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@stuartschmidt5555

Жыл бұрын

We use Form 3L in our company. When will automation system be released for that?

Holy hell! Never thought I’d see anything like this for resin production printing 🤯

@RazDesignAB

Жыл бұрын

yes Jessy, really mind-blowing...😆

@johanness6545

Жыл бұрын

Henkel also has such printers, though they are kinda expensive

@futonmonkey82

Жыл бұрын

You need to get a review unit!! This could be a game-changer!

@dumbcat

Жыл бұрын

no more messy jessy

@Schroefdoppie

Жыл бұрын

Simple automation. It's hardly groundbreaking from an engineering standpoint.

I'm here because of Stuff Made Here!

@jimmysfilmpjes

Жыл бұрын

You mean you are here because Stuff Made Here!

@siemderksen9986

Жыл бұрын

Nice

Жыл бұрын

Same stuff here😑

@jakeharms1386

Жыл бұрын

I’m stuffed

@pionnm1

Жыл бұрын

they are here because of him too probably

That's awesome! You guys are really bridging the gap between prosumer, small business, and industrial.

@leonardgraf2908

Жыл бұрын

Yes you are completely right and its awesome!! :D

Brilliant!!!!! Breaking down the barriers to scaling up 👍

This is amazing! Formlabs is truly innovative!

I hade a similar idea with my fail kickstarter, and even if this is a competing concept, Im very glad to see that someone in the industry making som real development to improve resin-printing. Thanks Formlabs that you are still doing development, its because people like you and me the world still develops! Looking forward to meet you at the next exhibition :) All my respect for you! Cheers!

@r3dshed

Жыл бұрын

I really liked the concept machine you posted a while back on the FB forums. Maybe a redesign without the wash/cure stages, and like the formlabs machines, just have the plate auto-eject into a holding basket, and reset to run again?

@lj7817

Жыл бұрын

we owe it ALL to you, youre so right

@IziVynelol

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you, it is refreshing to see a company not judge a personal reception to marrying ones cousin.

Now this is REALLY next level!

Woah this is crazy! I thought of doing something like this since getting a flexible bed plate for my resin printer but this is a whole other level.

Amazing, this is exactly what I need.

Omg yesss I love this so much, well done guys

Absolutely impressive!

this is absolutely amazing

That’s gorgeous!!!!!

c'est un produit incroyable machah allah. c'est parfait pour les productions quand tu manques d'effectif

I like how they don't show the sticky resin mess nightmare you will create.

This is incredible

That actually looks pretty dope

As cool as this looks, and it does look cool, I would love to know what if any failure detection it has, considering it seems to automatically start the next print, i would hate to have a failed print turn into a damaged printer.

@maximlobovsky36

Жыл бұрын

It detects parts that failed to remove and that will pause it's operation. Form 3 already has a built in ability to check the build platform for small debris that can fail a print. Form Auto also has a camera that will enable future remote monitoring and failure detection capabilities.

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

Form Auto will squeeze the Build Platform 2 multiple times. Then, Build Platform 2 will be scraped along the edge of the enclosure to remove any additional parts. There’s also a sensor that will alert you if there’s a part that didn’t come off and will pause if there’s an issue. We have multiple stages of checks to make sure the automation is working correctly and starting the next print is no issue.

@grantballard4362

Жыл бұрын

@@Formlabs cool!!

@jenzicam

Жыл бұрын

@@Formlabs Very impressive! what about if a part didnt come off the FEP sheet?

@richieyumnam8646

Жыл бұрын

@@Formlabs what about failed prints in the vat

Very cool!

i dont need one, but i want one!

Neat idea except what's removing the excess resin from eat print? All the part I saw looked like they were washed already sitting in that plastic bin also...

Woah!

Satisfactory

Very cool, however I fear that without a wash and curing process prior to the drop into the basket that damage may be caused to the printed pieces.

nice !

Very cool.. now maybe try scaling up? Maybe a dual media / dual screen printer? Or maybe a coreXY bed to increase the vat size with the same size screen?

Great

Hmm... I may need to get this... maybe. Probably not right now, but sometime soon probably.

I cant imagine this thing being within my current budget, but it's fascinating nonetheless.

@dumbcat

Жыл бұрын

the whole idea is that it basically prints money

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

This is my blown. Hope i have money to get one.

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

Super cool! I do wonder who the target customer for this would be however, perhaps a smaller company with small-med scale prototyping? I just feel like if someone needed a ton of parts, injection molding would still be much cheaper and faster to produce parts at scale

@Arnosti

Жыл бұрын

Dental laboratories are going to love this

@Specter044

Жыл бұрын

Higher volume prototyping, 3d print vendors etc. Also, 3d printing allows for designs that can't be injection molded

Is there a curing or washing process? I can imagine prints curing together in the clear collection bins from ambient UV light.

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

Both the shield and the bin are UV-resistant and light-blocking to prevent the resin on the parts from curing prematurely. We recommend placing a Wash L basket in the collection bin so that parts can be safely stored in the bucket until you’re ready to wash them in IPA. We’ll have a workflow video available soon with all the steps.

Man, you can print armies for D&D. Wonder how fast it is.

my mind is officially blown

I'm a hobbiest, and even I'm drooling at the thought of saving on labor, lol

This looks great! Will the 5l resin option come at a saving? As of right now, your 1l options are too expensive for end-use parts in most consumer applications, so my company went with a clunkier printer for the benefit of using cheaper resins from other manufacturers.

@nobutoneme1325

Жыл бұрын

there are aftermarket kits that add the possibility of third party materials

@arildedvardbasmo490

Жыл бұрын

@@nobutoneme1325 And voids the warranty. Maybe fine as an individual but try convincing the accounting department to accept that.

@dogichow

Жыл бұрын

It will come with savings both on pricing (TBD, thanks for your patience) and huge, over 90% savings on packaging compared to single cartridges

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the 5L Resins will be sold at a discount, which means savings on consumables! Learn more: formlabs.com/blog/formlabs-automation-ecosystem/

When is this Beauty Available for purchase??❤

That’s awesome, is that compatible with form3b?

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Form Auto is compatible with Form 3+, Form 3B+, Form 3, and Form 3B.

That's just amazing! But may I ask why not already make a wash container integrated? ( Dunno if it's that the name in English, parts cleaner maybe) That's a very very cool product! I thought large scale parts manufacturing was basically impossible in resin 3d printers, but i was definitely wrong( and happily so)

@NiSE_Rafter

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing cost and extra complexity. Maybe it's coming in the future. It would make sense to get this working first then expand on it over time.

@ElecTrackProjects

Жыл бұрын

Hey I work in resin printing automation. So if you wash the part and do not summarily cure it, it sitting uncured and washed can open up the porosity of the surface, causing micron level deformation. I work with applications that require sub-40 micron accuracy, so this matters.

@keyboar9481

Жыл бұрын

@@ElecTrackProjects thanks for explaining! i definitely would never think in that

@NiSE_Rafter

Жыл бұрын

@@ElecTrackProjects Thanks for the insight. Could I assume that in loose tolerance applications that effect could be desirable? Like for coated parts, some porosity may help adhesion? I don't know how common coating resin parts is though it's not something I ever worked with.

@ElecTrackProjects

Жыл бұрын

@@NiSE_Rafter The porosity is not a good thing, as it increases the amount of moisture intrusion. For thinner parts, it can decrease material structural integrity

That looks like future of resin printing, no more pain in my ass

Hello Dear Friend, do you need ball screw for your machine?

Good god I want that, but I aint got a quarter mill. I'd kill for a setup like that at my farm. I'm In Raleigh though, Holler if you need an over excitable 30 year old to hype your new automation farm.

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

Good news! One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more, and reach out if you want to talk about making this a reality: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

Aren't fresh off the bed resin prints sticky? So won't the newly printed parts after being automatically scraped off, stick together while they wait to be picked up in the bin?

@WhiteWolfos

Жыл бұрын

They don't stick together permanently unless exposed to UV rays

@dogichow

Жыл бұрын

As @whitewolfos said. The bins block the wavelength of light that would cure the prints. They can be washed together when you are ready to do so

@Lysoul2

Жыл бұрын

@@WhiteWolfos that's not true UV resin will cure if left out also just takes a lil longer

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

Both the shield and the bin are UV-resistant and light-blocking to prevent the resin on the parts from curing prematurely. We recommend placing a Wash L basket in the collection bin so that parts can be safely stored in the bucket until you’re ready to wash them in IPA. We’ll have a workflow video available soon with all the steps.

@shenqiangshou

Жыл бұрын

@@WhiteWolfos ah good to know, thank you. I have no resin printing experience, hence the noob question.

I wish this could go into a wash station automatically and do your wash routine. That seems like it shouldn't be too hard.

Okay okay…now where can i buy it? Love it!

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

@randomlysatisfying6064

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Cool ! How much this system?

Do they have printers that print their 3d printers?

woah

More plastics. Great.

this is HUGE, i can't believe how no one thought about this before

It seems amazing tbh. Do we have any idea of the cost per machine?

@SestoMazzanti

Жыл бұрын

a lot

@thibaultdesrumaux8067

Жыл бұрын

@@SestoMazzanti any parrot with a decent brain could determine that, but thanks I guess ^^

@SestoMazzanti

Жыл бұрын

@@thibaultdesrumaux8067 cheers!

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

Makerbot Replicator SLA Version 😎

how is it washed? is that manual? this look like its just taking the print of the bed (takes few seconds) the. the cleaning and curing are the harder parts, are thise not automated.

can it make me friends?

@matthewjames7513

Жыл бұрын

I think you need to pay extra for that feature. idk

@jamesthiel2628

Жыл бұрын

You need an SLS printer for that.

@lasarith2

Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t do silicone as far as I know.

that would be great if you make firmware update for form lab 3a,b, timing estimate is way off , also there is big problem with curing with clear v4 & tough 2000 , small and thin parts deforms when they get placed in curing chamber, even though I set the setting (temperature and time ) same as your recommendation,

Tell me there is dark mode in ur UI and im in !

future

What about washing?

This is awesome. Given it's being marketed towards industry. I don't it will be in my price range :/

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

@astralmartini8271

Жыл бұрын

@@Formlabs that's actually pretty affordable considering the alternative is injection molding

But how efficiently this automation will work?… the Form 3 is not super consistent. There is some failed prints sometimes very often and you need to scrap the build platform after every print because sometimes there is cured resin called flakes adhered. And the parts do not detach that easily even with the new flexible build platform 2.

Aren't 3d printers for prototyping , what advantage has this got over traditional injection molding where speeds are almost 1000x

@Specter044

Жыл бұрын

Additionally, 3d printing allows for designs that could never be traditionally machined or injection molded

How much?

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

Now I just wonder what the price range on average is going to be for just one.

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

if they could only make the resin not be 3x the typical fdm spool id jump ship xD

Whaaaaaaat???

Shame the resin is so expensive. It’s the only think keeping me from switching over.

If this is anything like their firmware updates for their printers. It will have tons of issues.

this is super neat but i wish this was accessible in 3rd world country

Only thing stopping me from buying the form 3+ is the resin is too expensive around 150 per liter . Mass manufacturing at this price is not feasible.

So you're telling me it'll dump parts into a bin where they'll all fuse together?

Now if only SLA/DLP prints were functional enough to justify small-scale production 🙄🙄

Steve Jobs who

So.. if anything fails overnight you can now waste 6x the amount of resin you would just doing this manually.. does anything check the pieces were released before the next print? Or is this ‘quick removal’ system so good, we can just trust snug pieces to not crack the printer screen on the following layer?

Only 70000$

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

30k €?

@Formlabs

Жыл бұрын

One Form Auto costs $3,399 / €3,399 / £2,999 / CHF 3,799 and includes a free 1-year license of Fleet Control. Learn more: formlabs.com/3d-printers/automation/

That is a very cool and intelligent design. But you really shouldn’t say “so that anyone can make anything “ not unless you’re selling them cheap enough that I can afford one. I just bought a Creality Ender 3 v2 used for $100. And that took a good chunk out of my wallet. I can’t imagine the cost for one of those printers.😢

0:54 what is this witchcraft

what happen ,if you part did'n fall in bucket😂😂

I have a form2 and never will buy another formlabs printer. Constant failure after failure wasting restin etc

@tfan2222

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like skill issue.

It doesn't make any sense, where is the washing and cleaning area ? So you are telling me that the parts are produced clean with no resin ?

Looks cool but the clappy upbeat music is annoying

cant wait to see china copy it with 1/10 prices

Yikes

so you are using a regular flexible stainless steel base which you bend to pop off the prints and you call it the "patented technology" OK. modern technologies are so modern and technological.

Too bad it's just brittle plastic crap.

😂its automated but you will be repairing it all the time trust me. Formlabs I will not stop telling the world how you fleeced so many of of your core believers with expensive machines that don't work and destroy dreams. You are never to big to fall when you let a $600 Saturn S outperform your $3000+ machine. I'm sure others will chime in.

And when are you finally making it possible to label / name printers individually ? The dumb animals names will suck even more at scale production !!!! We need simple customization / numbering / labeling of printers. Not your hip and too cool animals names.

This is honestly one of the most toxic 3d printing companys in the industry. Had a Form 2 and realized quickly. Stay away and thank me later!

had worse possible experience with one of these printers. resin costs 10x more than ordinary ones, the printer itself costs 15x more than an elegoo. so the hint is: RUN

I can't wait to see this being used, incredible work!