others.
Does Wematter have an API?
No public API is recorded for Wematter.
What industry is Wematter in?
Wematter's product category is Industrial 3D Printing Equipment (Selective Laser Sintering). Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAAAAAK, Large-Format & Industrial Production 3D Printers (High-Throughput Systems), with a secondary code of HDACAEAH, 3D Printers (Additive Manufacturing). Its NAICS code is 333993 and its SIC code is 3555.