Sinterit is winding down manufacturing.
The long-term Polish manufacturer of low cost SLS 3D printers confirmed that it filed a bankruptcy petition in July. Apparently, a small team remains, and the company says it is examining whether to continue service, consulting and sales.
It’s a very disappointing situation for one of the companies that first made SLS affordable.
Sinterit first appeared back in 2015 with their low cost Lisa desktop SLS system, which could print strong nylon parts without buying a hugely expensive industrial SLS system, which at the time typically cost over US$100K.
Over the years Sinterit expanded by launching the Lisa Pro, Lisa X, Suzy and larger industrial-sized equipment. We covered the Lisa X launch back in 2021, when the company was still looking for growth.
However, when we took a look at the company’s financial records, there was clearly something not quite right.
Apparently, their revenue fell near 50% in 2025, and it lost multiple millions of US$ in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Consider those losses over three years against revenue that basically halved. Not a good scene.
Their dire financial situation seems to have been developing for some time. Polish court records list restructuring proceedings beginning in April 2026, a bankruptcy petition in June that was subsequently returned, and a new petition filed July 7. On October 28, the Kraków court appointed a temporary judicial supervisor to protect the company’s assets.
But get this: in the midst of this, the company announced a new product. On June 19, we covered their announcement of the BIANCO2, a new compact SLS printer equipped with a CO2 laser that could process white and colorable powders. The machine looked quite interesting, as it would enable 3D printed parts that could be dyed any color.
But the company, unbeknownst to many, had already filed a bankruptcy petition, just when that product was being launched.
For the Bianco2’s introductory offer, they required a 50 percent prepayment to get a discount on the BIANCO2, with a delivery promised for the 4Q26. We don’t know if any customers actually made deposits or how many machines, if any, were delivered. With manufacturing now winding down, it’s very unlikely they will and those deposits may be lost.
Sinterit’s major shareholder, German additive manufacturing group FIT AG, leaked some information about the problem. FIT’s 2025 annual report says it wrote off its nearly US$1M investment into Sinterit.
Sinterit isn’t the first company to fall over in the small SLS 3D printer market. Sintratec failed in May 2024. Together, these two shutdowns have left Formlabs as the major low cost SLS system provider.
https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/sintratec-shuts-down-operations-after-a-decade-in-the-3d-printing-industry
Why has this particular market been so difficult? I believe there are two strong forces controlling the situation: Formlabs’ increasingly capable Fuse ecosystem on the top end, and rapidly improving FFF systems on the low end. A Sinterit purchase would have to justify everything against these alternative solutions that keep getting better.
If you currently own a Sinterit system, the corporate competition battle isn’t the big problem. It is getting powder, spare parts, software and repairs. Sinterit says it hopes to keep some services, but really these folks should strongly consider moving to an alternative SLS system.
Via LinkedIn, Polish Bankruptcy Records and FIT Group
