Arris Composites, the pioneer of next-generation composites for mass market applications, today announced the closing of $10 million in Series A funding, led by NEA. Arris has spent the last two years in stealth developing the ultimate metal replacement-continuous carbon fiber composites-which can be combined with metals, plastics, wires and other materials for aerospace, automotive and consumer products.
High-volume manufacturing has remained largely unchanged over the last several decades. Although metals have poor strength-to-weight performance, they are still used in portable devices and transport because they can be produced quickly and cost-effectively. There has been a lot of fanfare around carbon fiber, which has unparalleled strength-to-weight performance, but production speed is too slow and too expensive for mass-market products.
3D printing has promised to change production, but limited production speeds and high material costs have kept technology from entering true high-volume production.
In order to address the scalability of 3D printing and the steep costs and limitations of composite manufacturing, Arris has put together a team of industry leaders from both 3D printing and conventional high-volume manufacturing. They have developed precisely aligned composites using a novel high-speed manufacturing process with disruptive design capabilities. Some of the top companies and the brightest minds in manufacturing have taken notice of this.
“I’m really excited about what Arris is building “Jeff Immelt, NEA venture partner and former CEO & CEO of GE, said “What we did in the automotive industry to replace non-structural metal with low-cost/light injection molded composites in the 1980s-Arris has now made it possible for the rest of the vehicle. “That’s right.
Continuous fiber composites are the ideal platform material because they offer a wide range of performance and cost options along with a high degree of product variability from a single system. Through its proprietary manufacturing process, Arris is developing continuous carbon fiber components that outperform 3D-printed metal and composite aerospace components with structural properties, minimum size and manufacturing costs. While these parts can be produced with aerospace-approved resins and fibers, Arris also uses low-cost glass fibers and resins that are widely used in automotive and consumer products.
Arris was founded by veteran manufacturers of innovations, Ethan Escowitz, Riley Reese and Erick Davidson. The Arris team of engineers and material scientists worked for companies including TESLA, Apple, Google, Boeing, Autodesk, Siemens, U.S. and international laboratories, high-volume contract manufacturers, Mori Seki Machine Tools, and others. Former CEO of Autodesk, Carl Bass, is a consultant and investor, and until last year Arris operated out of his personal shop where the first automotive part was created in collaboration with the Masters of Engineering program at the University of California, Berkeley, for the electrical conversions of Shelby Cobra that Bass has been working on.
“The product architectures that are now possible with our high-volume manufacturing process unlock a host of competitive advantages for some of the world’s most profitable and value-added products,” he said.
Ethan Escowitz, founder and CEO of Arris Composites; “Vehicles and consumer products are being redesigned to take advantage of tomorrow’s mass-market manufacturing technology. Things are about to get lighter and smaller, and Arris is making this a reality. “That’s right.
About Arri Composites
Arris Composites is a pioneer in next-generation composites for mass market applications, including aerospace, automotive and consumer products. Founded by veteran manufacturers Ethan Escowitz, Riley Reese and Erick Davidson, Arris develops continuous carbon fiber composites that can be combined with other high-speed materials that combine 3D printing and traditional high-volume manufacturing. Visit arriscomposites for more information. Come on,
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