Desktop Metal files for Chapter 11

2025-07-28 · Publisher : Desktop Metal · Domain : Industry 4.0 & 5.0

In late July 2025, three months after its court-forced takeover by Nano Dimension, US metal 3D printing pioneer Desktop Metal files for Chapter 11 and plans to sell its foreign subsidiaries.

### Background In late July 2025 (approximate date: reported on 29 July), **Desktop Metal**, based in Burlington, Massachusetts, files for **Chapter 11** protection. The decision is taken by its independent board, three months after the takeover a court imposed on **Nano Dimension**. ### Key facts - Assets and liabilities declared in court: between **$100M and $500M**. - Andrew Hinkelman (FTI Consulting) is appointed Chief Restructuring Officer. - Planned sale of foreign subsidiaries **ExOne GmbH, EnvisionTEC GmbH, ExOne KK and AIDRO** to an affiliate of **Anzu Partners**, to repay part of the debt. - Nano Dimension distances itself, saying it wants to safeguard "our financial strength". - According to VoxelMatters, the core assets (including ExOne and EnvisionTEC) are eventually sold in September 2025 to **Arc Impact**, an investor focused on defense and energy. ### Why it matters Desktop Metal embodied the promise of series metal 3D printing with processes such as binder jetting. Its bankruptcy reminds manufacturers that choosing an additive technology also means betting on the supplier's strength: spare parts, qualified materials and software depend on its survival. ### Takeaway The break-up of Desktop Metal closes the era of listed 3D printing unicorns; its technologies live on under other owners.

Tags : Fabrication additive, Faillite, États-Unis