The biggest launch in Formlabs history
The Atomic Layers: S3E15 (00071)
Atomic Layer of the Day:
At least, that's what the company's CEO and co-founder, Max Lobovsky, claims — and he's right. When you add up all the new things Formlabs unveiled today, the impressive total comes to 16.
The star of the show is the large-format Form 4L 3D printer, featuring a build volume of 35.3 x 19.6 x 35.0 cm (13.9 x 7.7 x 14.0 inches). Like all the other stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers in their lineup, it comes in two versions: 4L (standard/industrial) and 4LB (dental/medical). The printer boasts remarkable speed — during the official demonstration, several large models were printed in just 3-4 hours. Impressive.
Next up on the list are two dedicated post-processing stations tailored for the new 3D printer, along with a set of five compatible accessories. They also introduced two new resins and rolled out improvements to their PreForm software.
Another significant update is the opening of the Formlabs ecosystem to third-party resins. Through the Developer Platform, users can process any material they want without needing a license using Open Material Mode (OMM), and they can also tweak print settings for optimized performance with no extra costs via the Print Settings Editor (PSE). On top of that, Formlabs has lowered its material pricing.
Finally, the company expanded its Fuse SLS 3D printer material offering with two new powders: Nylon 12 White and Tough.
So, quite a lot of new things. I recommend checking out the Formlabs presentation, especially the parts where Max Lobovsky discusses the company's direction (around 30:00 in the video):
Atomic Layer from the Past:
10-15-2017: 3D Lab presented the ATO One.
Atomic News & Gossips:
Forward AM, since its separation from BASF in July, had continued operating under its old visual identity. That changed today as the company unveiled a new logo and color scheme (deep navy and white), and updated its LinkedIn profile, removing the "BASF" reference.
A major eSun online store mishap occurred during a system upgrade. The company reset all customer login passwords, making them identical to the user’s email address. This means that anyone who knows your email and that you’ve shopped at eSun could potentially log in using your email as both the username and password and place orders on your account, similar to the prank of ordering pizza for someone else.
Lastly, Nikon introduced the Additional Powder Feeder (APF), which allows for the feeding of multiple types of metal powders into the Lasermeister 102A (LM102A) 3D printer.