alphacam
alphacam is an owner-managed DACH industrial 3D printing solutions provider that resells systems from Stratasys, Genera, Formlabs, Tritone, and others, distributes materials and post-processing equipment, and operates the TEILEFABRIK contract manufacturing service bureau across automotive, aerospace, medical, dental, and fashion verticals.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1993
- HeadquartersSchorndorf, Germany
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What alphacam does
alphacam GmbH is a privately held, owner-managed industrial 3D printing solutions provider headquartered in Schorndorf, Germany, operating across the DACH region with additional demo centers in Winterthur (Switzerland) and Vienna (Austria). Founded in 1993, the company functions as an authorized channel partner and value-added reseller for major additive manufacturing OEMs including Stratasys (across FDM, PolyJet, SAF, P3, and SLA product families), Genera (DLP), Formlabs (SLS), Tritone (MoldJet), Evolve (STEP), and One Click Metal (LPBF), and also markets its own branded alphacam BASEline and PROline LPBF metal systems.
The company operates a multi-revenue-stream business model: (1) hardware resale of 3D printing systems and consumables, (2) software subscriptions and training (GrabCAD Print/Pro, Insight, OpenAM, PreForm, Genera CAM, MONE, Tritone Software, GrabCAD Digital Anatomy), (3) post-processing equipment sales (DyeMansion DM60 dyeing, waterjets, sandblasting, ProLight Cure Box, Origin CureLite), and (4) contract manufacturing services through its wholly-owned TEILEFABRIK division, which operates more than 60 industrial 3D printing systems including 26 FDM printers at 914x610x914mm build volume. Pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure, reflecting a consultation-led enterprise field-sales motion targeting automotive, aerospace and defense, medical, dental, eyewear, design, fashion, and industrial manufacturing customers in DACH.
Distribution is direct enterprise sales supported by physical demo centers, an interactive product/material finder on the corporate website, trade show participation (Fakuma), educational webinars, and content marketing. TEILEFABRIK is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN 9100:2018 aerospace quality management standards, and the company holds PANTONE Validated certification for its full-color PolyJet fleet. Customer evidence spans global OEMs (BMW, Audi, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BAE Systems, NASA/ESA Orion, Hadassah Hospital, Humanitas), though most of these references originate from the technology OEM partner case studies rather than alphacam-direct enterprise contracts.
alphacam firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- alphacam
- Legal name
- alphacam GmbH
- Website
- https://alphacam.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1993
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- alphacam is an owner-managed DACH industrial 3D printing solutions provider that resells systems from Stratasys, Genera, Formlabs, Tritone, and others, distributes materials and post-processing equipment, and operates the TEILEFABRIK contract manufacturing service bureau across automotive, aerospace, medical, dental, and fashion verticals.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
alphacam industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial 3D Printing Equipment
- akta.pro primary industry
- Polymer 3D Printers (FDM/FFF, SLA/DLP/LCD, SLS, Material Jetting) (IMAAAAAA)
Keywords
Where alphacam is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Schorndorf
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
alphacam business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- 3D Printer and System Sales: Sale of industrial 3D printing equipment from multiple manufacturers (Stratasys, Genera, Formlabs, Tritone, etc.) including plastic and metal systems
- Materials and Consumables: Sales of 3D printing materials including FDM thermoplastics, SAF polyamides, SLA resins, SLS powders, PolyJet materials, DLP/P3 resins, LPBF metal powders, and MoldJet metal pastes
- 3D Printing Services (TEILEFABRIK): Contract manufacturing service producing prototypes, functional prototypes, and serial production parts in various plastics and metals. Operates more than 60 3D printing systems
- Post-processing Equipment and Services: Sales and service of post-processing systems including washing, waterjet, sandblasting, surface finishing, dyeing (DyeMansion), impregnation, and post-curing systems
- Software and Training: Software sales including GrabCAD Print, Insight, OpenAM, and related training seminars and webinars
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
alphacam product offering
Product offeringCore offering
alphacam is an industrial 3D printing solutions provider serving the DACH region, reselling and integrating additive manufacturing systems from multiple manufacturers (Stratasys, Genera, Formlabs, Tritone, Evolve). The company offers 10+ 3D printing technologies (FDM, PolyJet, SAF, SLA, SLS, DLP, P3, STEP for plastics; LPBF and MoldJet for metals), along with 3D printing materials, post-processing equipment, related software, and contract manufacturing services through its TEILEFABRIK division operating 60+ printing systems.
Product overview
alphacam is a comprehensive 3D printing solutions provider offering a broad portfolio of industrial plastic and metal 3D printing systems, post-processing equipment, and professional services. The product portfolio includes FDM printers (Stratasys F170 through F900, Fortus 450mc, F3300), PolyJet multi-material/color printers (J35 Pro through J850 Digital Anatomy, including dental and fashion variants), SAF (H350), P3/DLP (Origin Two, Origin One Dental), DLP (Genera G1/F1, G2+/F2+, G3), STEP (Evolve SVP), SLA (Neo 450s, 800, 800+), SLS (Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W, Fuse X1), LPBF metal printers (BASEline, PROline with MPRINT/MPURE/MONE systems), and MoldJet metal printers (Tritone DIM, Dominant). Supporting software includes GrabCAD Print/Print Pro, Insight, OpenAM License, PreForm, Titanium, Genera CAM, MONE, Tritone Software, and GrabCAD Digital Anatomy. Post-processing solutions include washing stations, waterjets, sandblasting, DyeMansion DM60 dyeing, Weicon impregnation, and ProBleacher/ProLight Cure Box/Origin CureLite curing systems. The TEILEFABRIK service division offers 3D printing manufacturing services with over 60 systems.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- TEILEFABRIK: Professional 3D printing service offering manufacturing of prototypes, functional prototypes, and series parts in plastics and metals. Part of alphacam's service portfolio since 2005.
Products and services
- Stratasys F170 FDM 3D Printer
- Stratasys F900 Industrial FDM 3D Printer
- Stratasys J850 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer
- Stratasys H350 SAF 3D Printer
- Genera G2+/F2+ DLP 3D Printer
- Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W SLS 3D Printer
- alphacam BASEline LPBF Metal 3D Printing System
- Tritone DIM MoldJet Metal 3D Printing System
- TEILEFABRIK Contract Manufacturing Service
- GrabCAD Print Pro Software
- DyeMansion DM60 Post-Processing Equipment
Quantifiable outcome
- 80% cost savings in prototyping (Hansgrohe case study)
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use alphacam
Customer profileNamed customers25 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
alphacam technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
Feature5 records
alphacam partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- StratasyscorePrimary technology partner and authorized reseller of Stratasys 3D printing systems including FDM (F170, F190CR, F370, F370CR, F770, F3300, Fortus 450mc, F900), PolyJet (J35 Pro, J55 Prime, J850 Pro/Core/Prime/Digital Anatomy, J5 MediJet/DentaJet, J3 DentaJet, DentaJet XL, J850 TechStyle), SAF (H350), P3/Origin (Origin Two, Origin One Dental), and SLA (Neo450s, Neo800, Neo800+) systems. Also distributes related software including GrabCAD Print, Insight, and OpenAM.
- GeneracoreAuthorized reseller of Genera DLP 3D printing systems (G1/F1, G2+/F2+, G3) and GENERA CAM software for eyewear and industrial applications with exclusive Digital Eyewear material developed with Henkel.
- EvolvecoreAuthorized reseller of Evolve SVP 3D printer using STEP technology for injection molding quality parts.
- FormlabscoreAuthorized reseller of Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W SLS 3D printer with PreForm software for plastic printing applications.
- Tritone TechnologiescoreAuthorized reseller of Tritone DIM and Tritone Dominant MoldJet metal 3D printing systems with Tritone software for industrial metal part production.
- DyeMansioncoreTechnology partner for post-processing solutions including DyeMansion DM60 for coloring of 3D printed parts with DeepDye Coloring technology offering 170+ RAL colors and custom color matching.
- One Click MetalminorPartner for metal 3D printing solutions in the LPBF technology segment.
- HenkelcoreCollaborative development partner for Digital Eyewear material - exclusively developed by Henkel for Genera DLP 3D printers meeting ISO 12870 eyewear standards.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
alphacam competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Sculpteo: France-based on-demand 3D printing service bureau covering multiple polymer and metal technologies — directly competes with TEILEFABRIK in the European AM services market and targets similar industrial customer use cases.
- Materialise: Belgian-headquartered integrated 3D printing solutions provider offering software, on-demand manufacturing services across multiple technologies, and medical/dental applications — directly comparable to alphacam's mix of multi-technology distribution and in-house TEILEFABRIK service bureau.
- Stratasys Direct Manufacturing: Service bureau arm of Stratasys (alphacam's primary technology partner), providing contract 3D printing in plastics and metals using Stratasys systems — a direct competitor for TEILEFABRIK's serial-production services using the very product lines alphacam distributes.
- Protolabs: Global digital manufacturer offering on-demand 3D printing services (CNC, injection molding, sheet metal) across multiple AM technologies — directly competes with TEILEFABRIK's contract manufacturing proposition and shares the multi-technology, multi-vertical go-to-market playbook.
Regional players
- Additive Industries: Netherlands-based metal additive manufacturing systems provider (LPBF) focused on industrial serial production — comparable regional European peer in metal AM systems with similar enterprise sales motion and aerospace/auto vertical focus.
- voxeljet: German industrial 3D printer manufacturer focused on sand casting molds and polymer/metal binder-jetting systems — comparable DACH-headquartered industrial AM hardware and services peer with similar customer verticals.
- BigRep: Berlin-based industrial FDM 3D printer manufacturer targeting industrial customers with large-format printers — comparable German industrial AM hardware peer with overlapping customer verticals and material/technology ecosystem positioning.
Broad incumbents
- HP (Multi Jet Fusion): Global technology incumbent with Multi Jet Fusion industrial 3D printing systems — competes with Stratasys SLS in the same installed-base category that alphacam services, and could increasingly route customers direct rather than through regional resellers like alphacam.
- 3D Systems: Global 3D printing incumbent offering its own hardware, materials, software, and on-demand services across plastics and metals — broader portfolio than alphacam but overlapping in enterprise sales, multi-tech distribution, and service bureau offerings.
- EOS: German-headquartered market leader in industrial metal additive manufacturing (LPBF, SLS) with a global installed base and growing services business — same regional DACH footprint with broader scale and comparable metal AM focus to alphacam's LPBF/MoldJet offering.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks4 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
alphacam social profiles
Digital presencealphacam compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
alphacam financial estimates
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alphacam leadership team
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alphacam subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
alphacam funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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alphacam M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about alphacam
What does alphacam do?
alphacam is an industrial 3D printing solutions provider serving the DACH region, reselling and integrating additive manufacturing systems from multiple manufacturers (Stratasys, Genera, Formlabs, Tritone, Evolve). The company offers 10+ 3D printing technologies (FDM, PolyJet, SAF, SLA, SLS, DLP, P3, STEP for plastics; LPBF and MoldJet for metals), along with 3D printing materials, post-processing equipment, related software, and contract manufacturing services through its TEILEFABRIK division operating 60+ printing systems.
Is alphacam a public or private company?
alphacam is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was alphacam founded?
alphacam was founded in 1993.
Where is alphacam based?
alphacam is headquartered in Schorndorf, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does alphacam make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. 3D Printer and System Sales are the primary driver. The others are materials and Consumables, 3D Printing Services (TEILEFABRIK), post-processing Equipment and Services and software and Training.
Who are alphacam's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Sculpteo, Materialise, Stratasys Direct Manufacturing and Protolabs. Regional players are Additive Industries, voxeljet and BigRep. Broad incumbents are HP (Multi Jet Fusion), 3D Systems and EOS.
Does alphacam have an API?
No public API is recorded for alphacam.
What industry is alphacam in?
alphacam's product category is Industrial 3D Printing Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAAAAAA, Polymer 3D Printers (FDM/FFF, SLA/DLP/LCD, SLS, Material Jetting).