Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group

What Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group does

The Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group is a specialist industry network operating inside Swissmem, the Swiss Association of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries (MEM). It functions as a non-commercial platform for companies active in additive manufacturing within Switzerland, providing experience exchange, networking, and knowledge sharing across its member base. As one of approximately 25 industry sectors within Swissmem, it does not sell products, license technology, or operate a traditional go-to-market motion; instead, it serves a coordination role that links Swiss AM firms to each other and to research partners — most notably through its strategic partnership with the Innovation Booster - Additive Manufacturing (IBAM Network), an Innosuisse initiative funding joint industry-research projects.

Swissmem itself, founded in 1844 and headquartered in Zürich, is a privately-held trade association (Industrieverband) owned and governed by its member companies. It represents approximately 1,200 Swiss MEM-industry firms and delivers services across four broad areas: consulting and representation of interests, training (via the Swissmem Academy and Swissmem Berufsbildung vocational training division), networking (including 25 specialist industry groups such as the Additive Manufacturing Group), and a compensation fund. Revenue is generated primarily through membership fees and paid training/service offerings; financial figures are not publicly disclosed. The association maintains a social partnership framework in place since 1937 and is led by Director Stefan Brupbacher with Patrick Roth as President.

The Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group's underlying technology is minimal in a product sense — its core infrastructure is a member directory, event calendar, and shared communications channel hosted under the Swissmem web property. There is no proprietary platform, no AI/ML capability, and no API or software product. Business mechanics are entirely association-funded: members pay dues to Swissmem and gain access to the specialist group and its convening activities. In April 2026 Swissmem announced a merger project with Swissmechanic, signaling consolidation of Swiss industry-association representation, which will indirectly reshape the AM group's institutional context going forward.

Name

Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group

Legal name

Swissmem

Website

https://swissmem.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1844

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group is a specialist industry network within Swissmem that facilitates networking, knowledge exchange, and research collaboration among Swiss companies operating in the additive manufacturing sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association / Manufacturing Sector Networking

NAICS

All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences, Workshops & Industry Events (AM Knowledge Sharing) (IMAAAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Training & Workforce Upskilling (AM) (IMAAAJAC), Additive Manufacturing Research & Innovation Labs (IMAAAJAA)

Keywords

• Additive manufacturing networking
• Industry trade association
• 3D printing sector group
• MEM industry services
• Manufacturing knowledge exchange

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group is a specialist industry sector within Swissmem that functions as a networking and discussion platform for companies active in additive manufacturing. It facilitates experience exchange, networking, and knowledge sharing among its member companies, and connects them to research and innovation programs such as the Innosuisse Innovation Booster Additive Manufacturing (IBAM Network).

Product overview

The Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group is a specialized industry sector within Swissmem, the Swiss Association of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries. It functions as a networking and industry group rather than a product company. As one of 25 industry sectors within Swissmem, it serves as a platform for companies involved in additive manufacturing to exchange experiences, network, and access specialized resources. Swissmem itself provides various professional services including training programs (via Swissmem Academy), standard industry contracts, and technical publications, with the Additive Manufacturing Group being one component of this broader association ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Swissmem Academy: Continuing education and professional development programs for the Swiss tech industry
• Swissmem Berufsbildung
• Swissmem Service Plus
• Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group

Products and services

• Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group (specialist sector membership) An industry-sector membership program within Swissmem for Swiss companies operating in additive manufacturing, providing experience exchange, networking, knowledge sharing, and access to the Innosuisse Innovation Booster Additive Manufacturing (IBAM) research network.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Innovation Booster - Additive Manufacturing (IBAM Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe IBAM Network is an Innosuisse initiative that networks companies and research institutions to promote joint research projects and drive innovation in additive manufacturing. This partnership provides the Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group with access to cutting-edge research collaborations and innovation opportunities in the additive manufacturing sector.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• America Makes (NASCENT): The U.S. national additive manufacturing innovation institute, operating as a public-private partnership that networks companies, research institutions, and government agencies to advance AM — directly comparable in function to the Swiss AM Group as a national AM coordination and networking body.
• Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG): An independent, user-driven community of additive manufacturing professionals focused on experience exchange, education, and networking through conferences and working groups — highly comparable to the Swiss AM Group's networking and knowledge-sharing mandate.

Regional players

• VDMA Additive Manufacturing Working Group: The German Engineering Federation (VDMA) hosts an Additive Manufacturing working group that represents and connects AM companies in Germany. Comparable in function (AM sector group within a national mechanical engineering association) and adjacent in geography, but serving the German market.
• AMPOWER: A Hamburg-based consultancy and market intelligence firm focused exclusively on industrial additive manufacturing, producing industry reports, events, and a community platform for European AM professionals. Comparable as a focused AM knowledge-sharing and networking organization, primarily serving the DACH region.

Broad incumbents

• CECIMO: The European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies, representing European machine tool and AM stakeholders at the EU level. Comparable as a higher-level industry association that covers additive manufacturing within a broader manufacturing-technology mandate.
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers): A large U.S.-based professional society serving mechanical engineers across many disciplines, with active AM technical committees, conferences, and publications. Comparable as a broader engineering association with significant AM programming, but not exclusively focused on AM.

Others

• ASTM International F42 Committee: ASTM's F42 committee on Additive Manufacturing develops AM standards and brings together industry, academia, and government participants. Comparable in convening role for the AM community, though focused specifically on standards development rather than general networking.
• Fraunhofer IAPT (Institute for Additive Production Technologies): A German Fraunhofer institute dedicated to additive manufacturing research and technology transfer, coordinating industry-academia AM projects. Comparable as a node in the European AM research-and-industry ecosystem, though operating as a research institute rather than a member-driven networking group.
• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research): A Dutch applied research organization with a dedicated additive manufacturing program that partners with industry on AM development. Comparable as a publicly-funded research and industry-partner entity in the European AM ecosystem, though primarily a research performer rather than a networking body.
• 3D Printing Industry / VoxelMatters: Independent media and community platforms covering the global additive manufacturing industry, providing news, directories, and event coverage. Comparable as an AM-focused information and community hub, but operating as commercial media rather than a member-driven trade association group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/swissmem
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SwissmemVideoChannel
• Facebookfacebook.com/swissmem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swissmem

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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