Carbon
Digital Light Synthesis 3D printing for production parts
The product
Carbon makes the M-series and L-series 3D printers, the Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) photopolymer process, and a portfolio of production-grade resins. Its software stack handles design, lattice generation, and print orchestration so customers can produce final parts at unit-economic scale.
The thesis
Carbon helped legitimize additive as a production technology with marquee customers like Adidas (Futurecraft), Riddell (helmet liners), Specialized, and Ford. It's one of the few US-based polymer additive companies with real installed base and recurring resin revenue.
How it runs
Carbon supplies an integrated idea-to-production platform spanning connected DLS printers, cloud and design software, engineering resins, application support, and automation. Customers can operate the platform directly or use certified contract manufacturers in the Carbon Production Network.
How it earns
Carbon earns recurring revenue from connected-printer subscriptions that include software updates, maintenance, and support, alongside sales of proprietary and validated production materials and related hardware or automation. Terms vary by customer and current pricing is generally quote-based.
Why it wins
Its proprietary DLS/CLIP process combines oxygen-permeable optics, programmable dual-cure resins, connected hardware, computational design, and over-the-air process updates in a validated production stack, reinforced by a global network of certified manufacturing partners.
Evidence ledger
- website · 2026-04-27
Carbon identifies as a reindustrialization company.
https://www.carbon3d.com
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