Carbon adopt Oracle's Cloud Applications to enhance 3D printing services

Carbon will utilise four of Oracle's cloud applications to enhance human capital and supply chain management, among other things.

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Carbon has selected Oracle Cloud Applications to modernise its systems, transform business processes and help ensure a secure cloud suite for the next phase of the company’s growth.

Oracle’s cloud applications will enable Carbon to maintain a competitive edge in the dynamic additive manufacturing market by helping to increase business agility, lower costs and reduce IT complexity.

The hardware, software and molecular science company, whose Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) technology allows commercial customers to 3D print manufacturing grade components, believe the partnership with Oracle will advance its service to its customers.

Carbon sought a cloud solution that could be configured its business needs and could keep pace with its anticipated rapid growth both domestically and globally. Four of Oracle’s cloud applications were selected over SAP because of the strength of Oracle’s integrated breadth and depth of offerings, embedded analytics, and the modern, easy-to-use interface of its applications.

“As we evaluated our business needs, we knew we needed a future-proof cloud-based solution that could scale as we grow,” said Chris Hutton, director of business operations at Carbon. “Not only did we need a sales-ready product, but we also needed a sales-ready business organisation. Oracle’s cloud applications help ensure our business processes are seamless so we can focus on delivering the best experience to every customer.”

Carbon’s deployment of Oracle’s comprehensive and modern suite of cloud applications will streamline business processes, and optimise collaboration and efficiencies. The Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud will allow Carbon to leverage talent and workforce management offerings to provide an engaging and collaborative HR experience, as well as enhancing how they find and retain quality employees. Carbon will use the Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) to optimise cost, service levels and the supply chain network. Within the SCM Cloud is a subsidiary Manufacturing Cloud, which Carbon will also use. This will streamline manufacturing processes through visualisations and real-time views into shop floor operations and work orders, while controlling costs.

Also being utilised by Carbon is the Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud and the Oracle Service Cloud. The ERP Cloud will allow finance to spend more time on higher-value activities, such as analysing results and advising the business on strategy. Finally, the Service Cloud will help differentiate Carbon’s brand with intuitive, engaging experiences through the cloud for customers and employees alike.

“Carbon has a vision to enable every member of their company to have a comprehensive 360-degree view of each customer. We are pleased to work with them to ensure our cloud applications deliver this visibility to support their ongoing success,” said Gretchen Alarcon, group vice president strategy at Oracle. “Oracle’s enterprise-grade cloud applications work together seamlessly to empower everyone from a relationship manager to Carbon’s CEO to see how all parts of the business are performing.”

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