June 3, 2014

Affordable precision printing for pros



MIT spinout Formlabs brings high-resolution, low-cost 3-D printing to makers, engineers and designers.

Against the backdrop of today’s burgeoning 3-D printing landscape — with an ever-increasing number of machines popping up — MIT Media Lab spinout Formlabs has carved out a precise niche.

Combining a highly accurate (but usually expensive) light-based printing technique with engineering ingenuity, the Formlabs team invented a high-resolution 3-D laser printer, called the Form 1, that’s viewed as an affordable option for professional users.