Formlabs SLA 3D printer
Formlabs offers high-performance SLA 3D printers for professional users at affordable prices
Formlabs SLA 3D printers enable cost-effective and reliable 3D printing at an industrial level. Formlabs’ devices are aimed at professional users and companies. As a single machine, the printers can be placed on any table. However, the system can be expanded as required and thus adapted to your needs. The relatively small but high-resolution 3D printers enable you to realize prototyping and production in your own company at a fraction of the cost and space requirements of industrial 3D printers.
Formlabs Form 4 – blazing fast MSLA prototypes in less than 2 hours
The Form 4 is a record-fast MSLA 3D printer that combines an industry-leading material library with a reliable and accurate printing system. Turn your ideas into reality faster than ever with a simple workflow, unmatched reliability and superior part quality on the Form 4 ecosystem. Thanks to the new technology, the Formlabs Form 4 offers parts with up to 50 μm XY resolution and a slightly larger build envelope than the Form 3 at 200 × 125 × 210 mm. You have access to around 30 materials from the Formlabs material library.
Formlabs Form 4B – dental & medical 3D printing, faster than ever before
The Formlabs Form 4B is specially designed for use in the dental and medical sectors. This reliable MSLA 3D printer also processes dental and biocompatible materials. The Form 4B is a lightning-fast medical and dental 3D printer that offers the most comprehensive range of materials for dentistry, orthodontics and healthcare. Print with the biocompatible BioMed materials or dental resins for the Form 4B.
Formlabs Form 4L – large & fast MSLA 3D printer for production
The Formlabs Form 4L is a record-fast, large-format MSLA 3D printer. It combines an industry-leading material library with a reliable and precise printing system. Turn your biggest ideas into reality faster than ever with a simple workflow, unmatched reliability and superior part quality on the Form 4L ecosystem.
Formlabs Form 4BL – the large & fast MSLA 3D printer for dental and medical applications
With the Formlabs Form 4BL, Formlabs launches an extremely fast large-format MSLA 3D printer for dental or medical 3D printing. This reliable MSLA 3D printer also processes dental and biocompatible materials. The Form 4BL is suitable for highly productive use due to its speed and larger installation space. The Form 4BL enables significantly larger components or a very high throughput.
Formlabs Form 3+ – the small, fast LFS 3D printer
The Formlabs Form 3+ is the further development of the Formlabs Form 2 and Form 3. The optimized LFS (Low Force Stereolithography) technology enables faster and even more reliable SLA 3D printing. Thanks to the new technology, the Formlabs Form 3+ offers even more precise components with up to 25 μm XY resolution and a slightly larger installation space of 145 x 145 x 185 mm. You also have access to around 20 materials from the Formlabs material library.
Formlabs Form 3B+ – dental & medical 3D printer
The Formlabs Form 3B+ is specially designed for use in the dental and medical sectors. This reliable SLA 3D printer also processes dental and biocompatible materials. Thanks to the improved technology, the Formlabs Form 3B+ offers even more precise components with up to 25 μm XY resolution and a slightly larger installation space of 145 x 145 x 185 mm. With the Formlabs Form 3B+ ecosystem, you can implement in-house production quickly and easily.
Formlabs Form 3L – the large resin 3D printer
With the Formlabs Form 3L, Formlabs launches an affordable large-format SLA 3D printer that meets the needs for large build volumes. The Formlabs Form 3L ranks among the industrial SLA 3D printers due to its significantly larger build volume and LFS technology with twice the performance of the Form 3. In addition, the Formlabs Form 3L impresses with the well-known Formlabs material range and a very attractive price.
Formlabs Form 3BL – the large bio 3D printer
With the Formlabs Form 3BL, Formlabs launches an affordable large-format SLA 3D printer for dental or medical 3D printing. This reliable SLA 3D printer also processes dental and biocompatible materials. The Formlabs Form 3BL ranks among the industrial SLA 3D printers due to its significantly larger installation space and enables significantly larger components or a very high throughput, for example of orthodontic models.
Formlabs 3D printer comparison
| 3D printer | Form 3+ |
Form 4 |
Form 4L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)™ | Low Force Display (LFD)™ | Low Force Display (LFD)™ |
| XY resolution | 25 μm | 50 μm with anti-aliasing | 46 μm with anti-aliasing |
| Laser dot size | 85 μm | 50 μm with anti-aliasing | 46 μm with anti-aliasing |
| Laser power | 1x 250 mW | 16 mW/cm² | 16 mW/cm² |
| Installation space | 145 × 145 × 185 mm | 200 × 125 × 210 mm | 353 × 196 × 350 mm |
| Layer thicknesses | 25 – 300 μm | 25 – 200 μm | 25 – 200 μm |
| Resin filling system | Automatic | Automatic – 5-10x faster | Automatic – 5-10x faster |
| Resin cartridges | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Support structures (Support) | Automatically generated Removal by light touch |
Automatically generated Removal by light touch |
Automatically generated Removal by light touch |
| Hardware | |||
| 3D printer | Mold 3 | Form 4 |
Form 4L |
| Minimum space requirement | 405 × 530 × 780 mm | 407 × 478 × 844 mm* | 889 x 1169 x 813 mm |
| Printer size | 405 × 375 × 530 mm | 398 × 367 × 554 mm* | 664 x 528 x 794 mm |
| Weight | 17.5 kg | 18.3 kg | 58.5 kg |
| Working temperature | Heats automatically to 35°C | Heats automatically to 25-45°C – Depending on material | Heats automatically to 25-45°C – Depending on material |
| Temperature control | Air-heated installation space | Infrared sensors | Infrared sensors |
| Power supply | 100-240 VAC 2.5 A 50/60 Hz 220 W |
100-240 VAC 4.8 A 50/60 Hz 480 W |
100-240 VAC 9 A 50/60 Hz 900 W |
| Connection options | Wi-Fi (2.4, 5 GHz) Ethernet (1000 Mbit) USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz; IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac, WPA/WPA2) Ethernet (1000 Mbit) USB-C 2.0 |
Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz; IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac, WPA/WPA2) Ethernet (1000 Mbit) USB-C 2.0 |
| Control panel | 5.5″ interactive touchscreen 1280 × 720 resolution |
7″ interactive touchscreen 1280 × 800 resolution Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
7″ interactive touchscreen 1280 × 800 resolution Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Notifications | Touchscreen alerts SMS/email via dashboard Two LED status indicators Loudspeaker for audio signals |
Touchscreen alerts SMS/email via dashboard Loudspeaker for audio signals |
Touchscreen alerts SMS/email via dashboard Loudspeaker for audio signals |
Formlabs accessories / post-processing
In addition to the further development of the SLA 3D printers, Formlabs has taken a further step towards professionalization by expanding the system with corresponding accessories. The Form Wash and Form Cure for automated post-processing are now also available for Formlabs 3D printers. The Form Wash is used to clean the components after printing. The Form Cure is used for UV post-curing of the technical synthetic resins. These accessories can be purchased separately and step by step.
More information about Form Wash + Cure Formlabs Form 4 3D printer
Form 4 Materials
Form Wash 2nd Generation
Form Cure 2nd Generation
