Smart Molding International 2-2022

10 newsfeed smart_molding international 2/2022 Acquisition to accelerate Carbon’s business and customers’ production of new end use parts at scale Carbon, a leading 3D printing tech- nology company, today announces the acquisition of ParaMatters, a software provider for additive manufacturing. This acquisition expands Carbon’s cur- rent software capabilities to include topology optimization. Carbon’s tech- nology platform now broadens to en- able product design and development teams to create better products in less time using a wide variety of materials and production systems. Most software platforms used for designing and manufacturing products are optimized for constraints imposed by traditional manufacturing, including injection molding, casting, and subtrac- tive processes. The lack of modern de- sign software that can quickly iterate and take advantage of the benefits of additive manufacturing continues to constrain the product development lifecycle. This acquisition addresses this gap and expands Carbon’s gen- erative design software capabilities to enable increased automation and the creation of more complex, higher performance part designs. These ben- efits build on Carbon’s introduction of Design Engine™ earlier this year which is used by global brands to automate the process of developing latticed parts for production. “We recognize the critical role soft- ware design tools play in our custom- ers’ digital transformation. For far too long, designers have settled for soft- ware design tools that adhere to the limitations of traditional manufactur- ing,” said Phil DeSimone, co-founder and member of the Office of the CEO. “Many design tools of yesterday are not optimized to take advantage of in- dustry innovations, including advanced 3D printing materials and manufac- turing processes. Both Carbon and ParaMatters have shared the same vi- sion to provide modern tools to ensure product development teams can create better products in less time.” “Software is the backbone of our idea-to-production platform and we believe the generative design capabili- ties from ParaMatters are a key expan- sion of our design software,” said Craig Carlson, Chief Technology Officer and member of the Office of the CEO. “By expanding our software capabilities that are optimized for additive manu- facturing we are empowering a gen- eration of designers and developers to create better end use products with advanced geometries and improved performance characteristics.” “The ParaMatters team is proud of the software design tools we’ve built to advance additive manufacturing. The ability to expand our offering as a part of Carbon’s idea-to-production platform will enable our customers to design and produce better products,” said Robert Yusin, Chairman & CEO at ParaMatters. “As one team, we intend to move the manufacturing industry beyond its current roadblocks.” Carbon www.carbon3d.com All pictures: Carbon Carbon acquires ParaMatters to expand software design tools optimized for additive manufacturing