# The Platform as a Business Model

New Ways to Collaborate and Transact

As a business model, the **3D**EXPERIENCE platform allows businesses to become “platform companies” that transform the relationships and roles across their business network, mostly by removing intermediaries between sellers and buyers, purchasers and subcontractors, service providers and end-customers. This is why the **3D**EXPERIENCE platform acts as a [marketplace](https://www.3ds.com/3dexperience/marketplace), or trading platform, that connects customers willing to buy services (3D printing, design etc.) and service providers.

## 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace

[3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace](https://www.3ds.com/3dexperience/marketplace) is a trading platform operated by Dassault Systèmes for digital design, engineering and manufacturing transactions. It helps designers across the world to connect with manufacturers, find standard parts, or hire temporary engineering. It also allows you to tap into a pool of innovators - individuals and companies - developing and offering complementary products and services.

[(Marketplace 3DX)](/media/1870)

## Manufacturing As a Service

[Make](https://make.3dexperience.3ds.com/welcome) connects Designers, Engineers, Buyers and Production Planners with industrial manufacturing service providers such as [Proto Labs](https://make.3dexperience.3ds.com/lab/proto-labs-usa?explore=true), [Xometry](https://make.3dexperience.3ds.com/lab/xometry?explore=true), [Sculpteo](https://make.3dexperience.3ds.com/lab/sculpteo-usa?explore=true), [3D Systems](https://make.3dexperience.3ds.com/lab/3dsystems-france?explore=true), and [many more](https://make.3dexperience.3ds.com/labs) so you can be confident you have the best partner possible based on your specific requirements.

[(marketplace)](/media/1834)

[Watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDwTpwOIl6g)

## Components As a Service

[PartSupply](https://partsupply.3dexperience.3ds.com/) is the most intelligent catalog of free sourceable 3D components that gives you access to a 360° view, including 3D models and a complete set of information for designers, manufacturing engineers and sourcing managers. PartSupply gives you access to tens of millions of components and thousands of qualified suppliers. Search and explore more than 49 million CAD files with the capability to set the exact configuration you need.

[Componenet as a service](/media/1904)

Interested in becoming a manufacturing partner?

[(banner 3DX)](/media/2040)

[  Discover More     ](https://make.3dexperience.3ds.com/Become-a-manufacturing-partner)

## Learn More about The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

 ![3DEXPERIENCE ](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-06/3dexperience-platform-as-business-model-dassault-systemes.jpg)

[  Browse the Marketplace     ](https://r1132100503382-eu1-my3dexperience.3dexperience.3ds.com/welcome/)