FIT AG

What FIT AG does

FIT AG is a privately held German additive manufacturing contract service provider founded in 1995 and headquartered at the AM Campus in Lupburg, Germany. The company operates 50+ industrial 3D printing systems spanning 15+ AM technologies for metal, plastic, and building-material applications, complemented by eight conventional manufacturing processes including injection molding, vacuum casting, investment casting, and reaction injection molding. It serves eight primary vertical markets — medical technology, aerospace, automotive, racing, mechanical engineering, mobility, defense, and construction/architecture — delivering products and services ranging from rapid prototyping and rapid tooling to qualified single-part and series production under its ADM (Additive Design and Manufacturing) service lines, plus the S.P.O.D. (Spare Parts On Demand) on-demand spare parts program.

The company's technical differentiation rests on proprietary or first-mover process positions: Micro Laser Melting (20-100 µm wall thickness for coronary and aortic stents), WAAM at 600 cm³/h deposition rates for large-volume metal components, and the world's first commercial use of Selective Cement Activation (SCA) for formwork-free concrete building components up to 10 m³. FIT operates four wholly-owned subsidiaries — FIT Production GmbH (medical/regulatory manufacturing), FIT Prototyping GmbH, Additive Tectonics (construction/art), and an in-house software entity developing the Netfabb 3D printing software platform.

FIT generates revenue primarily through project-based B2B contract manufacturing engagements priced by quote rather than disclosed unit pricing, with an enterprise field-sales motion supported by dedicated industry-specific inbound channels ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected]). The company holds EN ISO 13485 (medical), FDA registration (patient-specific titanium implants), EN 9100 (aerospace/defense, achieved March 2025), TISAX (information security), and DIN EN ISO 14001 (environmental), supporting defensible participation in safety- and security-critical end markets such as Deutsche Bahn rail spare parts, ArianeGroup rocket engine manifolds, Turkish Aerospace satellite brackets, and patient-specific talus implants.

Name

FIT AG

Legal name

FIT AG

Website

https://fit.technology

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

FIT AG is a German additive manufacturing contract service provider operating 50+ industrial 3D printing systems across 15+ technologies for metal, plastic, and building-material applications, serving enterprise customers in medical, aerospace, automotive, defense, mobility, and construction sectors through prototyping, series production, and on-demand spare parts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Additive Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Machine Shops (332710)

SIC

Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (3990)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronics & Industrial Component 3D Printing Services (enclosures, fixtures, functional parts) (IMAAADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process & Application Development (DfAM, Parameter Development) (IMAAAJAF), Workflow, MES & Production Orchestration for AM (IMAAACAF)

Keywords

• Additive manufacturing services
• Metal 3D printing
• Rapid prototyping
• Industrial 3D printing
• Spare parts manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lupburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Volume Manufacturing (Series Parts): Qualified single part manufacturing (ADM-Q), volume manufacturing (ADM-V), and customized volume manufacturing (ADM-CV) for plastics, metals, and building materials. Certified manufacturing with traceability and reproducibility standards
2. Rapid Prototyping Services: Prototype and pilot series production using additive and conventional manufacturing for plastic, metal, or building material components. Full value chain from raw parts to fully machined assemblies
3. Spare Parts Manufacturing (S.P.O.D.): Spare Parts On Demand program - identifies critical spare parts, digitizes them, stores in virtual warehouse, and produces on-demand. Revolutionizes spare parts management for aging machinery
4. Technology Development Services: ADM-D services including material development, process development, and individual software solutions. Support for research and development projects with partners from industry and science
5. Rapid Tooling: Customized production aids, tools, injection molds, and jigs manufactured using additive and conventional methods

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FIT AG is a contract additive-manufacturing service bureau that produces metal, plastic, and building-material parts on its AM Campus in Lupburg, Germany, operating 50+ industrial 3D printing systems across 15+ AM technologies. Services span design/engineering, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, qualified volume production (ADM-Q/ADM-V/ADM-CV), on-demand spare-parts manufacturing (S.P.O.D.), and art fabrication, supported by conventional manufacturing (injection molding, elastomer, vacuum casting, RIM, investment casting) and post-processing. Customer-facing offerings are bundled under wholly-owned subsidiaries (FIT Production for medical, FIT Prototyping, Additive Tectonics for construction/art) and complemented by the proprietary Netfabb 3D printing software.

Product overview

FIT AG operates as a comprehensive additive manufacturing service provider offering a broad portfolio of technologies, solutions, and specialized services. The core offering includes metal additive technologies (Laser Melting/PBF-LB/M, Electron Beam Melting/PBF-EB/M, WAAM, Micro-SLM), plastic additive technologies (SLS, SLA, MSLA, DLP, SAF, PolyJet, FDM), and building material technologies (SCA, Robotic FDM/WAAM, Ceramic Printing). Complementary conventional manufacturing services (Injection Molding, Elastomer Manufacturing, Vacuum Casting, Mold One Flex, Polyamide Casting, Investment Casting, RIM) and extensive post-processing capabilities complete the portfolio. The company provides industry-specific solutions across Medical Technology, Aerospace, Automotive, Racing, Mechanical Engineering, Mobility, Defense, and Architecture/Art sectors, with services including Design and Engineering (ADM-E), Technology Development (ADM-D), Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling, Volume Manufacturing (ADM), Spare Parts On Demand (S.P.O.D.), and Art Fabrication. Proprietary software includes Netfabb 3D printing software. Downloadable resources include Innovation Guide, Material Guide, R&D Report, and Technology Guide MSLA. The company operates from AM Campus in Lupburg, Germany with 30 years of additive manufacturing experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Additive Tectonics: Subsidiary focused on architecture and art 3D printing, specializing in construction and design applications using SCA process and computational design.
• FIT Production
• FIT Prototyping
• S.P.O.D. (Spare Parts On Demand)

Products and services

• Rapid Prototyping Prototype and pilot-series production service covering the full value chain from raw parts to fully machined and assembled components using additive and conventional manufacturing in plastic, metal, and building materials, aimed at enterprise customers needing fast functional prototypes.
• Volume Manufacturing (ADM-Q / ADM-V / ADM-CV) Certified series-production service offering Qualified Single Part Manufacturing (ADM-Q), Volume Manufacturing (ADM-V), and Customized Volume Manufacturing (ADM-CV) for plastics, metals, and building materials with full traceability and reproducibility.
• Rapid Tooling Manufacturing service for customized production aids, jigs, assembly aids, special tools, and injection molds using additive and conventional methods, aimed at industrial customers needing short lead times on tooling.
• S.P.O.D. (Spare Parts On Demand) Program that identifies critical spare parts, digitizes them, stores them in a virtual warehouse, and reverse-engineers / produces them on demand to eliminate warehousing and downtime for aging machinery in rail, bus, ship, and truck fleets.
• Design and Engineering (ADM-E) Engineering service including digital textures, lattice structures, topology optimization, and automated computational design to create parts optimized for additive manufacturing, targeted at engineering teams in regulated industries.
• Technology Development (ADM-D) Research and development service covering material development, process development, and individual software solutions for additive manufacturing, delivered in partnership with research institutes and industry.
• Art Fabrication Service for artists, galleries, and design clients combining creative consultation, computational design, prototyping, additive manufacturing, and on-site installation of artworks and design objects, operated via Additive Tectonics.
• Netfabb 3D Printing Software Proprietary 3D printing software developed within the FIT Group for parametric and algorithmic design, individualized serial-part production, and sophisticated one-off parts, sold as a standalone offering by the in-house software subsidiary.

Quantifiable outcome

• Turkish Aerospace Star Tracker bracket achieved 50% weight reduction, 20G withstand capability, reduced from 360 parts to 1 part
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Additive TectonicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary of FIT Group specializing in architecture and art applications. Combines computational design and engineering with industrial additive manufacturing for spectacular geometries in construction and art projects.
• Berschneider + BerschneiderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborated with FIT and STO/Verotech to develop special procedure for additively manufactured tools to produce individual facade structure for Boarding House building.
• STO and VerotechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacade professionals partnered with FIT and Berschneider + Berschneider to develop facade tools using additive manufacturing for the Boarding House on FIT's AM Campus.
• Empfangshalle (Munich artist duo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist duo commissioned by St. Laurentius church for 8-meter-high gold-colored retable. Collaboration with Studio Tessin for computer-generated design development.
• Studio TessinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with FIT on church retable project for computer-generated design of complex lattice structure.
• OTH Regensburg (East Bavarian Technical University Regensburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in multiple medical technology projects including aortic and coronary stent development, and AI application for automated component identification.
• University Hospital RegensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for medical device development including innovative stent project using micro-laser melting for easily deformable aortic stents.
• Ocupeye LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in C2PAE research project with Fraunhofer IGD and FIT to develop realistic and precisely fitting ocular prostheses that can be manufactured fast and at affordable costs.
• Fraunhofer IGDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in C2PAE project with Ocupeye Ltd and FIT for developing ocular prostheses using 3D printing technology.
• SECORE International Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading coral reef protection organization partnered with FIT for 3D printing ceramic colonization structures from which coral larvae can settle and grow new reefs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Materialise: Belgian-headquartered global 3D printing service bureau and software provider offering industrial AM across metals, polymers, and medical verticals. Closely comparable to FIT AG in multi-technology service breadth, medical device focus, and proprietary software (Magics) - the most direct head-to-head competitor in Europe.
• EOS GmbH: German metal additive manufacturing OEM that also operates contract manufacturing services through its EOS subsidiary offerings. Directly comparable to FIT AG in metal PBF technology, European manufacturing footprint, and enterprise aerospace/automotive customer overlap.
• SLM Solutions Group: German metal AM systems manufacturer with adjacent service operations, specializing in multi-laser selective laser melting for aerospace and automotive. Comparable to FIT AG in technology overlap (LPBF metals) and German Mittelstand positioning; overlaps with FIT AG's customer base in regulated industries.
• 3D Systems Corporation: US-based 3D printing OEM and on-demand manufacturing service bureau with extensive metal and polymer AM capabilities plus regulated verticals (medical, aerospace). Direct competitor to FIT AG in volume AM services and FDA-cleared medical device contract manufacturing.
• Stratasys: Global 3D printing OEM offering polymer AM systems (FDM, PolyJet) and contract manufacturing services. Comparable to FIT AG in plastic AM technology stack, particularly through overlapping PolyJet offerings and production-grade polymer parts.
• Protolabs: Digital manufacturing services company offering rapid prototyping, low-volume production, and on-demand 3D printing across multiple technologies. Comparable to FIT AG in on-demand service bureau model, technology breadth, and rapid prototyping focus for industrial customers.
• Xometry: AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing including 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding at industrial scale. Comparable to FIT AG in on-demand service model, multi-technology approach, and enterprise customer focus, though Xometry operates a marketplace rather than pure captive capacity.
• voxeljet AG: German binder jetting AM OEM and service provider specializing in large-format sand casting molds and plastic parts. Comparable to FIT AG in German Mittelstand positioning and industrial AM services for foundry, automotive, and aerospace customers.
• Velo3D: US-based metal AM systems and contract services company specializing in large-format, high-quality metal parts for aerospace and defense. Comparable to FIT AG in regulated aerospace/defense customer overlap and quality-grade metal AM service offerings.
• Additive Industries (Metal Industries): Netherlands-based industrial metal AM systems and services provider serving aerospace, automotive, and energy. Directly comparable to FIT AG in metal additive manufacturing services, European industrial customer focus, and large-format production capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/fit.technology/?hl=de
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FITAdditiveManufacturingGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/FITADDITIVE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fit-additive-manufacturing-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/fit.technology/?hl=de

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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