DiamondBack Nozzles
DiamondBack Nozzles is a product brand of US Synthetic (a LongRange Capital portfolio company) that manufactures solid Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) tip nozzles for FDM 3D printers, enabling universal filament compatibility—including abrasive carbon fiber, glass, metal, and ceramic-filled materials—without nozzle replacement.
- CEO / Founder
- Rod Guerrero
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Subsidiary
- Total Funding
- $38.2K
- Latest Round
- Crowdfunding
Technology & Products
Key Products
DiamondBack MK8-compatible PCD nozzle; DiamondBack V6-compatible PCD nozzle; DiamondBack Revo (E3D collaboration) nozzle; DiamondBack Prusa Nextruder nozzle (E3D collaboration); DiamondBack FlowTech nozzle (Micro Swiss collaboration); DiamondBack Bambu Lab P1 Series Complete HotEnd; DiamondBack AnkerMake M5/M5C-compatible nozzle; DiamondBack Creality K1/K1 Max/CR-M4-compatible nozzle
Technological Advantage
CLAIMED (from marketing): solid PCD tip provides unmatched wear resistance, prints any filament, lowers required operating temperature, improves extrusion efficiency, easier to clean. VERIFIED (third-party): Reddit/Voron community confirms superior thermal conductivity vs. brass and hardened steel (NozzleX); E3D and Prusa formal OEM partnerships validate product performance for brand-endorsed SKUs. DEFENSIBLE: patented PCD synthesis process (specific patent numbers not publicly disclosed in available sources); 40+ year trade-secret knowhow in diamond sintering under extreme heat and pressure. REPLICABLE aspect: nozzle geometry is commodity—moat lies solely in PCD material process.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Eliminates nozzle change-outs entirely for professional and prosumer FDM users—one nozzle prints every filament type (PLA through abrasive carbon fiber, metal-fill, ceramic-fill) with superior thermal conductivity versus hardened steel, reducing consumable cost and downtime for high-throughput print farms and engineering shops.
How They Differentiate
vs. Olsson Ruby: solid PCD tip vs. single-crystal ruby insert—PCD provides higher thermal conductivity and is less brittle; vs. ObXidian (E3D DLC coating): actual polycrystalline diamond substrate vs. DLC surface coating—community notes coating eventually wears through while solid PCD does not; vs. NozzleX hardened steel: Reddit/Voron users confirm DiamondBack matches or exceeds brass-level thermal conductivity while NozzleX does not, reducing temperature delta required for consistent extrusion; pricing ~$100/nozzle vs. $5–$15 for brass, justified by indefinite lifespan for abrasive filaments.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Professional FDM print farms and prosumer desktop 3D printer operators running high-wear abrasive filaments (carbon fiber, glass fiber, metal-filled, ceramic-filled); engineering teams seeking a single nozzle SKU compatible across all filament types on popular printer platforms (Bambu, Prusa, E3D, Creality, Raise3D).
Industry Verticals
Industrial 3D Printing; Consumer/Prosumer 3D Printing; Oil & Gas (parent US Synthetic, now under LongRange Capital)
Competitors
Olsson Ruby; E3D ObXidian; Nozzle X
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Sold via Slice Engineering, 3DXTech, Prusa Research, E3D, and The Virtual Foundry; Amazon product listings live for MK8 and V6 compatible nozzles; DiamondBack nozzles released for Bambu Lab H2/P2 series; E3D and DiamondBack unveil Bambu Lab nozzle upgrade
Major Milestones
1978: US Synthetic (parent company) founded; 2021-07: DiamondBack Nozzles Kickstarter launched, raised $38,224 (382% of $10,000 goal) by September 2021; 2022: Amazon product listings live for MK8 and V6 formats; Partnership with E3D for Revo and Prusa Nextruder nozzles; Partnership with Micro Swiss for FlowTech ecosystem; Official listing on Prusa Research store; July 21, 2025: LongRange Capital completes acquisition of US Synthetic from ChampionX
Notable Customers
Bambu Lab; E3D; Slice Engineering; The Virtual Foundry; MatterHackers