Formlabs offers more accuracy and larger print sizes with latest 3D printers
Summary
MIT Media Lab spin-off Formlabs is one of the few 3D desktop 3D-printing companies that has managed to buck the trends of a shrinking field. The startup found success by embracing stereolithography (SLA) printing, a technology that was previously the realm of hulking, industrial printers. Previously far too expensive and unwieldy for many prototypers and hobbyists, the technology was much sought-after for precision and detail you can’t get with standard FDM printing. With its latest devices, unveiled today at the Additive Manufacturing conference in Hannover, Germany, the company promises even more accuracy and detail than earlier models. The new spin on the tech utilizes a similar resin-based approach as SLA, but can offer more repeatable design for small-scale manufacturing.
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