Additive Manufacturing Quickparts standardises additive production across the US and Europe

Quickparts is standardising additive manufacturing across four production sites to support transferable part qualification and more resilient supply chains. The new equipment is expected to increase the company’s large-format throughput by 40 percent, particularly for aerospace, defence, space and specialist automotive programmes.

On-demand manufacturer Quickparts announced its second major capacity investment in 18 months, bringing its total commitment to its Seattle Aerospace & Defense Center of Excellence to nearly 6 million dollars and adding twelve Stratasys Neo systems across its operations in the United States, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The deployment modernises the company’s production fleet across all four sites, the latest in a series of milestones over the past year that included the November 2025 Seattle expansion and the February 2026 launch of its Durakor and Thermakor high-performance materials.

“Quickparts' investment reflects the growing role large-format additive manufacturing now plays in critical applications across aerospace, defense, and space,” said Dr Yoav Zeif, CEO of Stratasys. “We're proud to partner with them as they scale their ability to support the world's most demanding programs with proven industry-leading additive manufacturing technologies, materials, software, and services.”

Quickparts runs production through both its own in-house facilities and a certified network of manufacturing partners across North America, Europe, and Asia. The model is designed to allow the company to scale quickly, strategically source work, and compete on cost and speed for the majority of what it builds.

Space, defence, and national security programmes are where the company recognised that calculation change. As these sectors scale, the advantage shifts to suppliers that can hold schedule to a launch cadence or production ramp, with direct process control and full chain-of-custody on every part. At this level, those are not competitive advantages; they are requirements. This deliberate investment in owned capacity positions Quickparts to deliver as these programmes scale.

The new systems increase Quickparts’ large-format throughput by 40 per cent and retire earlier-generation machines, standardising production across the US and Europe. A part qualified in Seattle can be built to an identical standard in France, Italy, or the UK, giving customers a hedge against tariffs, export control shifts, and regional disruption, without requalifying a new supplier each time conditions change. It reflects a consistent strategy: as space and defence budgets scale, the manufacturing base underneath them must scale faster, not alongside and not after.

Specialty and performance programmes in Europe

The same production discipline also serves specialty and performance programmes in Europe, including motorsport aerodynamics and high-end vehicles, where a fixed calendar leaves no room for a missed date. These remain a core part of Quickparts’ business, even as space and national security programmes now anchor the investment priorities.

Deployment began in August 2026 and completes across all sites by October 2026.

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