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3DPOD Episode 77: Max Lobovsky, Formlabs Co-Founder & CEO

A 3D printing double unicorn, Formlabs is one of the most talked about and followed startups out there. The firm pioneered desktop stereolithography and the professional desktop segment and now…

Formlabs Debuts Experimental Product Platform and Resins, Showcases Innovative Customer Products and Demos at CES 2017

3D printer designer and manufacturer Formlabs spends a lot of time and effort working on developing its collection of 3D printing materials: the company released Dental SG resin in early 2016, and…

UNIZ Technology Launches Kickstarter for Slash Consumer LCD-SLA 3D Printer for Under $1000

It is starting to look like we’re entering a new phase of 3D printing that may make standard FDM desktop 3D printing virtually obsolete. Fused deposition modelling has pretty much…

Bunnie Huang Tears Down a Form2 3D Printer and Finds Out What Makes It Tick

Stereolithography is actually one of the oldest varieties of 3D printing, with roots that go back all the way to the 1970s. However, before Formlabs launched their record-breaking nearly $3…

3D Hubs 2016 3D Printer Guide: From Pro to Plug & Play–See What Data From 5,350 Reviews Reveals

Not only does 3D Hubs make 3D printing easy for people in nearly every nook and cranny of the globe, but we are eternally grateful for the amount of footwork…

New UC Riverside Study Finds 3D Printed Objects to be Potentially Toxic

When plastics were first discovered, they were derived from natural substances that contained very little toxicity and were generally considered biochemically inert. However with the Industrial Revolution, Industrial Chemistry was…

Formlabs Announces Distribution Partnerships in Five New Countries

3D printer manufacturer Formlabs is announcing five new international distribution partnerships to sell and service their line of advanced 3D printers. With what Formlabs is calling a growing demand for…

House of Monsters – Stop-Motion Series With 3D Printed Goblins, Starring Christopher Lloyd, Debuts July 28

Back in September of last year, we reported on an upcoming stop-motion animated web series, called House of Monsters, which turned to Kickstarter in order to raise funding for its…

The ‘Redneck Rocket’ Flies 300 Feet in the Air, Combining 3D Printing with Pringles Cans

Did you ever look at an idea and say, “Wow, I wish I had thought of that”? Of course you have. Everyone has envied the creativity of others before. For…

Mattia Mercante’s 3D Printed “War Machine” Exemplifies Detail Capable on Form 1+ 3D Printer

With Avengers and Iron Man fever sweeping the nation as of late, just about everyone wants to grab a piece of the action. After all, who can blame them? We’ve already seen…

Klaus Leitl 3D Printed These Creepy, Yet Beautiful Insects on a Form 1+ 3D Printer

As 3D printing technology improves, and prices of desktop machines come down, we are beginning to see the technology go from merely being utilized for rapid prototyping, to a technology…

Marble Builds the MRB-1 Drone With Help From 3D Printing

The MRB-1 drone is a removable-wing, composite body aircraft which is capable of staying aloft much longer than a quad copter drone. It’s also very easy to disassemble for transport…

This 3D Printed Miniature 2″ Television Set Really Works!

You have to just love all of the creative, innovative, unique ideas that designers and engineers have been coming up with when it comes to 3D printing. Whether it is…

Formlabs Partners with the Royal College of Art, Bringing 3D Printing to Creative Students

The stories that I personally love to cover the most within the 3D printing space are those which focus on bringing the technology to students around the globe. These are…

Formlabs Heads to Germany, Opens Office in Berlin, Partners with iGo3D

When it comes to desktop Stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers, their is one company who is leading the pack by leaps and bounds. That company is Somerville, Massachusetts-based Formlabs. A major…

Formlabs’ 3D Printers Headed to China After Signing Distribution Deal with Xi’an Elite Robotics

One thing I often hear when speaking with economists, is that 3D printing may benefit American manufacturers and our economy quite dramatically. As the technology becomes available within small businesses, homes,…

College Student Designs and 3D Prints Amazing Fractal on a Form 1+ 3D Printer

Over the course of the past year we have seen many 3D printer manufacturers pushing hard to integrate 3D printing into a classroom environment. There are those unfamiliar with the…

3D Hubs’ Trend Report: Ultimaker 2 & Form 1+ Rated ‘Most Wanted’ 3D Printers – LulzBot Owners Are Most Loyal

If there was a census bureau for the 3D printing industry, it would probably look a lot like 3D Hubs, except for the unique twist that the company puts on…

Form 1+ 3D Printer Just Got Draft Mode & Smart Supports – Enables the 3D Printing of a Working Speaker

Formlabs is a company that has gone from Kickstarter superstar to the leading manufacturer of consumer/prosumer SLA 3D printers. Their Form 1+ 3D printer is their latest machine. It was…

MMDR Designs 3D Prints a Working Pocket Knife on Form 1 3D Printer

I am always fascinated by the new designs and creations that individuals and companies come up with. Whether it is a 3D printed Lego man, a 3D printed driveable vehicle,…

‘Doctor Who’ Fan 3D Prints & Finishes Unbelievable Peter Capaldi Bust on Form 1+ 3D Printer

Doctor Who is a British television series that originated back in the early 1960s. Running for 26 seasons, from 1963 to 1989, the show started up again in 2005 and…

Screw Threading in 3D Printed Objects Now a Reality, Thanks to Formlabs

Think of the last thing you 3D printed, or even just the most recent object you used. Chances are it had some moving parts, or at least parts joined together…

‘It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me’ – Form 1+ Does It Right with 3D Printed Batman Figurine

If I had to pick a superhero who I admire the most, it would probably be the Dark Knight. Batman is a superhero, but he is not superhuman. He doesn’t…

The Form 1+ Conquers a T-Rex with Museum Quality 3D Print

When someone thinks of consumer level, at-home 3D printing, they probably either picture a MakerBot FDM-based printer, or a FormLabs SLA-based printer. Perhaps this is because these companies are the…