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“ THESE NEW MACHINES ARE CAPABLE OF PRINTING COMPLEX PARTS AT A LOWER COST THAN TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES LIKE CASTING ”
— Jonah Myerberg , Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Desktop Metal
A123 Systems , which focused on the development of high-performance batteries . Successfully leading his team to design a new high-performance cell for Formula One , which has since been adopted by McLaren , Mercedes Benz and other high-profile motorsport giants , he now leads the technology roadmap behind Desktop Metal ’ s metal 3D printing systems , creating reliable products for customers and identifying opportunities to expand its manufacturing capabilities through additive manufacturing .
“ At Desktop Metal , we are committed to making metal 3D printing both accessible and successful for designers , engineers and manufacturing teams . In addition to hardware , we believe design for additive manufacturing software tools and techniques are critical to the successful fabrication of strong , lightweight parts that perform ,” he says .
“ In order to facilitate the ability to design for additive , earlier this year we partnered with Dassault Systèmes on the preview of our software innovation , Live Parts , a generative design tool that offers a means for educational exploration to the largest community of engineers leading advancements in
MARCH 2019