What SolidComponents does

SolidComponents is a Sweden-based, privately held software development company that has operated since 1997, providing high-end online CAD support to manufacturers. According to its firmographic record, it is headquartered in Halmstad, Sweden, and operates with an 11-50 employee workforce, positioning it as a small, specialized supplier rather than a broad-platform vendor.

The company's externally observable surface is its public website (solidcomponents.com), which exposes a Products catalog and a Suppliers directory — consistent with an online distribution model where manufacturers can browse and source CAD components digitally. The firm's specific positioning as offering "high-end online CAD support" implies a technical niche serving engineering and manufacturing customers who require ready-made CAD assets integrated into design workflows, as opposed to being a full CAD platform vendor (e.g., Dassault, Autodesk, Siemens).

The revenue mechanics, pricing tiers, customer mix, and ownership/financing structure are not disclosed in the available sources. The website content accessible in the input is limited to static navigation elements (Products, Suppliers, Privacy policy) without pricing pages, customer testimonials, or case studies. No management team, funding rounds, M&A activity, certifications, partnerships, patents, or product launch history has been recorded in the aggregated data. Investors evaluating the business should treat the company as a sub-scale, founder/operator-run European niche software supplier with limited public-market transparency and weight those data gaps accordingly.

Name

SolidComponents

Website

https://solidcomponents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SolidComponents is a privately held Sweden-based software development company, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Halmstad, that provides high-end online CAD support and component catalogs to manufacturers through its solidcomponents.com platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CAD Software / Engineering Design Software

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware (5072), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

3D Printing, CAD & Digital Fabrication Programs (EDAMADAH)

Keywords

• Online CAD components
• CAD software support
• Manufacturer CAD tooling
• Engineering CAD library
• Digital CAD platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Halmstad

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

SolidComponents is a software development company that offers high-end online CAD support to manufacturers. It operates a web platform with sections for Products and Suppliers, providing digital CAD resources and tooling to manufacturing customers. Founded in 1997, the company is headquartered in Halmstad, Sweden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online CAD support for manufacturers High-end online CAD support delivered via the SolidComponents web platform, serving manufacturers with digital CAD resources and tooling.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• CADENAS PARTsolutions: CADENAS operates a strategic parts management and electronic CAD catalog platform used by manufacturers and component suppliers. It competes directly with SolidComponents in hosting and distributing manufacturer component data for CAD users.
• TraceParts: TraceParts is one of the largest online CAD content libraries, offering 3D models and component catalogs to manufacturers. It is the most direct competitor to SolidComponents, serving the same supplier/manufacturer two-sided marketplace with overlapping CAD format coverage.
• GrabCAD: GrabCAD (now part of Stratasys) is a community-driven CAD model library serving engineers and manufacturers. It overlaps with SolidComponents on CAD component/model distribution, though it leans more community/library than supplier marketplace.

Broad incumbents

• Thomas (Thomasnet): Thomasnet is a large B2B industrial sourcing platform connecting manufacturers with suppliers, with CAD/CIM content adjacent to its core offering. It is a broader incumbent in the manufacturer-supplier matching space where SolidComponents also operates.
• Autodesk (Fusion Library / Autodesk Inventor Content): Autodesk ships native content libraries and marketplaces alongside Inventor, Fusion, and AutoCAD. It is a broad incumbent in the same ecosystem that can disintermediate third-party CAD content catalogs like SolidComponents.
• Dassault Systèmes 3DEXCITE / PARTcontent: Dassault Systèmes (3DS) provides broad PLM/CAD solutions and content services to manufacturers. Its PARTcontent and 3D content offerings are adjacent to SolidComponents' catalog, and 3DS represents a large incumbent that could absorb catalog functionality.
• PTC (Creo Elements/Direct Modeling & Content): PTC's Creo and Onshape ecosystems include CAD content libraries and supplier integrations aimed at manufacturers. As a broad incumbent, PTC competes for the same CAD content distribution budget that SolidComponents addresses.

Emerging players

• BIMobject: BIMobject is a Sweden-based digital content platform for building product manufacturers, offering CAD/BIM objects to designers. It overlaps with SolidComponents on online CAD object distribution from manufacturers, with a stronger AEC/architecture tilt.
• 3D ContentCentral: 3D ContentCentral is a community CAD model library (originally by Dassault Systèmes) where manufacturers and suppliers publish 3D parts. It is an emerging/adjacent player overlapping with SolidComponents' catalog role.

Regional players

• Turbosquid: Turbosquid (operated by Shutterstock) is a global 3D model marketplace, broader in scope than SolidComponents. It overlaps on CAD/3D model distribution but is weighted toward entertainment/visualization rather than manufacturing CAD users.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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