Desktop Metal Receives $7.9 Million System Order from German Car Manufacturer

Desktop Metal, a provider of  mass production additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, has received a $7.9 million order for binder jet additive manufacturing (AM) systems from a major German auto manufacturer for the mass production of metal automotive powertrain components at scale.

“We are proud to be working with a number of major, global automotive OEMs to expand their adoption of additive manufacturing for the series production of end-use car components,” says Ric Fulop, founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. “This milestone order is evidence of the performance and economics that make our binder jetting solutions the most advanced in the world and a testament to our teams who have been working tirelessly to help make the vision of mass production via additive manufacturing a reality.”

Desktop Metal says it offers the industry’s broadest portfolio of high-throughput AM solutions for the mass production of end-use parts, with support for a comprehensive and diverse materials library with more than 250 materials across metals, composites, polymers, ceramics, biocompatible materials, sand, wood and elastomers. The company is said to have a rapidly growing customer base across industries such as automotive, health care and dental, consumer products, aerospace and more.

Founded in 2015, Desktop Metal Inc. is based in Burlington, Massachusetts, and says it offers an expansive portfolio of 3D printing solutions — from rapid prototyping to mass production. Desktop Metal was selected as one of the world’s 30 most promising Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum, named to MIT Technology Review’s list of 50 Smartest Companies, and the 2021 winner of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award in materials and Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech Award for sustainability.