3D Printing Industry in Poland
The Polish edition of The 3D Printing World Guide was published on 2025-01-17. It featured eleven companies representing five segments of Poland 3D printing market.
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Poland 3D printing industry
In 2024, the Polish economy experienced significant growth compared to other European countries. According to Eurostat data, Poland’s GDP increased by 1.5% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter, making it the best-performing country in the European Union.
An analysis of cumulative GDP growth from 2022 to the end of the first half of 2024 shows that the Polish economy grew by 5.86%, a much stronger result than in the EU-27 countries. Last year, Poland stood out in Europe with dynamic economic growth, surpassing the average rates for both the European Union and the Eurozone.
Unfortunately, this economic growth has not translated significantly to the 3D printing market. Despite being one of the largest countries in Europe, the adoption of AM technology in Poland has never been as widespread as in neighboring countries like the Czech Republic. This can be partially attributed to a certain level of technological conservatism. Poland is a substantial market for industrial machines, but these are rooted in traditional manufacturing techniques such as milling, injection molding, and casting.
Poland is by no means a technologically backward country—quite the contrary. However, manufacturing companies often choose more traditional production techniques when making decisions about adopting new technologies.
The first 3D printers arrived in Poland in the late 1990s and were SLA machines from 3D Systems. The foundations of the 3D printing industry began to form in 2005 with companies like Wadim Plast, Car Technology, Solveere, e-Prototypy, Bibus Menos, Prosolutions, and 3D Lab. Of these, only the last three are still active in the area of AM. In 2014, e-Prototypy was acquired by Materialise, which used it to establish a factory in Wrocław.
Significant industry growth occurred after 2013, with the emergence of the first companies manufacturing 3D printers, filaments, as well as service and distribution firms. Among these, the most internationally successful companies include Zortrax, Sinterit, Zmorph, 3DGence, and Omni3D in the 3D printer manufacturing sector, and Spectrum Filaments, ROSA 3D, Fiberlogy, and Devil Design in the filament segment.
Currently, the most well-known Polish brands in Europe and worldwide are 3D Lab (ATO) and AMAZEMET, producers of metal powder atomizers, as well as the aforementioned filament manufacturers. Additionally, CadXpert, a leading distributor of 3D printers, and Technology Applied, the largest Polish service provider enjoy considerable recognition (though the largest service company overall is the Polish branch of the Belgian company Materialise).