Carbon (company)

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Carbon, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Technology
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
Website www.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]

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History

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

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

The company has won awards such as:

Partnerships

The company has made partnerships with companies such as:

Products

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

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

Carbon Materials
FamilyAbbreviationDetails
Rigid PolyurethaneRPURigid, dual cure
EpoxyEPXRigid, dual cure
Elastomeric PolyurethaneEPUElastomer, dual cure
Silicone UrethaneSILElastomer, dual cure
Medical PolyurethaneMPURigid, dual cure
Cyanate EsterCERigid, dual cure
Flexible PolyurethaneFPUSemi-rigid, dual cure
Urethane MethacrylateUMARigid, single cure
Dental ProductionDPRRigid, dual cure
Third-Party Materials for the Carbon Platform
VendorMaterial name
DENTCADenture Base II
DENTCADenture Teeth
DENTCADenture Try-In
DreveFotoDent® tray
DreveFotoDent® gingiva

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