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Desktop Metal Launches 316L Stainless Steel

August 24, 2021 · Shop System binder jetting enables cost-effective batch production of 316L stainless steel parts via additive manufacturing.

The Do’s and Don’ts of Metal 3D Printing

August 13, 2021 · The No. 1 rule for optimizing value: redesign parts specially for metal AM while following materials and post-processing specs.

Desktop Metal Qualifies Titanium for Manufacturing

August 5, 2021 · Desktop Metal commercializes titanium for bound-metal production of high-strength, lightweight components.

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Nature’s Formulas Coded as Generative Design

July 17, 2021 · Generative Design software engineers turn to Nature to program micro-topological structures.

Desktop Metal Buys Aerosint

July 13, 2021 · Company adds multimaterial capabilities to additive manufacturing 2.0 technology portfolio.

Editor’s Picks: June 3-9, 2021

June 10, 2021 · One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Desktop Metal Qualifies 4140 Low-Alloy Steel for Additive Manufacturing of Parts 

June 7, 2021 · The steel is qualified via metal binder jetting for mass production of steel parts that withstand high impacts, temperatures and mechanical stresses.  

Studying Ants and Plants to Build Better Parts

June 1, 2021 · Examine the link between generative design software and biomimicry.

Editor’s Pick: New additive manufacturing process for wood

May 19, 2021 · Desktop Metal Forust wood additive manufacturing offers "a new path to produce luxurious custom wood pieces for home decor, interiors, transportation and architectural design.”

Desktop Metal Buys Adaptive3D

May 18, 2021 · Adaptive3D acquisition allows high-volume additive manufacturing for end-use elastomeric parts.

Additive Manufacturing 2.0: Building a Resilient, Diverse, Secure Supply Chain

May 17, 2021 · A new executive order and cybersecurity concerns shine light on the state of 3D printing.

3D Printing Meets Sustainable Wood Parts

May 16, 2021 · Desktop Metal launches Forust, a new AM process for producing luxury custom wood pieces.

Editor’s Picks: May 6-12, 2021

May 14, 2021 · One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Desktop Metal Develops Additive Process for Sustainable Wood Parts

May 7, 2021 · Forust uses additive manufacturing to upcycle wood byproducts for the production of custom and luxury wood products.

Shapeways to List on NYSE via Merger With Galileo Acquisition Corp.

April 28, 2021 · Transaction to provide $195 million of net proceeds to the company, including a $75 million common stock PIPE at $10/share anchored by investors Desktop Metal, Miller Value, and XN.

Desktop Metal and Uniformity Labs Reach Breakthrough in Aluminum Sintering

March 12, 2021 · Fully dense, sinterable 6061 aluminum with better-than-wrought strength to be available exclusively for the Desktop Metal Production System, companies report.

Editor’s Picks: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2021

February 4, 2021 · One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Desktop Metal Debuts Studio System 2

February 2, 2021 · Metal printing system opens up way for designers and engineers to print high-performance metal parts in the office, company says.

Desktop Metal to Buy EnvisionTEC

January 15, 2021 · Acquisition will enable ability to enter market for volume product polymer additive manufacturing.

Editor’s Pick: New Simulation Software Tackles Sintering in Additive Manufacturing

November 18, 2020 · Desktop Metal says use of the new software largely eliminates the need for physical trial and error, and makes possible using binder jet sintering on challenging geometries. 


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