Studio 3e8 is a Somerville, Massachusetts company focused on making metal additive manufacturing accessible outside industrial settings. Its flagship product, the Mesa 1, is a desktop device designed to produce dense metal parts in a single integrated workflow rather than requiring separate printing and furnace equipment.
The core of the system is a three-stage process. Users import a model and slice it with the company’s own slicer, which generates geometry in two materials: metal and scaffold. The Mesa 1 then deposits material from fully sealed powder cartridges, with the scaffold holding the part’s shape so no supports are needed. After printing, the part sits directly in a crucible inside the built-in sintering furnace, which densifies it automatically without any handling in between.
The ecosystem covers carbon steel, copper and scaffold materials, and the machine runs on a standard 120 V wall outlet. This makes it relevant to product designers, mechanical engineers, hardware startups and advanced makers who want to prototype or produce metal components on a desk rather than sending work to a service bureau.
Because the Mesa 1 is launching through Kickstarter on December 1st with an early-bird price, prospective users should review campaign terms, delivery timelines and material availability before committing. The official site also offers updates, team and news pages for tracking progress.
In short, Studio 3e8 targets the gap between plastic desktop printing and ind
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