Carbon M2 3D printer
The Carbon M2 machine.
Carbon has announced price reductions for its most-widely used resins, EPX 82, EPU 41 and RPU 70.
The epoxy, elastomeric polyurethane, and rigid polyurethane materials can be purchased in bulk volumes at $50 per litre. Carbon says it is offering these products at a reduced price to increase access to a viable production tool for large-scale digitally manufactured parts across a range of markets.
It also fulfils a promise Carbon made a year ago, in which it pledged to offer its resins at costs lower than $100 per litre when the RPU 70 was offered at a discounted price through Carbon’s materials programme. At Formnext, the company made the announcement, and Carbon’s CEO believes it will lead to new opportunities and new applications.
“The global appetite for digital manufacturing for high-volume production is rapidly growing, as more and more manufacturers are implementing these next-generation technologies into their processes and supply chains,” commented Dr. Joseph DeSimone, CEO and co-founder of Carbon. “Carbon has made digital manufacturing a reality, and the skyrocketing need for large-volume production enables us to introduce the most radical reduction of resin pricing ever. This move will create new high-value applications and opportunities that were previously impossible, helping to transform the modest, estimated $10B 3D printing world into a multi-hundred-billion-dollar industry.”
The three materials at the centre of this latest price drop are RPU 70, EPX 82 and EPU 41. RPU 70 is a versatile, tough and rigid material which is comparable with ABS. EPX 82 also boasts rigidity, as well as high-strength and high temperature resistance, and is comparable to glass-filled PBT, which is primarily used for electrical connectors and the like. EPU 41, meanwhile, is a highly elastic, tear-resistant material comparable to traditional TPU elastomers, which can be applied in footwear, sporting goods, robotics, prosthetics and for gaskets and seals.
Carbon has also this week announced four European service bureaux, Complete Fabrications, Erpro Group, Kurz, and Rapid Product Manufacturing, as new production partners. The addition of these companies takes the total number of Carbon Production Partners to 35 around the world.
"Digital fabrication technology has evolved from the early days of conventional 3D printing of prototyping applications to full-scale digital manufacturing systems," said Dana McCallum, Head of Production Partnerships at Carbon. "An important part of Carbon's strategy is to empower manufacturers around the world with the many benefits of digital fabrication. By being part of the Carbon Production Network, our partners have a truly scalable, complete digital manufacturing platform that offers a faster process and creates high-quality, end-use parts with properties similar to injection moulding."
