specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Desktop Metal
providerId: desktop-metal
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- 3D Printing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Metal
- Hardware
- Manufacturing Software
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Desktop Metal spend. Desktop Metal sells additive
  manufacturing hardware (printers, sintering furnaces), consumable materials
  and binders, service contracts, and Live Suite software licensing under an
  enterprise / capital-equipment model. There is no usage-based public API
  billing because no public developer API is documented. Cost management here
  concerns capital equipment, consumables, and software subscriptions rather
  than metered API consumption; meters below are not reconciled against any
  published billing data.
notes: >-
  Desktop Metal does not bill a public API. Hardware, materials, service, and
  software pricing is negotiated and not published. Desktop Metal is a
  subsidiary of Nano Dimension (acquisition closed April 2, 2025). Verify
  commercial and billing terms with the vendor.
sources:
- https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/live-suite
- https://www.desktopmetal.com/contact
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Desktop Metal
serviceCategory: Manufacturing
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Enterprise
  billingFrequency: Negotiated
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Desktop Metal Additive Manufacturing
  ServiceCategory: Manufacturing
  ProviderName: Desktop Metal
  PublisherName: Desktop Metal
  InvoiceIssuerName: Desktop Metal
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Enterprise
meters:
- name: hardware_systems
  description: Capital purchase of printers and sintering furnaces, quoted per unit.
  unit: units
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
- name: consumable_materials
  description: Metal/polymer powders, rods, and binders consumed per build, priced per unit.
  unit: units
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - material
- name: software_subscriptions
  description: Live Suite software licensing and subscriptions, billed per negotiated term.
  unit: subscriptions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track equipment, consumable, and software spend through vendor invoices; Live Monitor exports support per-machine utilization analysis.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map machines, materials, and software seats to programs and cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use Live Monitor OEE/utilization data to maximize capacity and reduce consumable waste.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per machine/program and review capital and consumable spend against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com