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Studio System™
Office-safe
Studio System™ avoids the lasers and loose metal powder often tied to metal 3D printing—making it practical for a wide range of facilities.
Easy to use
Simplified model prep, hand-removable supports, and a footprint that fits through an office door make in-house metal printing far more approachable.
Built to scale
Modular by design and built for batch processing, the system grows with your production needs.
BMD technology
Studio System™ is engineered around the powder and chemistry supply chain of the metal injection molding (MIM) industry.
Tapping that mature global industry gives Desktop Metal customers proven, reliable metallurgy. The visuals below show how Studio System™ hardware makes bound metal deposition (BMD) accessible.
BMD vs. MIM, step by step:
Engineered feedstock vs. mixed metal powder
BMD starts with bound metal rods—metal powder held together by wax and polymer binders—similar in spirit to the powder-binder feedstock used in MIM.
Tooling-free printing vs. injection molding
Both routes begin by forming a green part. MIM injects powder-binder feedstock into a mold; BMD builds geometry by extruding bound rods layer by layer under tight control.
Debinding
After green forming, parts enter a bath that removes primary wax binders, leaving a porous brown body ready for sintering—parallel to the MIM debind stage.
Sintering
As temperature approaches melting, remaining polymer burns out, metal particles fuse, and the part densifies into solid metal. Expect roughly 15% isotropic shrinkage as binders leave and metal remains.
System overview
Printer
Instead of selectively melting powder with a laser, Studio System extrudes bound metal rods—much like FDM—reducing many classic metal AM hazards while enabling features such as fully enclosed cell infill for lightweight strength.
Sintering furnace
Studio System 2 is designed as an approachable sintering furnace: it first heats parts to remove binders, then ramps near melting for industrial-strength sintering in an office-friendly package. Built-in thermal profiles tuned per build and material promote even heating and cooling.
Key use cases
Functional prototyping
Move quickly from CAD to prototypes in production-grade materials. Iterate fast to shorten development cycles and accelerate launch.
Fixtures and tooling aids
Streamline assembly, joining, and inspection with printed components. Produce complex fixtures that survive demanding shop floors.
Manufacturing tooling
Printed tools for molding, stamping, and extrusion workflows. Leverage near-net shaping with minimal finishing.
Low-volume production
Replace costly hard tooling, long-lead castings, and difficult machining by printing complex parts directly on Studio System™.