Anza

What Anza does

Anza (ANZA, Inc.) is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based product development services firm founded in 1985 that provides industrial design, CAD modeling, rapid prototyping, model making, CNC machining, vacuum forming, urethane casting, composite materials, and 3D color services to clients across consumer products, manufacturing, medical, aerospace, automotive, and entertainment end markets. The business operates from a 10,000+ square foot facility equipped with 3D CAD packages (SolidWorks), CNC machining centers capable of cutting materials up to 4' x 8' dry or 20" x 40" wet, and additive manufacturing systems including SLA, SLS, FDM, DDM, 3DP, and EBM processes. A strategic relationship with Far East manufacturers extends the offering into injection molding and assembly, bridging prototyping into short-run production.

The company's technology portfolio is built on nine interconnected service lines rather than a single proprietary product — CAD files flow into rapid prototyping, CNC machining, urethane casting, or composite layup depending on the use case, supported by skilled hand-finishing. Notable capabilities include Color Correct Comps (3D-printed color-accurate models for focus group evaluation), composite parts in carbon fiber and other engineered materials, and a urethane casting process described as the quickest and least expensive path to low-volume production-grade parts. Customers cite Anza's ability to meet "incredibly difficult schedules" and deliver professional-quality parts, including a high-profile Lady Gaga Monster Ball Tour costume project completed in under two weeks.

Commercially, Anza operates as a privately held, founder-owned professional services firm with 1-10 employees, sales-led direct engagement, and reliance on long-tenured client relationships and word-of-mouth referrals rather than marketing automation or digital channels. Pricing is custom and project-based, not publicly disclosed. The company has logged over 10,000 projects in 35 years, retains its first client, and counts many clients with 25+ year relationships. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company has no disclosed investors, acquisitions, or expansion activity.

Name

Anza

Legal name

ANZA, Inc.

Website

https://anzadesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Anza (ANZA, Inc.) is a Cincinnati-based product development services firm, founded in 1985, offering industrial design, CAD, CNC machining, rapid prototyping, urethane casting, vacuum forming, composite materials, and 3D color services to manufacturing, consumer, medical, automotive, and entertainment clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Development Services: Provides comprehensive product development services including industrial design, rapid prototyping, model making, CAD services, CNC machining, vacuum forming, urethane casting, and composite materials. Services are offered as project-based work for clients across multiple industries.
2. Short Run Production: In-house short run production capabilities and secure relationships with Far East manufacturers for injection molding and assembly work, providing bridge from prototyping to production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Anza delivers integrated product development services from concept through short-run production in its Cincinnati, Ohio facility. Its offering spans Industrial Design, SolidWorks-based CAD Services, Model Making, Rapid Prototyping (including SLA, SLS, FDM additive processes), 3D Color Services, CNC Machining, Vacuum Forming, Urethane Casting, and Composite Materials, with bridge-to-manufacturing support via Far East injection molding and assembly partners.

Product overview

Anza is a product development service provider offering an integrated suite of design and manufacturing services. The core offering consists of nine interconnected services: Industrial Design (concept development and refinement), CAD Services (3D modeling using SolidWorks), Model Making (conventional and CNC-assisted craftsmanship), Rapid Prototyping (additive fabrication including SLA, SLS, FDM), 3D Color Services/Color Correct Comps (brand and graphics-focused models), CNC Machining (subtractive prototyping), Vacuum Forming (thermoformed prototypes), Urethane Casting (low-volume production), and Composite Materials (carbon fiber and custom composite parts). Services are designed to work together, with CAD files feeding into rapid prototyping, model making, and production processes, enabling complete product development from concept through physical prototypes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Design Product design service executing a four-step process (listen, conceptualize, refine, finalize) using SolidWorks and complete in-house model shop capabilities for hands-on evaluation of physical and 3D design concepts.
• Rapid Prototyping Additive fabrication service building models from CAD files using processes including SLA, SLS, FDM, DDM, 3DP, and EBM, with in-house equipment and partnerships with selected service bureaus.
• Model Making Model making service combining conventional techniques with CNC, SLA, FDM, and skilled craftsmanship, including finishing touches that high-tech equipment cannot replicate.
• 3D Color Services (Color Correct Comps) Specialty service providing color-corrected models with a focus on brand, image, color and graphics representation, used in focus groups and design evaluation with near-perfect accuracy; provided for more than 20 years.
• CAD Services 3D CAD modeling service using SolidWorks as the primary software, converting ideas from sketches, verbal descriptions, or crude models into 3D file formats using a parametric, hybrid modeler capable of both freeform surfaces and solids.
• Vacuum Forming Plastic sheet forming service using heat and vacuum to create prototypes and short production runs, handling parts from small (0.01" thickness) to 4 foot square, with secondary CNC routing and machining operations.
• CNC Machining Subtractive rapid prototyping service cutting models from engineered plastics, metals, and model materials, with capabilities including dry cutting up to 4' x 8' and wet cutting up to 20" x 40" in fully enclosed machining centers with fluid assist for chip removal and cooling.
• Urethane Casting Low-volume production service using urethane casting to produce highly functioning parts that closely mimic injection-molded components, providing the quickest and least expensive route to short production runs and bridge tooling.
• Composite Materials Custom-made-to-order composite parts using a wide variety of core constructions, materials, and surface finishes, including carbon fiber parts such as splitters for Porsche 924, 944, and 968 vehicles, achieving better or lower cost than monolithic alternatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed 10,000+ projects over 35 years in business
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Far East ManufacturerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnza maintains secure relationships with Far East manufacturers for injection molding and assembly work. This enables Anza to offer full product development services from prototyping through production, bridging the gap between short-run in-house capabilities and full-scale manufacturing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Xometry: Xometry operates an on-demand manufacturing marketplace covering CNC, 3D printing, sheet metal, and urethane casting, directly competing for the same industrial client prototyping and short-run production work ANZA performs.
• Fictiv: Fictiv is a digital manufacturing platform providing CNC machining, 3D printing, injection molding, and urethane casting with enterprise-grade quoting and supply chain tooling — directly overlapping ANZA's core services.
• HLH Proto: HLH Proto is a rapid prototyping specialist offering CNC machining, 3D printing, vacuum casting, and injection molding, comparable to ANZA in service breadth and project-based delivery to industrial clients.
• Star Rapid: Star Rapid provides rapid prototyping and low-volume manufacturing services including CNC, 3D printing, vacuum casting, and injection molding — closely mirroring ANZA's full-service prototyping and short-run production stack.
• Protolabs: Protolabs offers automated CNC machining, 3D printing, urethane casting, and injection molding services with rapid turnaround — the most directly comparable scaled peer to ANZA's prototyping and short-run production offering.
• Plethora: Plethora provides on-demand CNC machining and fabrication services for industrial and aerospace clients, overlapping ANZA's CNC machining and custom fabrication capabilities for low-volume production runs.

Broad incumbents

• Materialise: Materialise offers industrial 3D printing services, software, and medical device production; it overlaps with ANZA in industrial prototyping and CAD-driven manufacturing services while operating at significantly larger scale.
• 3D Systems: 3D Systems is an established 3D printing equipment manufacturer and on-demand parts service provider; while broader and more vertically integrated than ANZA, it directly overlaps in SLA/SLS prototyping and low-volume production.
• Stratasys: Stratasys is a leading 3D printing equipment OEM that also operates a managed printing services business; comparable to ANZA for FDM and PolyJet rapid prototyping work, though at a much larger and broader scale.

Emerging players

• Carbon: Carbon provides proprietary Digital Light Synthesis 3D printing technology and production parts services; a partial overlap with ANZA's rapid prototyping and urethane casting offerings, focused on end-use polymer parts rather than general prototyping.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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