Layer X
About · Est. 2021 · Ahmedabad

A studio built on
tolerance.

We founded Layer X when Ahmedabad’s manufacturing ecosystem was adopting additive at the component-supplier level — not the finished-product level. Every file that arrives leaves as a part that meets its engineering intent.

Our thesis

Built for the gap
between prototype and production.

Layer X was founded in 2021 when Ahmedabad’s manufacturing ecosystem was adopting additive at the component-supplier level — not the finished-product level. We built for that gap: precision parts, on-demand, with tolerances that aerospace and medical supply chains could actually use.

Every file that comes in leaves as a part that meets its engineering intent. That means DFM before the first layer, dimensional inspection after the last, and a dispatch that doesn’t depend on a minimum order.

Founded
2021
Machines
12+
Parts shipped
2M+
Layer X manufacturing facility — Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad · Gujarat
Est. 2021
Timeline · 2021 — present

From one printer
to a print floor.

2021

One printer. One garage.

Founded with a single FDM printer, a stack of pre-orders from college friends, and a Saturday-only print schedule. First job: drone parts.

Machines1
Headcount2
Parts shipped~ 400
FDM 3D printer — Layer X origins
FDM Additive · 2021
2022

Resin lab opens.

Added two SLA systems, partnered with a local design studio, and started taking on jewelry casting and medical device prototypes. Moved into our first real workshop.

Machines5
Headcount6
Repeat clients14
SLA resin 3D printer — Layer X
SLA Photopolymer · 2022
2023

Industrial design studio launched.

Hired our first full-time industrial designers. Started taking briefs at the napkin-sketch stage and shipping print-ready CAD. ISO 9001 audit passed.

Machines8
Headcount14
ISO 9001Certified
ISO 9001 certification — Layer X quality
ISO 9001 · QMS · 2023
2024

Metal lands on the floor.

Brought DMLS in-house. First contract for a top-3 Indian aerospace OEM — titanium lattice brackets, 62% lighter than the milled original.

Machines10
Headcount22
Aerospace clients3
Metal DMLS 3D printer — Layer X
DMLS Metal · Titanium · 2024
2025

Hybrid metal & tooling.

Commissioned a hybrid metal cell — DED + CNC in one setup. Started shipping bridge tooling at 65% lower cost than fully-machined H13. Crossed two million parts.

Machines12
Headcount34
Parts shipped2M+
Layer X manufacturing facility 2025
Ahmedabad Floor · 2025
2026

Now — a contract manufacturer.

Today, Layer X runs end-to-end programs for 240+ clients across mobility, medtech, aerospace and consumer — design through dispatch, all under one roof.

Machines12+
Headcount48
Active clients240+
Layer X team — 48 engineers and operators
48 People · One Roof · 2026
3M+
Parts Printed
240+
Active Clients
5y
In Operation
99.4%
First-Pass Yield
Operating principles

How we
show up.

/ 01

Tolerance is a promise.

If we quote ±50 μm, we ship ±50 μm. Every part gets dimensional sampling — and a report you can audit.

/ 02

Engineers answer the phone.

The person on the call has run the printer. Not a sales script — an engineer who can talk DFM, materials, and lead times.

/ 03

Quotes in 24 hours.

You upload before lunch, you have a price, a timeline, and DFM notes by lunch tomorrow. Always.

/ 04

NDA is the default.

Mutual NDA before you upload. Files on encrypted, isolated infra. Purged on request, no questions asked.

/ 05

We finish what we print.

A part isn't done when it leaves the bed. Vapor smoothing, sanding, painting, CNC — the surface earns the spec sheet.

/ 06

Volume is a glide path.

Ten units becomes a thousand becomes ten thousand. The pricing curve is smooth — no cliffs, no surprises.

The team

48 people
in the loop.

Every part you order is touched by engineers who built this studio from the ground up. No middlemen. No outsourcing. One floor, one team.

Karan Parmar — Co-Founder & Engineering Lead at Layer X
Karan Parmar
Co-Founder & Engineering Lead
Engineering Leadership

Co-founded Layer X in 2021 and leads engineering from brief to build. Every DFM standard and process decision at Layer X passes through his desk first.

DFMCAD/CAMAM Strategy
Sagar Gediya — Lead Process Engineer at Layer X
Sagar Gediya
Lead Process Engineer
Process Engineering

Drives print-parameter development across FDM, SLA, and hybrid workflows. When a new material or tolerance challenge arrives, he writes the process sheet.

FDM / SLAProcess Opt.Material Sci.
Dhruvi Kadiya — Quality & Compliance Lead at Layer X
Dhruvi Kadiya
Quality & Compliance Lead
Quality & Compliance

Owns the QA framework from first-article inspection to final dispatch sign-off. Every part leaving the floor is measured against a spec she personally defined.

QA / QCGD&TFirst Article
Komal Parmar — Head of Operations at Layer X
Komal Parmar
Head of Operations
Operations

Runs production scheduling, vendor coordination, and dispatch across all active client programs. Every order moves from confirmed to collected without a missed beat.

LogisticsLean OpsScheduling
ISO 9001
QMS · 2023
AS9100
Aerospace · 2024
ISO 13485
Medical · 2025
REACH
EU Compliant
RoHS
Restricted Subs
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