The U.S.-based manufacturing service provider ADDMAN is further expanding its polymer-based 3D printing capabilities. With the acquisition of Forecast 3D, ADDMAN integrates a provider of additive manufacturing with nearly three decades of experience into its polymer division. The acquisition is part of a long-term strategy to industrially scale additive manufacturing across the entire product life cycle and broaden its geographic footprint.
Forecast 3D is regarded as an early industrial adopter of polymer AM processes and brings extensive experience in powder-bed-based technologies such as Selective Laser Sintering and Multi Jet Fusion. These processes are primarily used where functional prototypes are to be seamlessly transitioned into low- and medium-volume production. The technological portfolio is complemented by an established digital quoting and customer platform designed for automated costing and end-to-end data flows. For ADDMAN, this strengthens its own digital infrastructure, which is increasingly viewed as a key differentiator in the services market.
Together with the existing ADDMAN facility in Dinsmore, the Carlsbad site will form a regional hub for polymer 3D printing in Southern California. Customers are expected to benefit from shorter lead times and greater production flexibility, particularly for programs that combine multiple manufacturing processes. In addition to additive polymer and metal manufacturing, ADDMAN also offers CNC machining and injection molding, facilitating hybrid manufacturing strategies.
“Our strategy has always been about scale and capability,” said Joe Calmese, CEO, ADDMAN. “We are building the largest additive manufacturing service provider in the market. Designed to support any part, any process, at any stage of the customer’s journey. Bringing Forecast 3D into ADDMAN makes that vision real today, and we will continue to raise the bar for what customers should expect from an advanced manufacturing partner.”
“Reaching this scale matters, but it isn’t the finish line,” Calmese added. “Our focus is how we use it; where we invest next, how we partner, and how we continue expanding what AM can do. That’s the journey we’re on at ADDMAN.”
With more than 160 industrial AM systems now in operation, the company considers itself well positioned to address growing demands for scalability and process reliability in 3D printing.
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