Carbon offers an integrated digital manufacturing platform that combines industrial DLS 3D printers, engineering‑grade photopolymer resins, and cloud‑based design software. The system enables designers and engineers to rapidly create and produce high‑performance, isotropic parts with complex lattice structures, eliminating tooling costs and shortening time‑to‑market for prototype and production volumes.
Funding
$1.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Designers and manufacturers of high‑performance products often face long development cycles, costly tooling, and limited ability to create complex, lightweight geometries with consistent mechanical properties.
Solution
Carbon provides an integrated digital manufacturing platform that combines industrial DLS 3D printers, a suite of engineering-grade photopolymer resins, and cloud‑based design software. The hardware delivers isotropic, high‑resolution parts at production speeds, while the dual‑cure materials achieve mechanical performance comparable to injection‑molded plastics. Carbon’s Design Engine automatically generates conformal lattice structures, reducing manual modeling time and enabling mass‑customized, breathable, and impact‑absorbing parts. Customers can iterate designs rapidly, validate printability through Carbon’s discovery service, and scale production via the global Carbon Production Network or their own validated printers. The end‑to‑end workflow—from concept to certified, high‑volume manufacturing—eliminates tooling costs and shortens time‑to‑market.
Target Audience
Primary customers are product designers and engineers in consumer, MedTech, dental, automotive, and industrial sectors who need high‑performance, customizable parts at prototype or production scale.
Features
- Industrial DLS printers (M2, M3, M3 Max, L1) offering up to 4K light engines, large build volumes, and repeatable ±40 µm accuracy
- Dual‑cure photopolymer resins that provide isotropic, engineering‑grade strength and can be sterilized or biocompatible for MedTech and dental applications
- Carbon Design Engine cloud software that generates multizonal conformal lattices in minutes and exports ready‑to‑print STL files
- Integrated software suite for print preparation, fleet management, analytics, and automated post‑processing (Smart Part Washer, AO Suite)
- 24/7 subscription‑based support, preventive maintenance, and version‑lock for validated workflows
- Access to a global network of ISO‑certified production partners for low‑volume prototyping to high‑volume manufacturing
- Real‑time digital workflow with traceable identifiers, operational metrics, and OTA software updates