The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Desktop Metal: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Desktop Metal is a 3D printing and additive manufacturing company developing metal and polymer 3D printing systems for prototyping and production. (NYSE: DM, acquired by Nano dimension)
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Nano Dimension
Key facts
Focus
Robot
NYSE
CEO & Founder
Merger
Expected 2025 revenue
Acquisition
Revenue
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Desktop Metal has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Nano Dimension1× joint2 total
Most recent
- Nano Dimension x Desktop Metal2025-04-25with Nano Dimensionoperating
Desktop Metal on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Desktop Metal's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Desktop Metal deployment record →
Relationships
Founders (1)
- Ric Fulopno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Ric Fulop Co-founder & CEOSEC-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Desktop Metal.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Desktop Metal2 deployments
Recent coverage
Desktop Metal in third-party press
ARC and ORNL form Exascale Foundry to accelerate defense manufacturing - VoxelMatters
ARC & ORNL Form Partnership to Accelerate AI-Enabled Manufacturing for Defense - 3DPrint.com
Massachusetts startup developing AI copilots for military aircraft to go public - MassLive
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating · 1 ended
Every company Desktop Metal has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Nano Dimension x Desktop Metal2025-04-25with Nano Dimensionoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Nano Dimension1× joint2 total
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Nano Dimensionfull acquisition2025-04-02
Timeline
Every recorded move in Desktop Metal’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipNano Dimension x Desktop Metal
2025-04-25Nano Dimension completed a court-ordered $179.3M acquisition of Desktop Metal on April 2, 2025. Desktop Metal filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy 117 days later on July 28, 2025.
Acquired byAcquired by Nano Dimension
2025-04-02Acquired by Nano Dimension (full_acquisition)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Production System at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Production System at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Desktop Metal.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Desktop Metal from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
ARC and ORNL form Exascale Foundry to accelerate defense manufacturing - VoxelMatters
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ARC & ORNL Form Partnership to Accelerate AI-Enabled Manufacturing for Defense - 3DPrint.com
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Massachusetts startup developing AI copilots for military aircraft to go public - MassLive
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Siemens and NEC partner to advance robot motion planning - Engineering.com
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Arc Impact acquires Desktop Metal assets - Engineering.com
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Arc Impact relaunches Desktop Metal, appoints Tom Nogueira as CEO - Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine
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Desktop Metal assets acquired by Arc Impact to focus on advanced manufacturing - 3D Printing Industry
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Arc Impact acquires Desktop Metal assets - VoxelMatters
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Desktop Metal: $179 Million Merger to $7 Million Sale
Desktop Metal filed Chapter 11 on July 28, 2025, 117 days after Nano Dimension completed $179.3M acquisition on April 2, 2025.
Nano Dimension Completes Acquisition of Desktop Metal - AZoM
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Nano Dimension Completes Acquisition of Desktop Metal
Nano Dimension completes $179.3M acquisition of Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), creating a digital manufacturing leader.
Desktop Metal — Wikipedia
Desktop Metal, Inc. is a public American technology company that designs and markets 3D printing systems, headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/desktop-metal/feed.xml
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- REST API: /v1/companies/abf1988a-1c4d-4c4d-bc49-163e063fbb47
- Revision history: /companies/desktop-metal/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Desktop Metal draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 33rd percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +42.2, 27th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 6, 2026