Spring

What Spring does

Spring Srl is an Italian additive manufacturing service bureau founded in 1998 and headquartered in Monteviale (Vicenza), Italy. The company operates a single-site facility totaling more than 1,500 m2 (1,000 m2 headquarters plus a 500+ m2 production facility added in 2021) and runs 12 professional 3D printing systems spanning seven technologies: FDM, Multi Jet Fusion, SLS, SLA, PolyJet, DMLS, and the proprietary CFIP (Continuous Fiber Injection Process) acquired via an exclusive 2025 partnership with Reinforce3D. Its portfolio also includes CNC machining, pre-series production, silicone molding, carbon fiber processing (with soluble mandrels and lamination tooling), reverse engineering, design services, and a full finishing line (sanding, painting, impregnation, polishing, vapor smoothing).

Spring serves enterprise customers across nine vertical segments: aerospace and defense (where it holds AS 9100:2018 certification), racing and motorsport (with technical sponsorships of MotoGP, Moto2, and Formula teams), automotive and motorcycles, industrial automation, medical (ISO 10993 biocompatible materials), consumer goods, electronics (ESD-safe materials), design, and rail (EN 45545-2 fire safety). Documented customers include Speed Up Racing, Gresini Racing, multiple MotoGP/F1/Minor Formula teams, and members of the Veneto Aerospace Innovation and Research cluster.

The business model is a professional services / contract manufacturing model: revenue is generated through quote-based orders ("Richiedi preventivo") placed via the company's website and direct engagement with technical sales. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, AS 9100:2018, ISO 10993, EN 45545-2, and FAR 25.853 certifications. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investment, no parent or subsidiaries, and is led by co-owner Fabio Gualdo. Marketing relies on technical case studies, Italian manufacturing events (MECSPE, A&T), and motorsport sponsorships rather than resellers or distributors.

Name

Spring

Legal name

Spring Srl

Website

https://spring-italia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spring Srl is an Italian additive manufacturing service bureau, founded in 1998, offering 3D printing (FDM, MJF, SLS, SLA, PolyJet, DMLS, CFIP), CNC machining, and finishing services to enterprise customers in aerospace, motorsport, automotive, medical, and industrial automation sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Additive Manufacturing Services

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal 3D Printing Service Bureaus (SLM/DMLS, EBM, Binder Jetting) (IMAAADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rapid Tooling & Prototype Molds (Additive) (IMAAAFAD)

Keywords

• Additive manufacturing services
• 3D printing service bureau
• Rapid prototyping
• CNC machining services
• Industrial contract manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Monteviale

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Additive Manufacturing Services: Spring generates revenue through providing additive manufacturing services including FDM, MJF, SLS, SLA, PolyJet, and DMLS printing. They produce prototypes, functional parts, and end-use components for clients across multiple industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spring is a B2B additive manufacturing service bureau that produces custom parts and prototypes for industrial clients across aerospace, motorsport, automotive, medical, and industrial automation sectors. The company operates seven 3D printing technologies (FDM, MJF, SLS, SLA, PolyJet, DMLS, CFIP) alongside complementary capabilities such as CNC machining, pre-series silicone mold production, carbon fiber processing, reverse engineering, design, and finishing, delivering end-to-end part production from file to finished component.

Product overview

Spring Srl is an Italian additive manufacturing service bureau founded in 1998, offering a comprehensive portfolio of 3D printing and manufacturing services. The core offering includes multiple additive manufacturing technologies: FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), MJF (Multi Jet Fusion), SLS (Selective Laser Sintering), SLA (Stereolithography), PolyJet, DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering), and the proprietary CFIP (Continuous Fiber Injection Process) for structural reinforcement with continuous carbon fiber. Complementing these are CNC machining, pre-series production, silicone mold services, carbon fiber processing equipment, design/engineering services, reverse engineering, and finishing services. The company serves high-tech sectors including aerospace, motorsport, automotive, industrial automation, medical, consumer goods, electronics, design, and rail transportation. Spring operates 12+ professional 3D printing systems and offers over 20 materials including high-performance thermoplastics, carbon fiber composites, and medical-grade polymers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FDM 3D Printing Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Weight reduction of 43% and cost reduction of 31% for intake trumpet components
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Reinforce3DcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Spring Srl is the exclusive Italy partner for Reinforce3D's CFIP (Continuous Fiber Injection Process) technology. This partnership allows Spring to offer unique structural carbon fiber reinforcement services for 3D printed components, with the DELTA system enabling injection of continuous carbon fiber into printed parts.
• Aerospace Innovation and Research (AIR) ClusterstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Spring joined the Veneto aerospace cluster 'Aerospace Innovation and Research' which brings together research institutions and companies with specialized capabilities for space industry projects including space exploration, extraterrestrial resource technologies, and habitat modules.
• HP (Hewlett-Packard)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Spring acquired HP Multi Jet Fusion technology including the HP 5210 system, later upgraded to 5620 systems. They added a third MJF 5620 system in 2025, strengthening their MJF production capabilities.
• StratasyscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2006Long-standing partnership with Stratasys as an FDM technology provider. Spring operates 10 Stratasys FDM systems including Fortus 900 and Fortus 450 machines. Stratasys has recognized Spring as the most innovative service provider in their sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Protolabs: Global on-demand manufacturer of custom prototypes and low-volume production parts across CNC, injection molding and AM; competes with Spring's CNC, silicone molding and AM service lines for industrial and motorsport customers.
• Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs): Global network of manufacturing partners providing on-demand 3D printing, CNC and injection molding with automated quoting; directly comparable service model to Spring's bureau offering.
• Sculpteo: France-based 3D printing service bureau (now part of BASF Forward AM) offering online quoting and on-demand AM production for European enterprise customers; competes with Spring in the same European service-bureau market.
• Xometry: AI-driven on-demand manufacturing marketplace aggregating CNC, AM and injection-molding capacity; competes for the same enterprise quote-based RFQs that Spring targets via its 'Richiedi preventivo' flow.
• Shapeways: Online 3D printing service bureau offering on-demand polymer and metal AM production; comparable service model even though Spring skews more industrial and Shapeways more prosumer/SMB.
• Fictiv: US digital manufacturing platform combining CNC, injection molding and AM services with automated quoting; comparable to Spring's quote-driven, multi-technology service offering for industrial customers.
• Beamler: Italy-based AM service and software platform connecting customers to industrial 3D printing capacity; directly comparable as an Italian-headquartered service bureau targeting European industrial customers.
• Materialise: Belgian-headquartered global 3D printing service bureau offering industrial AM across polymers and metals plus software; directly comparable to Spring's service-bureau model, only at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Stratasys Direct Manufacturing: The service-bureau arm of Spring's principal FDM partner Stratasys; offers FDM, PolyJet, SLA and metal AM services to enterprise customers and competes head-to-head with Spring for Stratasys-platform work.

Broad incumbents

• EOS (Additive Minds / Contract Manufacturing): German OEM of industrial SLS and DMLS systems that Spring operates, also offering contract manufacturing services; comparable as a much larger, vertically integrated incumbent in metal AM that competes indirectly for aerospace and industrial RFQs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/springsrl
• Facebookfacebook.com/spring.srl

Compliance7 records

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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