What Mimo Technik does

Mimo Technik (legal entity Print Metal LLC) is a privately held metal additive manufacturing service provider founded in 2004, operating from a manufacturing center in Carson, California, with headquarters in Michigan. The company specializes in Selective Laser Melting (SLM) of metals for the aerospace, rocketry, defense, and motorsport sectors, holding ISO 9001:AS9100D certification, ITAR registration, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security qualified AM supplier status. Its 9-cell SLM fleet includes quad-laser SLM 500 series machines, supported by multi-axis CNC machining, H.I.P. and thermal treatment, media deburring and shot-peening, and in-house 3D HD laser scanning/CT metrology.

The company runs a hybrid go-to-market: direct enterprise field sales for ITAR-gated aerospace and defense programs (including Boeing), and a self-service automated ordering platform called PM3D RAPID for commercial and motorsport customers with non-export-controlled designs. Pricing is quote-based and varies by material (aluminum, nickel, cobalt chrome, stainless steel, titanium, copper alloys), geometry, layer thickness, orientation, post-processing, and testing requirements. The firm holds no disclosed external funding and operates as an LLC with 11-50 employees.

Customer engagements span marquee motorsport and automotive brands (Lamborghini intercoolers, Porsche 991 intercooler endtanks and ALTI wheel process, Gale Banks Engineering AlSi10Mg parts, Papadakis Racing aluminum intake manifold, BBi Autosport Inconel 625 exhaust turbo manifolds) alongside confidential aerospace and defense work. The revenue model is professional services — per-part custom manufacturing rather than product or software licensing — and growth is tied to series-production program wins in certified aerospace and defense supply chains.

Name

Mimo Technik

Legal name

Print Metal LLC

Website

https://mimotechnik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mimo Technik (Print Metal LLC) provides ITAR-registered, AS9100D-certified metal additive manufacturing using SLM technology for aerospace, rocketry, defense, and motorsport clients from its Carson, California production facility, with a 9-cell SLM fleet and self-service PM3D RAPID quoting platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Additive Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)

SIC

Aircraft (3721), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace & Defense (Production AM Parts) (IMAAAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metrology & Scanning Services (Inspection Labs, On-Site Measurement) (IMAAAHAJ), Metrology & Inspection Systems (CMM, Laser Trackers, Optical Comparators) (IMAAAHAC), Metrology, Inspection & Machine Tool Accessories (CMMs, Probing, Gauging) (IMAHADAK)

Keywords

• Metal additive manufacturing
• Selective laser melting
• Aerospace 3D printing
• Defense manufacturing services
• Motorsport metal printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Carson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Additive Manufacturing Services: Direct metal additive manufacturing for prototypes, aerospace components, and series production. Revenue generated through custom manufacturing projects with per-part pricing based on material, geometry complexity, and post-processing requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mimo Technik (operating through its Print Metal AM Center in Carson, California) is a contract metal additive manufacturer that builds aerospace, rocketry, defense and motorsport components via Selective Laser Melting across 9 multi-laser SLM production cells. It delivers end-to-end production from design-for-AM optimization and parameter development through SLM printing, multi-axis CNC finishing, post-processing (heat treatment, H.I.P., deburring, shot-peening) and 3D metrology/CT inspection. Aerospace and defense customers engage via direct sales under ITAR/AS9100 controls, while commercial and motorsport customers can upload designs and order directly through the PM3D RAPID automated quoting platform.

Product overview

MIMO Technik operates as a unified manufacturing platform combining Print Metal (an additive manufacturing center in Carson, CA) with integrated CNC machining, AM engineering, and post-processing services. The core product portfolio centers on Metal Additive Manufacturing (SLM-based 3D printing) and Multi Axis CNC Machining, supported by 3D Solutions & AM Engineering for design optimization and inspection. PM3D Rapid serves as the customer-facing automated ordering platform for quote requests and order management. All services operate under a single quality management system (ISO 9001:AS9100D) serving aerospace, rocketry, defense, and motorsport industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PM3D: Automated ordering and instant quote platform for commercial and motorsport partners
• PM3D Rapid
• Print Metal

Products and services

• Metal Additive Manufacturing Contract metal additive manufacturing service using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) on nine multi-laser production cells, producing prototypes, aerospace components and series production parts for aerospace, rocketry, defense and motorsport clients.
• Multi-Axis CNC Machining Complete production solutions combining 5-axis milling, 4-axis milling, multi-axis turning, vertical large-diameter turning and horizontal turning operations to finish additively manufactured parts and support hybrid additive-to-subtractive workflows.
• 3D Solutions & AM Engineering Engineering services including design-for-additive optimization, 3D HD laser scanning, metrology, inspection reporting, and parameter development for novel materials, density, productivity, surface finish and downskin quality.
• PM3D RAPID Web-based automated quoting and ordering platform that lets commercial and motorsport partners upload 3D designs, configure material type, layer thickness and post-production requirements, and place orders for non-ITAR / non-export-controlled data sets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Design to emissions lab in 1 week for Gale Banks Engineering
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sintavia: Sintavia is an AS9100/Nadcap-certified metal additive manufacturing service bureau focused on aerospace & defense, with in-house post-processing and CT inspection. It is the most direct comparable to MIMO Technik's Boeing-qualified, ITAR-registered service-bureau model serving flight-critical parts.
• Velo3D: Velo3D produces metal AM systems and operates as an aerospace/space-focused service bureau using its own LPBF machines. It directly competes with MIMO for flight-rate rocket engine and aerospace components.
• Castheon: Castheon is a metal AM service bureau specializing in aerospace, defense and space propulsion components using multi-laser LPBF. Its part mix (rocket thrust chambers, injectors, turbomachinery) and customer profile overlap closely with MIMO's aerospace/rocketry work.
• CalRAM: CalRAM provides metal additive manufacturing and precision machining services for aerospace, defense and space customers. Its integrated printing-plus-machining offering competes directly with MIMO's end-to-end Carson, CA service.
• Stratasys Direct Manufacturing: Stratasys Direct is the service-bureau arm of Stratasys, offering metal and polymer AM, CNC and finishing for prototype-to-production work. It is a direct competitor in the on-demand commercial and motorsport AM quoting channel that MIMO addresses via PM3D RAPID.
• Protolabs: Protolabs (now Protolabs Network) provides on-demand CNC, sheet metal, injection molding and AM services with automated quoting. Its digital self-serve quoting model is functionally analogous to MIMO's PM3D RAPID, and it competes for the same low-volume motorsport and commercial AM jobs.

Broad incumbents

• SLM Solutions: SLM Solutions is the original equipment manufacturer of the SLM machine platforms MIMO operates (SLM 500, SLM 280, SLM 125). It competes in service capacity via customer demonstration centers and supplies the same equipment MIMO runs.
• EOS: EOS is a major metal LPBF systems OEM (EOS M, EOS P) and operates application/contract manufacturing services. It is comparable as a broad incumbent providing both equipment and AM services in aerospace and motorsport end markets.
• 3D Systems: 3D Systems is a broad incumbent in 3D printing, offering metal and polymer AM systems alongside its on-demand parts services. Its scale and certified aerospace workflow compete with MIMO across both commercial and defense customers.
• Materialise: Materialise operates a global AM services platform with metal printing, post-processing and software-driven quoting. It is a broad incumbent comparable in business model (AM service bureau with industrial customers) though with a much larger global footprint than MIMO.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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