Addman Scales Up: Acquisition of Forecast 3D Adds Huge U.S. Polymer Printing Capacity
With the strategic takeover of Forecast 3D, Addman’s fleet surges to over 160 systems and adds a West Coast manufacturing powerhouse to expand polymer production.
Addman, the U.S.-based industrial additive manufacturing service provider, just acquired rival Forecast 3D. The Carlsbad, Calif.–based firm, with more than three decades of experience in additive manufacturing , will now operate under Addman’s Polymer division, bringing expanded production capabilities, digital infrastructure, and an enhanced West Coast presence.
The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, represents Addman’s sixth manufacturing service provider takeover in under five years. It operates a network of companies offering a diverse range of manufacturing capabilities including metal and polymer 3D printing, precision CNC machining, and domestic injection molding.
Acquiring Forecast 3D adds more depth in powder-based polymer technologies, including selective laser sintering (SLS) and Multi Jet Fusion (MJF), as well as for its established digital quoting and customer support systems — tools that Addman says will help partners advance programs from initial prototype through full-scale production.
Addman CEO Joe Calmese (pictured above) emphasized that scale and capability remain central to Addman’s strategy: “We are building the largest additive manufacturing service provider in the market… Bringing Forecast 3D into Addman makes that vision real today.”
The acquisition also benefits from support by Addman’s leadership and ownership partners at American Industrial Partners, and pushes the company’s industrial additive fleet beyond 160 systems in just five years.
Calmese added that reaching this scale “matters,” but that the company is focused not just on size, but on where it invests next and how it continues to expand what additive manufacturing can do.
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