Additive Manufacturing Services Companies in Virginia

Virginia has approximately 4,800 manufacturing establishments and 235,000 manufacturing employees. Virginia is a leading defense manufacturing state, home to Huntington Ingalls' Newport News Shipbuilding, extensive defense contractor operations in Northern Virginia, and a growing semiconductor presence.

Virginia contributes to the national additive manufacturing services landscape. Additive manufacturing services include companies that provide 3D printing and additive manufacturing on a contract basis, producing prototypes, tooling, and production parts using metal, polymer, and composite materials. The industry has evolved from primarily prototyping to include serial production of aerospace, medical, automotive, and industrial components.

Metal AM Service Bureaus: Companies operating metal 3D printers producing aerospace, medical, and industrial production components.

Polymer AM Service Providers: Service bureaus offering SLS, MJF, FDM, and SLA 3D printing for prototypes and production parts.

Rapid Prototyping Shops: Companies focused on fast-turnaround prototype production using multiple additive and subtractive technologies.

Production AM Facilities: Large-scale additive manufacturing operations producing serial production parts with full quality systems.

Major industrial centers in Virginia include Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Richmond, Newport News, Arlington, and Chesapeake. These cities have concentrations of manufacturers across sectors including defense manufacturing, shipbuilding & marine manufacturing, and food processing manufacturing.