Case Study: BIOLASE achieves faster turnaround and lower production costs with Carbon 3D printing

BIOLASE replaces urethane cast parts with Carbon printed parts

Biolase, a medical-device manufacturer, was struggling with slow, costly urethane casting for low-volume polymer parts—turnarounds of five to eight weeks, expensive tooling and masters, and limited tool life made scaling to thousands of parts impractical. To address this, Biolase turned to Carbon’s 3D manufacturing offering, leveraging Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis technology and RPU material to find a faster, cost-effective alternative.

Working with Dinsmore, Inc., Biolase used Carbon M Series printers and RPU to produce a clip that met and exceeded form, strength and rigidity requirements and secured product and quality approval in two weeks (vs. 5–8 weeks). By replacing urethane casting with Carbon-printed parts, Biolase eliminated masters and tooling costs, expects to save more than $10,000 per year, and can produce the thousands of parts needed for the new device with shorter lead times and improved manufacturability.

Biolase

Julio Cely

Mechanical Engineer