Which 3d printing services & contract manufacturing companies are publicly traded?

Materialise (MTLS), Xometry (XMTR), Protolabs (PRLB), Xi'an Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) (688333.SS), Velo3D (VELO).

How big is the 3d printing market?

For the whole 3d printing market, not this segment alone: global revenue (world) 24.231 USD billions, 2025 — 3Dnatives.

3D printing services & contract manufacturing

Service bureaus and on-demand marketplaces printing parts for customers; 48% of AM revenue in 2025

5 leading companies in 3d printing services & contract manufacturing, one segment of 3d printing — Additive manufacturing: polymer and metal printers, powders and resins, and print-on-demand part bureaus — a US$24.2B market

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Plastic & resin 3D printers Metal 3D printers 3D printing materials & metal powders3D printing services & contract manufacturing

Leading 3d printing services & contract manufacturing companies

5 companies, with the scale each source states. Scale is the whole company's unless the row says otherwise.

Company	Where	What they do	Scale
Materialise MTLS ↗	Leuven, Belgium	AM software, medical 3D printing and a large print-service bureau	revenue: 266.765 EUR millions (2024) ↗
Xometry XMTR ↗	North Bethesda, MD, United States since 2013	On-demand manufacturing marketplace that routes 3D printing, CNC and other jobs to supplier shops (revenue covers all processes, not AM only)	revenue: 686.631 USD millions (2025) ↗
Protolabs PRLB ↗	Maple Plain, MN, United States since 1999	Digital manufacturer of prototype and production parts: 3D printing, CNC, injection moulding (revenue covers all processes)	revenue: 533.127 USD millions (2025) ↗
Xi'an Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) 688333.SS ↗	Xi'an, China since 2011	Metal AM: printed parts, printers and raw materials for aerospace, engines, tooling, automotive and medical	revenue: 1.85 CNY billions (2025) ↗
Velo3D VELO ↗	Fremont, CA, United States	Metal laser powder-bed fusion printers and production parts	revenue: 45.973 USD millions (2025) ↗

The 3d printing market

The whole market this segment sits in.

global revenue · world24.231

USD billions · 2025

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Quick answers

What is 3d printing services & contract manufacturing?: Service bureaus and on-demand marketplaces printing parts for customers; 48% of AM revenue in 2025. It is one segment of the 3d printing market.
Who are the leading 3d printing services & contract manufacturing companies?: Materialise (Belgium), Xometry (United States), Protolabs (United States), Xi'an Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) (China), Velo3D (United States).
Which 3d printing services & contract manufacturing companies are publicly traded?: Materialise (MTLS), Xometry (XMTR), Protolabs (PRLB), Xi'an Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) (688333.SS), Velo3D (VELO).
How big is the 3d printing market?: For the whole 3d printing market, not this segment alone: global revenue (world) 24.231 USD billions, 2025 — 3Dnatives.