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Carbon, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryTechnology
FoundedDecember 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12)
Founder
  • Joseph DeSimone
  • Philip DeSimone
  • Alex Ermoshkin
  • Nikita Ermoshkin
  • Edward Samulski
  • Steve Nelson
Headquarters1089 Mills Way,
Redwood City, California
,
United States
Number of locations
3 offices (2019)
Area served
Worldwide; 11 countries
Key people
ProductsCarbon M1 printer, M2 printer, M2d printer, M3 printer, M3 Max printer, C6 cassette, L1 printer, Smart Part Washer, programmable resins
Websitewww.carbon3d.com

Carbon, Inc. [1] is a digital manufacturing company that manufactures and develops 3D printers utilizing the Continuous Liquid Interface Production process. The company was founded in 2013, and maintains its headquarters in California, United States.[2][3][4]

History

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The company was founded in 2013[5] by Dr. Alex Ermoshkin based on ideas he originally developed with his son, Nikita Ermoshkin, to develop their own at-home 3D printer and further refined with input from Dr. Joseph DeSimone. In March 2015, Joseph gave a TED talk that previewed a 3D printer prototype using Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP).[6] Carbon engaged in four fundraising ventures between 2014 and 2017 from investors such as Sequoia Capital, Google Venture, GE, Fidelity Management & Research, Adidas, BMW, and Johnson & Johnson.[7]

Staff

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Craig Carlson left Tesla to lead Carbon's engineering team in 2014.[8] In March 2016, Silicon Valley–based entrepreneur Josh Green joined[9] as general counsel. In November 2018, Elisa de Martel was named chief financial officer.[10] In December 2018, Dara Treseder joined[11] as the company’s first chief marketing officer. In November 2019, Ellen Kullman was appointed President and CEO.[12][13] Kullman served on Carbon's board prior to becoming President and CEO.[14] Carbon’s board of directors includes former Ford CEO Alan Mulally,[15] and Sequoia Capital partner Jim Goetz.[7]

Awards

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The company has won awards such as:

Partnerships

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The company has made partnerships with companies such as:

Products

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Carbon offers several varieties of hardware and software that use digital light synthesis, a technique developed by the company. 3D printer models are differentiated by the size of the build area. They are connected to the cloud to allow for predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, and over-the-air software updates. The company has made three series of printers – the M1, M2, and M3 printer. There is also the large scale printer designed for high-volume production called the L1 printer.[29] The company has also made a part washer named the Smart Part Washer, which also records product information in addition to washing and serializing parts.[30]

Materials

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Carbon offers several materials, all of which are sold as a liquid resin.

Carbon Materials
Family Abbreviation Details
Rigid Polyurethane RPU Rigid, dual cure
Epoxy EPX Rigid, dual cure
Elastomeric Polyurethane EPU Elastomer, dual cure
Silicone Urethane SIL Elastomer, dual cure
Medical Polyurethane MPU Rigid, dual cure
Cyanate Ester CE Rigid, dual cure
Flexible Polyurethane FPU Semi-rigid, dual cure
Urethane Methacrylate UMA Rigid, single cure
Dental Production DPR Rigid, dual cure
Third-Party Materials for the Carbon Platform
Vendor Material name
DENTCA Denture Base II
DENTCA Denture Teeth
DENTCA Denture Try-In
Dreve FotoDent® tray
Dreve FotoDent® gingiva

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Carbon Inc - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. ^ DeSimone, Joseph (19 March 2015), What if 3D printing was 100x faster?, retrieved 2019-05-29
  3. ^ "Carbon® Goes Global with First Fully Integrated Digital Manufacturing Platform for Dental Market". Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  4. ^ "Adidas Uses Carbon's 3D Printing to Mass-Produce Futurecraft 4D Shoes". www.engineering.com. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  5. ^ "About Carbon - Who We Are & Our Vision". Carbon. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  6. ^ Joseph DeSimone (2015-03-19). "What if 3D printing was 100x faster?". TED Talks. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  7. ^ a b Kolodny, Lora (15 September 2016). "Carbon raises $81 million for international expansion of its rapid 3D-printing tech". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. ^ "Craig Carlson, VP of Engineering". Carbon. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  9. ^ "Legendary Silicon Valley Deal Maker, Josh Green, Joins Carbon As General Counsel". Carbon. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  10. ^ "Carbon Announces Strategic Updates to Its Board of Directors, Names New Chief Financial Officer". Carbon. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  11. ^ Rooney, Jenny. "Next-Generation CMO Dara Treseder Moves To 3-D Manufacturing Company Carbon". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  12. ^ "Carbon's new CEO discusses local manufacturing, funding and a potential IPO". TechCrunch. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  13. ^ Saric, Iska (21 November 2019). "Carbon Appoints Ellen Kullman President and CEO, Dr. Joseph DeSimone Named Executive Chairman". Business Wire. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  14. ^ Stankiewicz, Kevin (2019-11-26). "How 3D printing company Carbon is trying to shape the future of manufacturing". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  15. ^ McKenna, Beth (2015-06-20). "Can Former Ford CEO Alan Mulally Help Drive Carbon3D to the Front of the 3D Printing Company Pack?". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  16. ^ "Technology Pioneers 2015 - World Economic Forum". widgets.weforum.org. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  17. ^ "The 50 Smartest Companies of 2017 might not be what you think". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  18. ^ Wilson, Mark (2017-09-11). "How Adidas Cracked The Code Of 3D-Printed Shoes". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  19. ^ "Why Ford is partnering with a hot 3D printing startup". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  20. ^ McKenna, Beth (2016-01-24). "Sorry, 3D Systems: Carbon3D Is Johnson & Johnson's New 3D Printing Partner". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  21. ^ "Carbon Announces JJDC as Additional Investor in $200 Million Funding Round". Carbon. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  22. ^ Schubarth, Cromwell (20 December 2017). "3D printing unicorn raising $200M from Adidas, others, at $1.7B valuation". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  23. ^ Davies, Sam (2018-03-08). "Vitamix redesigns blender cleansing nozzle with Carbon 3D printing technology". TCT Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  24. ^ "Vitamix produces 10x more durable parts at-scale with Carbon". Carbon. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  25. ^ "Riddell Partners with Carbon® to Produce First-Ever 3D Printed Football Helmet Liner". www.businesswire.com. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  26. ^ "Carbon is 3D printing custom football helmet liners for Riddell". TechCrunch. February 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  27. ^ Davies, Sam (2019-02-11). "Lamborghini unveils end-use components produced with Carbon 3D printing technology". TCT Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  28. ^ "Carbon and Automobili Lamborghini Partner to Digitally Manufacture Auto Parts at Scale". www.businesswire.com. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  29. ^ Saunders, Sarah (2022-01-26). "Carbon's Next Gen 3D Printers Smoother and Faster with 4K Light Engine". 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  30. ^ Kolodny, Lora (March 6, 2017). "Carbon moves into high-volume manufacturing with SpeedCell system, and bigger 3D printers – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
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