Carbon M2 3D printer
The Carbon M2 machine.
Technology manufacturer, SabeRex is to install the Carbon M2 3D additive manufacturing machine at its North Austin location in the coming days.
After partnering with Carbon, SabeRex will become the first Texan owners of the M2 platform, which harnesses Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology. Once installed and online, the company will begin to offer its customer base a service which will see it provide custom, high-resolution, engineering-standard parts for a range of applications and industries. Carbon’s DLS technology has proved its flexibility by being leveraged to produce Adidas’ Futurecraft 4D shoe (A TCT Consumer Application Award nominee), and also to produce dental and automotive applications.
DLS is powered by the Continuous Light Interface Production (CLIP) process. The M2, the second generation of Carbon’s commercially available 3D printing line, harnesses the DLS technology and CLIP process to produce parts in plastics materials, such as polyurethanes, epoxies, and other high-performance polymers. Products are fabricated from the continuous process in quick time, and potentially in a variety of different materials, all relative to the desired application. With that in mind, Carbon believe SabeRex, and more so its customers, will reap the benefits of having an M2 platform on-site.
“Digital Light Synthesis is massively changing the way our partners like SabeRex and their customers develop products because it enables them to go straight from design to production on the same platform,” said Dr Joseph DeSimone, Co-Founder and CEO of Carbon. “For SabeRex customers, it opens up a world of new possibilities from on-demand manufacturing and reduced inventory to mass customisation to completely new business models. We’re very excited to be a part of that.”
“The addition of the M2 is one of several gear-changing events that will propel SabeRex forward into the future,” added Andrew Cooper, CEO of SabeRex and President of parent company TyRex Group, Ltd. “With its revolutionary technology and Carbon’s commitment to ensure uptime and enhanced execution, the M2 will allow us to significantly increase throughput of high-quality production parts for our enterprise clients.”
The first M2 in the state, SabeRex is hopeful its partnership with Carbon will play a major role in changing how manufacturing is approached. Already offering services for integrated logistics, value-add configuration, high-value electronics repair, complex contract manufacturing, and technical field queries, SabeRex is now adding additive manufacturing to its range of capabilities.
“We’re excited to have the first Carbon printer in Texas that goes beyond just prototyping and can deliver production level volume and quality typically sourced from traditional subtractive manufacturers,” said Rick Jennings, SabeRex Chief Operation Officer. “By being able to offer our customers solutions ranging from high-temp/ high mechanical strength to high elasticity/ resilient parts with the resins utilised by Carbon, we are very confident that more Original Equipment Manufacturers will adopt the solutions SabeRex can now offer through the M2.”
