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Desktop Metal Commences Shipments of Production System P-50 With Inaugural Customer Stanley Black & Decker

Desktop Metal has launched its first Production System P-50 printer, bringing the company’s flagship additive manufacturing technology for mass production of end-use metal parts to market.

The P-50 is intended for mass production of high-performance metal components with the repeatability and low cost necessary to compete with traditional manufacturing. 

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Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) announced today that it has shipped its first Production SystemTM P-50 printer to Stanley Black & Decker, completing the commercialization of the company’s flagship additive manufacturing technology for mass production of end-use metal parts.

 

The P-50, one of the most anticipated advanced manufacturing systems ever released, is the result of approximately $100 million in investment and a four-year development effort overseen by Desktop Metal engineers and materials experts. The P-50 is intended for mass production of high-performance metal components with the repeatability and low cost necessary to compete with traditional manufacturing.

Stanley Black & Decker, the first P-50 customer, is a mission-driven industrial company that owns and runs the world’s biggest tool and storage business, including renowned brands like as DEWALT, BLACK+DECKER, and CRAFTSMAN.

The Production System – World’s Fastest Way to 3D Print Metal Parts At-Scale

The Production System is an industrial production platform driven by Desktop Metal’s Single Pass JettingTM technology, developed by the creators of binder jetting and single-pass inkjet technology. It is intended to attain speeds up to 100 times faster than legacy powder bed fusion additive manufacturing methods, allowing for production numbers of up to millions of components per year at prices comparable to traditional mass production processes. The platform has a rich materials library with 10 certified metal alloys ranging from commercially pure copper to stainless steels like 17-4PH, with further metal alloys under active development.

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