Desktop Metal A major German automaker has placed a 9 million dollar order for the company’s binder jet additive manufacturing system. This is to be used in mass production of powertrain parts.
Despite not naming the company, Desktop Metal did state that this is the second order from the same automaker in less than 12 months, bringing the total amount of production additive manufacturing systems ordered to support digitally casted powertrain components for a popular car line to 16.9 million USD.
“The additive manufacturing industry continues to grow for mass production applications, with the most innovative companies in the world leading the way,” said Ric Fulop, Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. “Our team is working with a significant number of global automotive OEMs to expand adoption of our differentiated AM technologies for end-use car components, and this most recent order further demonstrates our customer’s success changing the way they make products and supports Team DM’s vision for Additive Manufacturing 2.0.”
The unnamed company is alongside such automotive companies as BMW And Ford Motor Company View the Desktop Metal customer list.
Recently, Desktop Metal announced a partnership with Siemens aimed at accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing for production applications, with a focus on the world’s largest manufacturers.
Desktop Metal recently introduced the Shop System Forust Edition, which was launched in October. The machine will be available at Formnext A few weeks later, 2022 was in Frankfurt. According to the company, this new platform allows additive manufacturing of end-use wooden parts using upcycled wooddust.
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