Carbon Launches ‘Next Generation’ of 3D Printers with M-Series

The new year continues with launches from some of the leading brands of additive manufacturing. This time, Carbon, has announced the launch of its new M-series printers, the M3 and the M3 Max, which it claims will leverage the next generation of DLS printing technology. Specifically, they have designed them to provide greater value in the dentistry industry, which commonly uses photopolymer AM technologies. They hope that with these machines, they will be able to encourage even more dental labs to adopt 3D printing.

And the launch certainly seems to be welcomed by the industry. In the press release, Jeff Lowthorp, Argen Vice President, Business Development commented, “Carbon printers have been a workhorse in our manufacturing center and create high-quality dental models print after print. Having experienced first-hand what previous generations of printers are capable of, we look forward to this step in technology that will save us time and money as we continue to produce high quality products in a shorter period of time.” Indeed, Carbon is looking to provide an advanced end-to-end idea-to-production platform for an overall better user experience when combined with the Carbon Design Engine™ and Carbon DLS materials.

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What to Expect from the M-Series from Carbon

But what should you expect from this new series? Well for one, Carbon notes that the M-Series printers have been designed for faster printing, a simpler print experience and improved cross-build consistency. The M3 Max will also offers true 4K light engine as well as double the build area with the same pixel size and density. The large build area in particular is noted as being idea for dental labs that would like to produce many smaller parts at the same time, giving them a similar quality. The printers are also noted to be up to 2.5x faster than previous models thanks to better heat management.