NinjaTek
NinjaTek is a Pennsylvania-based specialty 3D printing filament manufacturer operated by Fenner Precision Polymers (Michelin Group), selling proprietary flexible TPU/TPE filaments and distributed colorFabb products to industrial, medical, sports, and hobbyist customers worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersManheim, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What NinjaTek does
NinjaTek is a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of specialty 3D printing filaments, operated as a product line of Fenner, Inc., a subsidiary of Fenner Precision Polymers within the Michelin Group. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Manheim, PA, with primary manufacturing at Fenner Precision Polymers' 187 West Airport Road facility in Lititz, PA. NinjaTek pioneered the flexible 3D printing filament category with the launch of NinjaFlex, the first commercially available flexible filament, and has since expanded into a portfolio of six proprietary TPU/TPE product lines spanning flexibility (NinjaFlex 85A, Edge 83A), conductivity (Eel 60D), high-speed printing (Cheetah 95A), softness/skin-safety (Chinchilla 75A), and abrasion resistance (Armadillo 75D, now being discontinued). In addition to proprietary NinjaTek-branded products, the company distributes the colorFabb portfolio of ASA, PA, PLA, co-polyester, and specialty composite filaments.
The company monetizes through one-time sales of spooled filament, typically priced between $48 and $175 per 0.7-1kg spool depending on material, via direct-to-consumer e-commerce at ninjatek.com, an international distributor network (with strategic European partners), a formal reseller/distributor program, and a custom filament service with a 50 kg minimum order quantity targeting enterprise customers. End customers span industrial manufacturing, healthcare/medical, sports/athletics, fashion/cosplay, automotive, aerospace, and hobbyist segments, with both professional engineers and individual makers among end users. NinjaTek's competitive position rests on proprietary TPU/TPE formulations, registered trademarks across all product lines, REACH and RoHS 3 compliance for flagship products, and the manufacturing and commercial infrastructure inherited from Fenner Precision Polymers and the Michelin Group (cited as providing 50+ years of extrusion expertise and 100 years of manufacturing heritage).
NinjaTek firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- NinjaTek
- Legal name
- Fenner, Inc.
- Website
- https://ninjatek.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- NinjaTek is a Pennsylvania-based specialty 3D printing filament manufacturer operated by Fenner Precision Polymers (Michelin Group), selling proprietary flexible TPU/TPE filaments and distributed colorFabb products to industrial, medical, sports, and hobbyist customers worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
NinjaTek industry classification
Industry- Product category
- 3D Printing Materials
- NAICS
- Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521), Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (31311)
- SIC
- Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Polymer Filaments (FDM/FFF) (IMAAABAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE/TPU/TPV) Compounds (IMANABAC), Plastic Compounding & Masterbatch (IMANAOAB)
Keywords
Where NinjaTek is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Manheim
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
NinjaTek business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- 3D Printing Filament Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling proprietary 3D printing filaments including NinjaFlex, Edge, Chinchilla, Eel, Cheetah, and Armadillo product lines. Products are sold directly through the company website and through distributor networks worldwide.
- colorFabb Filament Distribution: Distribution of colorFabb brand filaments including ASA, PA, PLA, Co-Polyesters, and specialty filaments (bronzeFill, copperFill, steelFill, woodFill, glowFill). Revenue generated through markup on distributed products.
- Custom Filament Solutions: Custom packaging and labeling options for high-volume partnerships, with minimum order quantity of 50 kg. Revenue from bespoke product development and manufacturing for specific customer requirements.
- Plastic Pellets for Extrusion: Sale of plastic pellets of filament materials for pellet extrusion processes, supporting customers with custom manufacturing capabilities.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | NinjaFlex 85A - Standard flexible TPU filament |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | NinjaFlex Edge 83A - High rebound flexible filament |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Chinchilla 75A - Premium soft-touch filament |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Eel 60D - Conductive flexible filament |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | colorFabb PA-CF Low Warp - Carbon fiber reinforced filament |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | colorFabb PLA/PHA - Enhanced PLA filament |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | colorFabb Co-Polyesters - Engineering-grade filaments |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | colorFabb Specials - Specialty composite filaments |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Custom Filament Solutions |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
NinjaTek product offering
Product offeringCore offering
NinjaTek manufactures and sells specialty 3D printing filaments, with a primary focus on flexible thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials marketed under the NinjaFlex brand family. The company also distributes colorFabb filaments covering PLA, ASA, PA, Co-Polyesters, and specialty variants, and provides custom filament compounding services for industrial customers requiring application-specific material properties.
Product overview
NinjaTek is an advanced 3D printing filament provider and home to the first flexible 3D printing material. The product portfolio consists of six core NinjaFlex brand flexible TPU/TPE filaments (NinjaFlex 85A, Edge 83A, Chinchilla 75A, Eel 60D, Cheetah 95A, and Armadillo 75D), plus the colorFabb sub-brand offering specialty filaments including ASA, PA, PLA variants, co-polyesters, and specialty blends (bronzeFill, copperFill, woodFill, etc.). The company leverages over 50 years of industrial extrusion experience from parent company Fenner Precision Polymers (Michelin Group) to provide consistent, high-performance filaments for FDM 3D printing across industries including sports, healthcare, fashion, automotive, and industrial manufacturing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- NinjaFlex: Flexible TPU 3D printer filament, the first flexible filament on the market, with 85A shore hardness and 660% elongation.
- NinjaFlex Edge
- Chinchilla
- Eel
- Cheetah
- Armadillo
- colorFabb
Products and services
- NinjaFlex 85A Flagship flexible thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 3D printing filament with 85A Shore A hardness; the original NinjaFlex product designed for FDM/FFF printers requiring high elongation and abrasion resistance.
- NinjaFlex Edge Higher-performance flexible TPU filament engineered for edge-capable FDM printers, offering improved mechanical properties versus standard NinjaFlex.
- Chinchilla 75A Soft 75A Shore A flexible filament designed for applications requiring softer elastomeric feel such as gaskets, cushioning, and wearables.
- Eel 60D Semi-flexible 60D Shore D hardness filament offering rigidity with impact resistance, positioned between flexible TPU and rigid plastics.
- Cheetah 95A Fast-printing flexible 95A Shore A filament engineered for higher print speeds while maintaining flexibility and layer adhesion.
- Armadillo 75D Rigid 75D Shore D filament with high abrasion resistance, marketed for wear-resistant functional parts.
- colorFabb ASA Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) filament distributed by NinjaTek under the colorFabb brand, designed for outdoor and UV-resistant 3D printed parts.
- colorFabb PA Polyamide (nylon) filament distributed by NinjaTek under the colorFabb brand for strong, durable functional parts.
- colorFabb PLA Polylactic Acid (PLA) filament distributed by NinjaTek under the colorFabb brand, targeting standard prototyping and consumer printing applications.
- colorFabb Co-Polyesters Co-polyester filaments distributed by NinjaTek under the colorFabb brand, offering clarity and toughness for functional and aesthetic prints.
- colorFabb Specials Specialty filaments (e.g., wood-filled, metal-filled, glow-in-the-dark) distributed by NinjaTek under the colorFabb brand for decorative and specialty applications.
- Custom 3D Printer Filaments Custom compounding service that develops application-specific 3D printing filaments for industrial and OEM customers, leveraging NinjaTek/Fenner polymer expertise to tune hardness, color, conductivity, or skin-contact properties.
Quantifiable outcome
- 660% elongation allows for repeated movement and impact without wear or cracking (NinjaFlex)
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use NinjaTek
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
NinjaTek technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
NinjaTek partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- colorFabbcoreNinjaTek distributes colorFabb brand filaments including ASA, PA, PLA, Co-Polyesters, and specialty filaments (bronzeFill, copperFill, steelFill, woodFill, glowFill). colorFabb filaments are renowned for versatility, variety, color and quality, produced in a climate-controlled factory with constant diameter regulation.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
NinjaTek competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Prusa Polymers (Prusament): Prusa Polymers produces Prusament-branded filaments with tight diameter tolerance and in-house quality control, including flexible and engineering-grade materials. It competes with NinjaTek on premium, quality-controlled filaments, particularly in the maker and prosumer segment.
- colorFabb: colorFabb is a Dutch specialty 3D printing filament producer known for co-polyesters, PLA/PHA, and specialty composites (bronzeFill, woodFill, glowFill). NinjaTek is both a distribution partner and effectively a competitor in the specialty/engineering filament category.
- Polymaker: Polymaker is a global 3D printing filament manufacturer offering a broad portfolio including flexible TPU, specialty engineering filaments, and aesthetic composites. It directly competes with NinjaTek across both consumer and industrial filament channels and pursues similar multi-channel GTM.
- MatterHackers: MatterHackers is a US-based 3D printing retailer and filament producer (Pro Series filament line) serving both consumer and industrial customers. It competes with NinjaTek on flexible filaments and as a multi-brand filament e-commerce destination.
- eSUN (Shenzhen Esun Industrial): eSUN is a large-scale Chinese manufacturer of 3D printing filaments including flexible TPU, PLA, ABS, PETG, and specialty composites. It competes directly with NinjaTek on flexible filaments at significantly lower price points and at greater global scale.
Broad incumbents
- Formlabs: Formlabs is a leading 3D printing hardware and materials company specializing in SLA resin printing. While operating in a different print process, it competes for the same industrial and healthcare customer budgets and represents a broader-incumbent alternative in professional 3D printing.
- Markforged: Markforged is an industrial 3D printing platform producing composite and metal printing systems with proprietary filaments. It competes with NinjaTek for industrial end-use part customers and represents a larger, hardware-anchored incumbent in industrial AM materials.
- Covestro (formerly DSM Additive Manufacturing): Covestro acquired DSM's additive manufacturing materials business and supplies engineering-grade filaments and pellets (including Arnitel TPC and flexible materials) for industrial 3D printing. It is a large-materials incumbent with deeper R&D resources targeting the same industrial flexible-material opportunity as NinjaTek.
Emerging players
- Recreus: Recreus is a Spanish manufacturer specializing in flexible TPU/Flexible filaments (Filaflex) for FDM 3D printing. It is a niche specialist competing with NinjaTek in the flexible-filament category, primarily serving European and hobbyist markets.
- Fillamentum: Fillamentum is a Czech specialty filament maker focused on engineering-grade and aesthetic filaments (PLA Extrafill, Vinyl 303, Flexfill TPU). It is a smaller but directly comparable player in the specialty/flexible filament niche that NinjaTek occupies.
Market position
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
NinjaTek social profiles
Digital presenceNinjaTek compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
NinjaTek financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
NinjaTek leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
NinjaTek funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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NinjaTek M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about NinjaTek
What does NinjaTek do?
NinjaTek manufactures and sells specialty 3D printing filaments, with a primary focus on flexible thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials marketed under the NinjaFlex brand family. The company also distributes colorFabb filaments covering PLA, ASA, PA, Co-Polyesters, and specialty variants, and provides custom filament compounding services for industrial customers requiring application-specific material properties.
Is NinjaTek a public or private company?
NinjaTek is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was NinjaTek founded?
NinjaTek was founded in 2015. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is NinjaTek based?
NinjaTek is headquartered in Manheim, United States, in the North America region.
How does NinjaTek make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. 3D Printing Filament Sales are the primary driver. The others are colorFabb Filament Distribution, custom Filament Solutions and plastic Pellets for Extrusion.
Who are NinjaTek's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Prusa Polymers (Prusament), colorFabb, Polymaker, MatterHackers and eSUN (Shenzhen Esun Industrial). Broad incumbents are Formlabs, Markforged and Covestro (formerly DSM Additive Manufacturing). Emerging players are Recreus and Fillamentum.
Does NinjaTek have an API?
No public API is recorded for NinjaTek.
What industry is NinjaTek in?
NinjaTek's product category is 3D Printing Materials. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAAABAA, Polymer Filaments (FDM/FFF), with a secondary code of IMANABAC, Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE/TPU/TPV) Compounds. Its NAICS code is 32521 and its SIC code is 2821.