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Production System™
Mass production
From the inventors of binder jetting and single-pass inkjet, Production System™ delivers the speed, quality, and part cost needed to compete with conventional manufacturing.
100× faster
Single Pass Jetting™ hits up to 12,000 cm³/h at 50 μm or 28,700 cm³/h at 125 μm—orders of magnitude faster than quad-laser metal printers and multiple times faster than the nearest binder jet alternative.
20× lower part cost
Low-cost MIM powders, high throughput, and straightforward post-processing yield part costs competitive with traditional processes and far below many current metal AM systems.
SPJ technology
Production System™ is powered by Single Pass Jetting™ (SPJ), built for extreme metal 3D printing speed. Bidirectional printing runs every step—powder deposition, spreading, compaction, ballistic suppression, and binder jetting—on each pass across the build area: whenever the system moves, it prints.
That speed pairs with industrial 1200-DPI native inkjet arrays for feature resolution that is hard to match with laser fusion approaches.
SPJ also runs lower-cost metal powders common in MIM and press-and-sinter supply chains, so teams can buy from established vendors at competitive prices.
Together, SPJ targets the part quality and economics required to displace traditional manufacturing and scale 3D printing for mass production of end-use metal components.
P-1
Bridging benchtop development and mass production, the P-1 matches P-50 part quality with more process flexibility. A state-of-the-art 1200-DPI native print bar, inert processing, and Desktop Metal SPJ let the P-1 handle non-reactive and reactive materials at speeds well beyond typical laser powder-bed fusion, with multiple builds per shift and direct handoff to the P-50.
P-50
Built to print metal parts at scale as fast as possible, the P-50 uses SPJ and Desktop Metal bidirectional printing for throughput far beyond laser powder-bed fusion—at volumes and costs that rival conventional mass production. With a 1200-DPI native print bar, inert atmosphere, and consistent wave spreading for bed uniformity, the P-50 targets the quality, reliability, and economics of high-volume end-use applications.
Materials
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MIM-grade feedstock
Production System™ tackles a common laser-AM constraint—the need for exotic powders—by running the widely used powders of the metal injection molding world. That taps a mature supply chain and existing standards, often cutting material cost by up to 5× versus many laser-oriented powders while speeding qualification of new grades.
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Broad material reach
Beyond cost and supply-chain wins, the platform supports common MIM powders and many other materials. Where laser AM often needs a bespoke supply chain per alloy, MIM decades of alloy coverage and standards give customers a familiar baseline when adopting new materials—making it easier to add qualified grades to Production System™.
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Open platform
Unlike closed offerings, Production System™ lets customers buy powder on the open market from vendors they choose—unlocking competitive pricing and lower part cost. Teams that have spent years qualifying metal suppliers can keep those relationships instead of starting over, accelerating adoption.