Why Carbon for Wheelchair Cushions?
Comfort
Our digitally tailored geometry and materials seamlessly blend world-class cushioning with smooth & stable functional performance.
Breathability
The open nature of a lattice construction improves air flow to reduce heat and humidity, which can be more gentle on the skin by mitigating excess moisture.
Customization
With pressure mapping or shape capture and the Carbon platform, you can offer precise tunability based on a treatment plan or activity type.
Cleanability
Carbon’s materials are durable enough to withstand various types of washing, and the lattice design enables easier cleaning than foam.
Design Insights
Design breezier, more comfortable wheelchair cushions with the Carbon platform. Develop multizonal latticed designs that can be tuned for both comfort and functional performance, or even customized to specific users, providing stability while distributing pressure, increasing skin protection, and decreasing temperature compared to foam.
The Next Generation of Wheelchair Seating
Cushions made with Carbon’s lattice technology offer wheelchair users a new option providing reliable, adaptive comfort that lasts. Compared to traditional foam, air, or gel cushions, designs made with the Carbon platform can help dissipate heat, reduce moisture, and distribute pressure more evenly to manage microclimates around the skin. With improved durability and cleanability, cushions made with the Carbon platform give users one less thing to worry about.
The Carbon Platform
Elastomeric Materials
EPU Pro: This EPU family offers an expanded range of durometers, novel haptics, and simplified use. This single part resins enables near extended pot life that can handle longer prints required for the size of a cushion.
Carbon Design Engine
Carbon Design Engine software empowers designers to make precisely-tuned, high-performance latticed cushions that can be tailored for comfort, performance, and individual needs for a more accurate and comfortable cushion compared to traditional carved foam.
Carbon Custom Production Software
With Carbon Custom Production Software, product designers can automatically apply design programs based on customized input data from scans, pressure maps, or other data sources to create customized seating without needing to manually create a design each time.
Work with a Carbon Partner
The Carbon Production Network (CPN) is a global ecosystem of leading industry design firms and contract manufacturers with experts in the Carbon idea-to-production platform. Find a CPN partner based on your needs and leverage the power of the Carbon platform to design, develop, and produce radically better products.