@Frew wrote:
Today at The Digital Factory, Formlabs announced two new product lines, both years in the making. We’re excited to introduce the Fuse 1, a 3D printer that brings the industrial power of selective laser sintering (SLS) to the benchtop, and Form Cell, our automated 3D printing solution for manufacturing powered by the Form 2.
The Fuse 1: The Industrial Power of SLS for the Benchtop
With the Fuse 1, we’re doing what we did with SLA for selective laser sintering. SLS uses a laser to fuse a powdered material into robust nylon parts. Parts are suspended in a bed of powder as they print, so prints don’t require any supports, which opens up broad possibilities for complex, intricate parts. Fuse 1 brings down equipment ownership costs for selective laser sintering, a prohibitively expensive technology using a material, nylon, that’s both strong and cost-friendly.
Form Cell: An Automated 3D Printing Solution
Companies like Invisalign who’ve pushed 3D printing into higher production volumes have largely done so because they’ve been able to automate the most repetitive parts of the 3D printing process. We developed Form Cell to address this need, providing an automated 3D printing solution that leverages the Form 2, our desktop 3D printer with stability and reliability proven through tens of millions of prints in the field.
The system includes a row of Form 2 3D printers, a post-processing solution, and an industrial robotic gantry system, plus software to optimize print scheduling and API endpoints for industry standard business systems and homegrown systems alike.
With the introduction of the Fuse 1 and Form Cell, we’re expanding Formlabs’ reach into manufacturing--and to continue expanding access to professional and industrial technology to a broader range of businesses, just like we did for stereolithography with the Form 2.
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