Form 4 The fourth generation of Formlabs’ desktop resin 3D printers, the Form 4 will be compatible with at least 17 resins at its launch, with four newly reformulated general-purpose resins that print faster on the Form 4 ecosystem.
What’s new? The Form 4, Formlabs’ first new printer in four years. The new printer includes Formlabs’ Low Force Display (LFD) print engine, as well as an ultra-high-power backlight, a proprietary release texture and a dual-layer, flexible film resin tank.
Benefits Faster printing. Depending on the resin being used, the Form 4 prints two to five times faster than its predecessor, the Form 3+. It can reach a maximum vertical print speed of about 3.9 inches per hour, with most prints completed in under two hours, making it possible to produce multiple part iterations in a 24-hour period. The system is intuitive to use, and the company said anyone can learn to print in 15 minutes. The Form 4 has 50-micron pixels and advanced pixel smoothing to offer very high print quality. Its resin tank can last for more than 75,000 layers, and it has a 30 percent larger print volume than earlier Formlabs printers. The Form 4 is available for $4,499.
Formlabs Inc., Somerville, Mass., 617-702-8476, www.formlabs.com
David Tillett | Associate Editor
Associate Editor David Tillett writes and edits for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. He covers new products, industry news, patents and consumer and business equipment. He has more than 20 years of experience in daily newspaper, online and magazine journalism.
