Fablab

What Fablab does

Fablab Inc. is a Montreal-based professional 3D printing service provider founded in 2008, operating from a single production facility at 160 R. Saint Viateur Est in Quebec, Canada. The company offers an integrated digital manufacturing platform that combines multiple additive manufacturing technologies — Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Stereolithography (SLA), Polyjet, and Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) — with 3D scanning services using Artec hardware and parametric reverse engineering via Geomagic Design X. Technical capabilities include scanning precision up to 50 microns (and 10 microns on the Artec Micro), Polyjet resolution down to 13 microns, and an automated vapor solvent smoothing line for injection-mold-quality surface finishes. The technology stack spans polymer and metal powders (aluminum, stainless steel, titanium), thermoplastics including engineering grades (ULTEM, PPSF, Polycarbonate), and a broad photopolymer resin portfolio.

The business operates primarily through a self-serve online platform (app.fablabinc.com) where customers upload STL files, configure technology, material, color, and finish options, and receive real-time pricing before placing orders. Revenue is generated via per-order transaction fees across four streams: 3D printing services, 3D scanning, design and engineering (parametric/surface modeling, finite element analysis), and premium RUSH production options at 24/48/72-hour turnaround. Pricing is usage-based, calculated by technology, material, dimensions, quantity, and surface finish, with metals requiring manual quotation. Distribution is exclusively online with direct shipping across Canada and local pickup in Montreal; the company maintains a vertical go-to-market approach across industrial manufacturing, automotive, medical, aerospace, architecture, and commercial product customers, alongside individual professionals, with no disclosed enterprise anchor accounts.

Fablab is founder/owner-operated with 1-10 employees, no institutional funding, no parent company, and no subsidiary relationships disclosed. Go-to-market combines product-led growth (instant online quoting, basket sharing, saved model catalog) with inside sales support via phone, chat, and email. Marketing is primarily content-driven through a company blog covering applications, materials, and design guides, with a low-frequency (monthly) email newsletter. The company holds no patents or trademarks, has no public API, and operates a single corporate entity (Fablab Inc.) domiciled in Quebec under Canadian law.

Name

Fablab

Legal name

FABLAB Inc.

Website

https://fablabinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fablab Inc. is a Montreal-based online 3D printing, scanning, and design service bureau offering multi-technology additive manufacturing (SLS, FDM, SLA, Polyjet, DMLS) and reverse engineering through a self-serve platform for industrial, automotive, medical, aerospace, and commercial customers across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 3D Printing Services: Customers pay per part/order for additive manufacturing services. Pricing varies by technology (SLS, FDM, SLA, Polyjet, DMLS), material selection, part dimensions, resolution, and surface finish requirements. Real-time pricing displayed through online platform.
2. 3D Scanning Services: Scanning services for digitizing physical objects into 3D models. Pricing based on object size, complexity, and required precision level.
3. Design and Engineering Services: Professional design services including concept development, 3D modeling (parametric and surface), finite element analysis, and prototype preparation for customers needing assistance with their projects.
4. RUSH Production Options: Priority production service offering 24, 48, or 72-hour turnaround for urgent orders, at premium pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fablab operates an online 3D printing, 3D scanning, and design service for prototypes and functional parts. Customers upload STL files through a self-serve web portal, receive instant real-time quotes, and order parts produced via multiple additive manufacturing technologies (SLS, FDM, SLA, Polyjet, DMLS). Complementary services include professional 3D scanning with Artec hardware, reverse engineering into parametric CAD models, and design/engineering assistance.

Product overview

Fablab Inc. is a Montreal-based professional 3D printing service provider offering an integrated platform combining multiple additive manufacturing services. The core offering is the Professional 3D Printing Service, a web-based platform enabling instant quotes, online ordering, and order management. This platform supports four distinct 3D printing technology families: Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) for polymer powder fusion, Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) for thermoplastic filament extrusion, Stereolithography (SLA) and Polyjet for resin-based photopolymerization, and Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) for metal additive manufacturing. Supporting the printing service is a 3D Scanning Service utilizing Artec scanners (Eva, Eva Lite, Space Spider, Micro, and Ray) for object digitization, complemented by Reverse Engineering services that convert scan data into parametric CAD models. The Design and Engineering Services module provides expert assistance from concept development through prototyping, including finite element analysis. Additional services include Solvent Smoothing for surface finishing, RUSH production options (24/48/72-hour turnaround), and Sacrificial Tooling using ST-130 soluble material for composite manufacturing. Materials span FDM thermoplastics (ABS, ASA, Nylon, Polycarbonate, PPSF, ULTEM), SLS nylon, SLA/Polyjet resins (including Flexible, Elastic, Castable Wax, High Temperature, and Durable variants), and DMLS metals (Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Titanium). The ecosystem is unified through an online client portal for quote management, file uploads, basket sharing, and order tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional 3D Printing Service Core 3D printing service that produces prototypes and functional parts on demand using SLS, FDM, SLA, Polyjet, and DMLS technologies. Customers upload 3D files to the online portal, select materials and finishes, and receive real-time pricing. Designed for manufacturers, engineers, designers, and other professionals who need custom parts without investing in equipment.
• 3D Scanning Service Service that scans physical objects with Artec Eva, Space Spider, Micro, and Ray scanners to generate detailed 3D models with precision up to 50 microns, supporting reproduction, reverse engineering, and quality control use cases.
• Reverse Engineering Service Converts physical parts into editable parametric CAD models by combining 3D scanning with point cloud processing and CAD reconstruction, allowing customers to reproduce unavailable or discontinued parts.
• Design and Engineering Services Provides expert 3D design assistance including concept development, parametric and surface modeling, finite element analysis, specification writing, and small-series production support for customers who need help bringing ideas to manufactured parts.
• Solvent Smoothing Surface Treatment Post-printing surface treatment using automated vapor solvent smoothing to reduce visible layer lines on SLS and FDM parts, producing smooth glossy finishes comparable to injection-molded parts.
• RUSH Production Options Priority production tier offering 24, 48, or 72-hour turnaround for select materials and quantities at premium pricing, for customers with urgent part needs.
• Sacrificial Tooling Service Specialty 3D printing service that produces dissolvable internal tooling from ST-130 soluble thermoplastic for composite part fabrication, withstanding autoclave heat and pressure before being washed away.

Quantifiable outcome

• Precision up to 50 microns for 3D scanning applications
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Artec 3D: Artec 3D is the manufacturer of the handheld 3D scanners Fablab uses (Eva, Space Spider, Micro, Ray); as Fablab's primary scanning hardware supplier, it is an ecosystem participant rather than a service competitor.

Direct peers

• Materialise: Materialise combines industrial 3D printing services (including metal) with software platforms (Magics, Streamics) for production workflows — a comparable mix of multi-technology printing and digital tooling that Fablab also targets.
• Fictiv: Fictiv runs a digital manufacturing marketplace for custom mechanical parts with instant quoting and a vetted supplier network, directly competing for the same online, on-demand custom-parts customers as Fablab.
• Xometry: Xometry is an AI-enabled online marketplace for custom 3D printing, CNC, sheet metal, and injection molding with instant quoting and a distributed supplier network, competing directly with Fablab's self-serve platform approach.
• Shapeways: Shapeways offers online 3D printing services across multiple technologies with upload-and-quote workflows, closely matching Fablab's product-led online ordering model for professional and prosumer customers.
• Hubs (Protolabs Network): Hubs operates a global online manufacturing platform for CNC, 3D printing, and injection molding with instant quoting and a distributed supplier network, now part of Protolabs — a direct platform competitor to Fablab's self-serve model.
• Sculpteo: Sculpteo (part of BASF) provides online 3D printing as a service with multiple technologies and materials, mirroring Fablab's positioning as a multi-technology online service bureau for designers and businesses.
• Protolabs: Protolabs operates a global online 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding service with instant quoting — the most directly comparable online manufacturing platform to Fablab's self-serve model, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Stratasys Direct Manufacturing: Stratasys Direct is the services arm of one of the largest 3D printer manufacturers, offering FDM, Polyjet, and metal printing services — a larger, equipment-vendor-affiliated competitor in the same custom-parts service bureau category as Fablab.

Broad incumbents

• 3D Systems On Demand Manufacturing: 3D Systems is a major 3D printer manufacturer that also operates an on-demand parts printing service bureau across plastics and metals — a broader incumbent with overlapping service offerings and far greater scale than Fablab.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

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