캐리마텍

CARIMATEC (㈜캐리마텍) is a South Korean supplier of photopolymer (DLP/LCD) 3D printing systems, resins, software and automation solutions, established in 2024 as a spin-off from Carima, the Korean DLP 3D printer manufacturer founded in 2000. The company positions itself around automated additive systems for mass customization rather than prototyping alone, combining hardware, materials and software into integrated production lines. Its flagship offering is the DM400 Automated 3D Printing System, marketed for high-volume output such as clear aligner molds, alongside the high-speed industrial X1 printer.

The product line spans DLP machines (IMD-C, IMD, DM4K, DM4K Ultra, DM400, X1), LCD desktop machines (IML, IML-16K), curing equipment (CL300Pro), bioprinting, the Carimatec Slicer V2 software and CHITUBOX Pro, and self-developed resins grouped as General, Functional, Dental, Engineering and Ceramic — including the ceramic-oriented CCTP17W model resin and CCTP18W mold resin (viscosity 500–1000 cP, density 1.08 g/cm³). Company materials cite 12 printer types and 30 material types. Registry data classifies the company under digital additive manufacturing machinery manufacturing (C29222) with a Seoul Gangseo-gu address and venture-enterprise certification.

According to a January 2025 interview with CEO Lee Kwang-min, who previously spent 15 years at Carima overseeing sales and development, Carima remains focused on specialized manufacturing while CARIMATEC extends into automated additive systems, materials development and distribution of service parts produced with them.

Founding story

Lee Kwang-min worked for 15 years at Carima heading sales and development, where the company commercialized the high-speed industrial X1 printer and the large-format DM400 aimed at automated mass production. He founded CARIMATEC in 2024 to expand the business into automated additive systems, materials and service-part distribution and to strengthen competitiveness in global markets.

Business model

B2B supply of additive manufacturing systems — printers, automated post-processing/production systems, proprietary resins and slicing software — sold to industrial and dental customers, with the stated intention of also productizing and supplying mass-production parts made on those systems. The CEO describes the model as a technical-partnership B2B relationship rather than one-off equipment sales.

Sales of 3D printers and automated production systems, consumable resins and materials, and software, supplied directly and through domestic and overseas dealers and partner companies.

Traction

The CEO reports a dental medical device manufacturer using CARIMATEC automated systems to produce roughly 3,000 dental models per day, replacing more than 50 individual 3D printers with four automated systems, tripling productivity and reducing operator staffing from five to one. A mold mass-production system for clear aligners with output above 500,000 units is described as validated. A South African supplier of mining safety equipment and heavy-equipment maintenance parts used a high-speed X1 printer to produce about 1,000 bracket and housing parts, and printers have been delivered to customers in Japan and Korea. A system supply arrangement with a US global dental distributor is described as upcoming.

Latest developments

As of the company's current site, CARIMATEC markets the Automated DM400 System for mass production of clear aligner molds, an expanded resin catalogue including ceramic model and mold materials, the Carimatec Slicer V2 and CHITUBOX Pro software, and a ZENESIS DLP bioprinting line. The CEO states plans to concentrate on R&D and increased investment, to expand from dental into eyewear, footwear and mobility applications, and to begin export sales through a US dental distributor.