What Forust does

Forust is a wood additive manufacturing company that applies binder jetting technology to wood industry byproducts — sawdust and lignin — to produce strong, isotropic wood parts for use in luxury interiors, consumer goods, architecture, and furniture. Its core innovation is the Forust Process, a proprietary binder jetting workflow that combines recycled sawdust with a bio-epoxy binder to create a composite material (Forustwood) with 90 MPa flexural strength and 2.3 GPa flexural modulus, comparable to natural wood and workable with conventional finishing techniques. The platform can digitally replicate virtually any wood grain, including rare and endangered species, and offers a grainless variant for further post-processing.

Forust operates two hardware tiers: the Shop System Forust Edition (350 x 220 x 200 mm build volume, 3 L/hr throughput) for batch production and prototyping, and the RAM 336 (1800 x 900 x 300 mm build volume, 106 L/hr throughput) for mass production. Both run on Desktop Metal's established additive manufacturing platforms. Forust makes money through three streams: sale of the proprietary Forustwood material and bio-epoxy consumables, sale of the Shop System and RAM 336 printers to manufacturers, and direct e-commerce sales of finished or custom 3D-printed wood products through shop.forust.com. Named enterprise customers include Tesla (Model 3 dashboard), with other deployments in luxury residential interiors, consumer goods, and architectural applications.

Founded in 2019, Forust is a privately held subsidiary of Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) operating with 1-10 employees from Burlington, Massachusetts. The company has raised $105,000 from SkyDeck Berkeley and benefits from cross-promotion and shared infrastructure with sibling brands Desktop Health, ETEC, EXONE, Figur, and Adaptive3D under the Desktop Metal umbrella. Endorsement from architect William McDonough provides third-party validation of the circular-economy positioning.

Name

Forust

Legal name

Forust

Website

https://forust.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forust is a wood 3D printing company, subsidiary of Desktop Metal, that uses binder jetting to turn sawdust and lignin into finished wood parts for luxury interiors, consumer goods, architecture, and furniture markets. It sells hardware printers, Forustwood composite material, and direct e-commerce printed products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Printed Wood Manufacturing

NAICS

Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215), Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineered Wood Siding, Trim & Mouldings (IMAMACAI)

Keywords

• 3D printed wood
• Wood additive manufacturing
• Binder jetting wood
• Sustainable wood materials
• Wood composite printing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Leandro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 3D Printed Wood Products Sales: Direct sales of Forust 3D printed wood products through their e-commerce platform, including standard products and custom design orders.
2. Manufacturing Hardware Sales: Sale of Shop System Forust Edition and RAM 336 printers for manufacturers to produce wood parts in-house at volume.
3. Materials and Consumables: Sale of proprietary wood materials (sawdust and lignin composites) and bio-epoxy resin for the 3D printing process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Forust designs and manufactures 3D printed wood products and the manufacturing systems to produce them, using a proprietary binder jetting process that combines sawdust and lignin — two wood industry byproducts — into isotropic, high-strength sustainable wood parts. The company sells finished and custom 3D printed wood products through its e-commerce platform, sells the Shop System Forust Edition and RAM 336 printers to manufacturers for in-house production, and supplies its proprietary Forustwood composite material and bio-epoxy resin for use in those systems.

Product overview

Forust is a 3D printed wood manufacturing company that operates as part of the Desktop Metal portfolio, offering additive manufacturing solutions for sustainable wood production. The product portfolio centers on two hardware platforms—the Shop System Forust Edition for batch production (3 L/hr throughput) and the RAM 336 for mass production (106 L/hr throughput)—paired with the proprietary Forust Process that transforms sawdust and lignin into durable wood composite parts. Materials include Forustwood, a sawdust and bio-epoxy resin composite with mechanical properties comparable to natural wood, available in multiple wood grain finishes and custom development options. The company targets applications across luxury interiors, consumer goods, architecture, and furniture markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shop System Forust Edition

Quantifiable outcome

• 90 MPa flexural strength and 2.3 GPa flexural modulus comparable to natural wood
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Desktop MetalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesktop Metal is the parent company of Forust. Forust operates as a subsidiary/brand within the Desktop Metal portfolio of additive manufacturing companies. Desktop Metal provides the hardware platforms (Shop System, RAM 336) that Forust's technology runs on, and Forust contributes wood 3D printing capabilities to Desktop Metal's comprehensive AM ecosystem covering metal, polymer, and now wood printing.
• William McDonoughminorOthersRenowned architect and author of Cradle to Cradle has publicly endorsed Forust's technology, stating it is a 'game-changer' for the circular economy and that Forust is 'launching a highly evolved technology for the circular technosphere.' His endorsement validates Forust's environmental sustainability claims.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• EOS: Leading industrial polymer and metal 3D printing OEM with deep enterprise footprint. Comparable as a broad incumbent in additive manufacturing serving similar industrial production customers that Forust targets.
• Stratasys: Major 3D printing OEM with industrial and office-system offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent with established enterprise sales channels and an installed base that overlaps Forust's manufacturing customer profile.
• HP (Multi Jet Fusion): Major industrial 3D printing incumbent with binder/agent jetting technology. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering competing powder-based additive manufacturing systems that could extend into wood-like bio-based materials.
• Materialise: Industrial 3D printing services and software provider with focus on production-grade additive manufacturing. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering on-demand manufacturing services and digital manufacturing software to industrial customers.
• Desktop Metal: Forust's parent company and the broader additive manufacturing platform whose hardware (Shop System, RAM 336) Forust's process runs on. Most relevant as a parent/incumbent with overlapping binder jetting technology and direct enterprise distribution.

Direct peers

• Carbon (Carbon3D): Industrial resin-based 3D printing company focused on production parts for consumer goods, automotive, and industrial customers. Comparable in business model (production parts, sustainable resins, OEM customers like automotive) and target end markets.
• voxeljet: Industrial binder jetting 3D printer manufacturer with large-format systems for sand, polymer, and metal. Most directly comparable to Forust in binder jetting architecture, scale, and industrial customer base.
• Markforged: Industrial 3D printer manufacturer with composite and metal systems targeting manufacturing customers. Comparable in business model of selling AM hardware plus proprietary materials consumables to enterprise manufacturers.
• ExOne (a Desktop Metal brand): Pioneer of industrial binder jetting for metal and sand molds, now part of Desktop Metal. Directly comparable as a binder jetting technology platform serving industrial production, and shares the same parent company as Forust.

Emerging players

• Ecovative Design: Mycelium-based sustainable materials company producing packaging, foam alternatives, and leather substitutes. Comparable as an emerging player in sustainable bio-based materials competing for the same ESG-driven customer narrative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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