工业3D打印机制造商Desktop Metalhas announced an additional $50 million cost-cutting plan for 2023, which will prioritize operations and investments based on near-term revenue generation, establishing the firm to meet its long-term financial objectives.
Four facilities will close, and Desktop Metal will reduce its workforce by approximately 15%.
A critical component of the cost-cutting strategy is a concerted effort to simplify and centralize numerous locations throughout the United States and Canada into four hubs in Texas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and the Midwest. The cost-cutting strategy also entails a 15% workforce reduction. This plan, in conjunction with the cost optimization and strategic integration initiative that began in June 2022, is anticipated to result in annualized savings of $100 million in 2023. Throughout the year, Desktop Metal will provide additional information about the progress of this effort.
“These cost reductions will help us improve margins and reduce costs to accelerate our path to profitability. The Additive Manufacturing industry continues to mature and expand even in a challenging macroeconomic environment,” said Ric Fulop, Founder, and CEO of Desktop Metal.
Desktop Metal’s industrial portfolio
Previously,Desktop Metal received $9 millionorder from an anonymous automotive customer. While Desktop Metal has not named its customer, it has defined them as a “major German automaker” that mass produces powertrain parts. In practice, the consumer’s new binder jet system, the second in a year, will be used to assist in the production of digitally cast automobile components.
此外,该公司推出了wood-based binder jetting edition它的商店系统. The company’s商店系统Forust Edition，这是基于由其创建的技术Forustsubsidiary, is capable of converting repurposed sawdust into functional, end-use wooden parts. Though it was initially announced last year, Desktop Metal has since streamlined the workflow and is being marketed as a turnkey system with prospective architecture, design, consumer, and automotive applications.
“Our talent is the critical success factor that helps us drive the industry forward. These actions reinforce our highest priorities and create a flatter, more agile organization. I value the contributions of everyone who has served and continues to serve Desktop Metal. We are committed to managing this transition with care and respect,” added Fulop.
Elsewhere, Desktop Metal introducedFreeFoam， 一本小说3D可打印的光聚合物树脂family with heat-activated foaming agents. FreeFoam, developed by Texas-based materials specialistAdaptive3d, a Desktop Metal subsidiary acquired in 2021, can be programmed to enlarge anywhere between 2 and 7 times the original printed size without the need for any tooling. Consequently, tunable and durable closed-cell foam parts are produced, that are expected to be widely used in industries like automotive, furniture, sporting goods, footwear, and healthcare.
AM companies that facilitated cost-reduction plans
Previously, oil and gas giantShellcollaborated withPoly Products，是玻璃纤维增强专家，用于反向工程师和3D打印其一个离岸结构之一的过时部分。尼日利亚壳牌尼日利亚使用添加剂制造业在雷电竞充值零件在市场上不可用后，在其离岸的一个地点为系泊浮标创建密封盖，构成了巨大的成本和交货时间问题。与Poly产品合作，该团队能够将零件的交货时间从16周减少到只有2周，导致90％节约成本.
Elsewhere, by redesigning the door hinge of a luxury sports car, theFraunhofer Institute for Additive Production Technologies(IAPT) illustrated how 3D printing can improve both manufacturing costs and technical performances. In order to maximize weight and节约成本, IAPT’s engineers optimized every aspect of the geometry of the door hinge to the build orientation and process variables during the part redesign project. Finally, the project aimed to shed light on the less obvious factors that affect the costs of 3D printed parts, in addition to the geometry of the parts themselves.
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功能图像显示了桌面金属商店系统Fust Edition的渲染。通过桌面金属图像。
