Carbon3D

Carbon3D, Inc.
Industry 3D printing
Founded June 11, 2014
Founder Joe DeSimone,
Headquarters 312 Chestnut St., Redwood City, California, United States
Key people
 Joe DeSimone (CEO)
Products Carbon M1
Website www.carbon3d.com

Carbon3D Inc. is a company that manufactures 3D printers utilizing a Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) process. This process manipulates ultraviolet light and oxygen to cure a resin material as it is continuously extracted a build window interface. This allows the desired structure to be formed without layering.

History

The company was started in June 2014 but avoided coverage until cofounder and CEO Joe DeSimone's March 2015 TED Talk which showed a preview of the CLIP technology. During the talk and in other coverage a scene in Terminator 2 was cited as the inspiration for the technology.[1] The company received $100 million in a round of Series C venture capital funding later in 2015, led by Google Ventures and including other investors Yuri Milner, Reinet Investments, and F.I.S. Others including Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake Kraftwerk, and Northgate Capital were noted at the time as existing investors.[2]

Carbon M1

The Carbon M1 is the company's first commercial product, announced in April 2016. It can produce parts sized up to 144 x 81 x 330 millimeters.[3] The light engine display LED uses 75 μm pixels. The company is leasing the platform on a yearly basis.[4] Companies such as BMW, Ford, and Legacy Effects have already had access to use the technology, including on a project involving Terminator Genisys collectibles.[5] The printer supports using a variety of resin materials including some already in use in production commercial applications.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Joseph DeSimone (2015-03-19). "What if 3D printing was 100x faster?". TED Talks. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. ↑ Christine Magee (2015-08-20). "With $100M In Funding, Carbon3D Will Make 3D Manufacturing A Reality". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  3. ↑ Heller, Steve (2016-04-04). "Carbon3D Unveils the M1: The Future of 3D Printing Is Here". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  4. ↑ "Printers, M1 Specifications & Price List". Carbon3D, Inc. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  5. ↑ "Chemist's 3-D printer could open doors for manufacturing revolution". CBS News. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  6. ↑ Fameli, Joey (2016-05-16). "Meet the Carbon M1 Super Fast 3D Printer". Adam Savage's Tested.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.


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