Sigma3D

What Sigma3D does

Sigma3D GmbH is a privately held German industrial 3D measurement services firm founded in 2001, headquartered in Gescher with additional offices in Mainz (Germany) and Shenyang (China), and a deployed field workforce of 60+ technicians and engineers. The company provides mobile on-site 3D measurement of industrial plants, machines, and large components, in-house measuring room services for smaller parts (quality control, reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, calibration), terrestrial and industrial laser scanning, rental of 3D measurement equipment, and custom measurement software development. Its proprietary RoboCalc software supports robot base and tool measurement for automotive OEMs, and it offers volumetric compensation and individualized software solutions as specialized add-ons.

The company's core technology stack combines optical and tactile metrology hardware — laser trackers, scan arms, measuring arms, scan cameras, photogrammetry systems, terrestrial laser scanners, precision total stations, and LaserTRACOR systems — with proprietary software. Sigma3D claims measurement accuracy ratios up to 1:100,000 under good conditions, with capabilities spanning objects from a few meters to approximately 60 meters economically, and extending to several hundred meters for suitable applications.

The business model is predominantly project-based professional services billed on a per-engagement basis, supplemented by equipment rental, licensable/customer-specific software development, and small-scale sales of measuring adapters. Sigma3D sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales to industrial clients across multiple verticals — aerospace and satellite (e.g., OHB Digital Connect, including Ariane 6 work), automotive and automotive seating (Adient), steel (SMS group), chemicals (Kronos Titan), heavy industrial equipment (Otto Junker, Flowserve, GVT), and robotics integrators (InPro electric). The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (since 2017) and the Carl Zeiss GOM 'Certified 3D Measurement Service' seal (2022 and 2023). It is managed by co-Managing Directors Frank Münsters and Leschek Kroll, with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or M&A activity.

Name

Sigma3D

Legal name

sigma3D GmbH

Website

https://sigma3d.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sigma3D GmbH is a German industrial 3D measurement services firm providing mobile on-site metrology, in-house component scanning, laser scanning, equipment rental, and custom measurement software (including RoboCalc) to enterprise customers across aerospace, automotive, steel, chemicals, and heavy industrial manufacturing worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Metrology Services

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Metrology & Scanning Services (Inspection Labs, On-Site Measurement) (IMAAAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Quality Inspection & Metrology (Machine Vision) (IMAIAMAF), Metrology & Dimensional Measurement (CMMs, laser trackers, gauges, surface/roughness) (IMAGAFAD), Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG), Scan-to-CAD & Reverse Engineering Software (IMAAAHAE)

Keywords

• Industrial 3D measurement
• Mobile laser scanning
• Robot base measurement
• Industrial metrology services
• 3D quality inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Gescher

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 3D Measurement Services: Core business providing industrial 3D measurement services including mobile measurement at customer sites, measuring room services, and quality control. Services are project-based and tailored to specific customer requirements across various industries.
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of 3D measurement equipment for customers who prefer to conduct measurements themselves but lack the required instruments.
3. Software Development: Development and sale of custom software solutions for industrial metrology applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sigma3D provides professional industrial 3D measurement services, including mobile on-site measurement of plants and machines, in-house component scanning in dedicated measuring rooms, terrestrial laser scanning, equipment rental, and custom software development for metrology applications. The company also sells the proprietary RoboCalc software for industrial robot base measurement and supplies measuring adapters.

Product overview

sigma3D is an industrial 3D measurement service company offering a comprehensive portfolio of measurement services and solutions. The core offering consists of Mobile 3D-Messtechnik (on-site measurement at customer locations), 3D-Bauteilvermessung (in-house component scanning), and Laserscanning (terrestrial laser scanning for large objects). The portfolio also includes Measurement Equipment Rental, Reverse Engineering, Rapid Prototyping & 3D-Druck, Kalibrierungen, Volumetrische Kompensation, and Messadapter sales. The company also develops custom software solutions including RoboCalc (for industrial robot base determination) and individualized measurement software. Services are delivered by a team of 60+ engineers and technicians from locations in Gescher, Mainz (Germany), and Shenyang (China), with global coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile 3D Measurement (Mobile 3D-Messtechnik)
• 3D Component Measurement (3D-Bauteilvermessung)
• 3D Measurement Equipment Rental (Vermietung von 3D-Messgeräten)
• RoboCalc Software
• Custom Metrology Software Development (Automatisierte 3D-Messlösungen)
• Laser Scanning (Terrestrial & Industrial)
• Reverse Engineering
• Rapid Prototyping & 3D Printing
• Calibrations (Kalibrierungen)
• Measuring Room Services (Messraum-Services)
• Measuring Adapters (Messadapter)
• Volumetric Compensation (Volumetrische Kompensation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Measurement accuracy ratio of 1:100,000 under standard conditions, with micrometer-level accuracy (0.001mm) achievable depending on measurement volume and strategy
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Direct Dimensions: 3D scanning and reverse engineering services firm focused on industrial clients, providing both on-site measurement and in-house scanning services. Comparable to sigma3D along both business model (project services) and offering (laser scanning, dimensional inspection, reverse engineering) dimensions.
• Exact Metrology: US-based industrial 3D measurement services provider offering laser scanning, CMM, CT scanning and reverse engineering to manufacturers. Closely comparable to sigma3D as a project-based mobile/in-house 3D metrology service firm serving automotive, aerospace and heavy industry with a similar offering portfolio.
• TruePoint Laser Scanning: US-based laser scanning services company providing 3D laser scanning for industrial plant, building and process documentation. Comparable to sigma3D's terrestrial and industrial laser scanning offering and on-site mobile service model serving heavy-industrial clients.

Emerging players

• Creaform: Provider of portable 3D scanners, 3D Engineering Services and metrology software (VxElements, Pipecheck). Comparable as an emerging player with both scanning hardware and project-based measurement services positioned in the same industrial metrology segment as sigma3D.

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: Global metrology and manufacturing-intelligence incumbent owning CMMs, laser trackers and 3D scanning software (PCDMIS, Romer). Comparable as a broad-catalog competitor with both hardware and industrial-services offerings against which sigma3D's mobile service is positioned.
• Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology: Large incumbent providing CMMs, optical systems and metrology hardware/software as part of a broader industrial-machinery portfolio — and the parent of the GOM arm that certifies sigma3D. Comparable as a metrology heavyweight that also sells services and software complementary to sigma3D's offering.
• FARO Technologies: Global provider of 3D measurement and imaging hardware (laser scanners, laser trackers, arms) and supporting software/services to industrial customers. Comparable across hardware, on-site services and software offering set even though services are a smaller share of FARO's mix.

Others

• InnovMetric (PolyWorks): Developer of the PolyWorks universal 3D metrology software platform and adjacent services used across industrial measurement workflows. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem enabler: sigma3D integrates PolyWorks-compatible workflows and depends on these tools being widely adopted in industrial QA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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