The PA-CF Low Warp 3D printer filament is a one-of-a-kind polyamide formulation with the ability to print nearly warp free on non-heated build platforms. “Through their partnerships with large-scale manufacturers in automotive, health care, and consumer goods, they are proving that, with their digital light synthesis technology, additive manufacturing in larger-scale production is becoming a reality across industry sectors.Tech Specs Features and Benefits of colorFabb PA Filament PA-CF Low Warp “What impresses me about Carbon is their diversification across markets and industries,” added Greg Penner, Walmart chair and founder and general partner at Madrone Capital Partners. This will in part involve setting up an advanced development facility (ADF) that will serve as a “scaled-up manufacturing environment” to support anticipated growth. With another $260 million in the bank, Carbon is now well positioned to grow its platform in existing and new markets in Europe and Asia, and it also plans to accelerate its R&D efforts. Oden Technologies, for example, is setting out to create less wasteful factories using analytics and big data, while Automata is striving to democratize industrial automation with desktop robotic arms. Manufacturing is estimated to be a $12 trillion industry globally, and there has been a broad push to optimize manufacturing processes across the board. Other 3D printing-focused companies, including 3D Hubs and Essentium, have also also raised sizable investment rounds in the past few months. Joseph DeSimone.Įlsewhere in the digital manufacturing realm, Desktop Metal - which develops metal 3D printing technology - closed a $160 million investment round earlier this year, while industrial 3D printing company Markforged nabbed another $82 million. “With the Carbon platform, powered by our digital light synthesis technology, companies are finally breaking free of the constraints of traditional polymer manufacturing methods to make what’s next now, and at speeds and volumes never before possible,” said Carbon CEO and cofounder Dr. In effect, companies can produce goods to match demand, rather than mass-producing millions of items without knowing how much they will actually sell. (Left to Right): Dr Kevin Li, Senior Lecturer Department of Chemical Engineering, Professor Robin Batterham. There are other benefits to this speedy 3D printing technology, which allows manufacturers to offer mass customization of products and on-demand inventory - referred to a zero-inventory manufacturing. A TECHNOLOGY that uses renewable energy-powered electrolysis at low temperature to convert carbon dioxide into reusable carbon and oxygen has been backed by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting. Above: Futurecraft 4D, from Carbon and AdidasĮlsewhere, Carbon’s technology is being put to use in all manner of industries, including automotive - Ford recently digitally manufactured polymer parts for its F-150 and Mustang vehicles using Carbon, while football equipment maker Riddell tapped Carbon to manufacture next-gen helmet protection.