Studio System™
Office-friendly metal 3D printing.

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High-quality parts
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Easy to use
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Designed for the office
The Studio System™ enables designers and engineers to create high-quality, 3D printed metal parts with ease from their office.
High-quality parts
Easily 3D print difficult-to-machine parts featuring complex geometry like undercuts and internal channels. Fabricate®, the software at the heart of the Studio System™, automates complicated metallurgical processes to produce high-quality parts with mechanical properties similar to casting.
High-resolution printing

Interchangeable print heads - standard (400µm), high-res (250µm) - and layer height as low as 50µm allow users to optimize prints for build speed or print ultra-fine features.
Adjustable shell thickness

Adjust shell thickness and infill density to 3D print stronger parts or enable faster post-processing. Create walls up to 4mm thick and fully-dense parts (with no infill) up to 8 mm thick.
High density

Achieve part densities of up to 98 percent through the use of high metal volume fraction media, high-pressure extrusion, and vacuum sintering at temperatures of up to 1400ºC.
Easy to use
Designed to simplify the otherwise complicated powder metallurgy process, the Studio System™ makes 3D printing metal parts as easy as uploading a design and pressing print. No guesswork or calculations are needed - you design your part, and Desktop Metal’s secure, web-based software does the rest.
Separable Supports

The Studio System™ prints a Ceramic Release Layer between the part and its support structure. In the furnace, the binder in this layer resists sintering, transforming the Ceramic Release Layer into a powder and enabling Separable Supports, which can be easily removed by hand. Compared to traditional laser-based 3D printing processes, Separable Supports eliminates hours of post-processing, and avoids the need for wire EDM or other industrial equipment to cut away support structures.
Learn MoreUnder 1-minute material changes

Change materials in under a minute with quick-release printheads and push-to-release cartridges. Unlike powder-based 3D printing systems, which require equipment cleaning, materials on the Studio System™ can be swapped in under a minute without cross-contamination between alloys.
Learn MoreSoftware controlled workflow

Fabricate®, Desktop Metal’s 3D printing software, orients parts for success throughout printing, debinding, and sintering—applying expert metallurgy to automate the entire process. With the Studio System™, there is no need to weigh parts or make manual calculations—simply upload your part and follow the onboard UI for step-by-step guidance.
Learn MoreDesigned for the office
The Studio System™ was designed from the ground-up to seamlessly integrate 3D printing into an engineer’s workflow. By eliminating lasers and loose metal powders, the system is easy to use in your team’s work environment—no third-party equipment or special facilities required.
No loose powders

Inspired by metal injection molding, the Studio System™ uses materials that consist of a mixture of metal powder and polymer binder - no loose metal powers are used. No special facilities or respiratory PPE needed.
Print from your desk

The easy-to-use design of the Studio System™ allows you to regain ownership of your prototyping pipeline with 3D printing. Entire engineering or design teams can use it to iterate on designs quickly, and monitor the process from within Fabricate® to track the completion of your builds.
No special facilities requirement

Designed to fit through an office door, the Studio System™ does not require the construction of special facilities before operation, making it easy to start 3D printing metal parts.
How it works
The Studio System™ leverages Bound Metal Deposition® technology - a process based on MIM (metal injection molding) in which loose powders and dangerous lasers are eliminated in favor of bound metal rods - to shape parts layer-by-layer.
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Prep
Secure, web-based software constructs build plans from STL or CAD files, automatically generating supports and control parameters based on part geometry and material.
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Print
Layer by layer, a green part is 3D printed by extruding bound metal rods—metal powder held together by wax and polymer binders—in a process called Bound Metal Deposition®.
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Debind
The green part is immersed in proprietary debind fluid, dissolving primary binder and creating an open-pore channel structure throughout the part in preparation for sintering.
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Sinter
As the part is heated to temperatures near melting, the remaining binder is removed and metal particles fuse together causing the part to densify up to 96-98%
End-to-end solution
The Studio System™ is a three-part solution that automates metal 3D printing. Tightly integrated through Desktop Metal’s cloud-based software, it delivers a seamless workflow for 3D printing complex metal parts in-house—from digital file to sintered part.
Scale up to a Studio Fleet™
Built to scale, Studio Fleet can be configured to deliver 5x the throughput of the original three-part system for only twice the capital investment.
Common Scenarios
Low volume production of custom parts
Aftermarket or replacement parts
Pilot runs prior to mass production
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Extruder Nozzle
Used to mix two dense ceramic slurries, the nozzle directs flow and defines the shape of extrusion. The application requires a complex loft design and relatively low quantity. Given the strength, stiffness and thermal resistance requirements, the extruder nozzle must be made of metal.
In-house metal 3D printing is up to four times faster and 90% cheaper than CNC machining or selective laser melting (SLM). And instead of extrusion honing, parts are easily sanded in the green state to achieve critical surface finish on the nozzle interior.System Parts Per Week Parts Per Month Parts Per Year Studio System 6 26 96 Studio Fleet (3x) 18 78 312 Studio Fleet (5x) 30 130 1,560 -
Lathe Gear
The custom gear is designed for a vintage lathe that is no longer in production. Due to frequent use and high loads, the part is susceptible to wear. To machine this gear at volume via broaching or hobbing is prohibitively costly and time-consuming, resulting in longer downtime until the replacement gear is available.
In order to meet strength and stiffness requirements, the lathe gear must be made of metal. In-house metal 3D printing with a custom hardware configuration expedites the production of replacement gears at a significant reduction in cost-per-part.
System Parts Per Week Parts Per Month Parts Per Year Studio System 14 60 728 Studio Fleet (3x) 42 182 2,184 Studio Fleet (5x) 70 304 3,640 -
Flexure
Often, flexures require comprehensive, multi-step manufacturing processes - including wire EDM, water jet, brazing, etc. - to achieve a desired geometry. The ability to iterate quickly and perform extensive testing is critical to ensuring part performance.
In-house metal 3D printing allows for the creation of complex geometries without impact on cost or time, as well as rapid iteration and testing at quantities needed for effective validation.
System Parts Per Week Parts Per Month Parts Per Year Studio System 36 166 1872 Studio System (3x) 108 468 5616 Studio System (5x) 180 780 9,360
Part gallery
Studio System™ applications span a variety of industries including manufacturing, tooling, automotive, consumer, electronics, and oil & gas.
Applications by Industry
Explore applications for 3D printing across a range of industries.
