Formlabs has launched the Form Studio 1, a $690 resin 3D printer positioned as the world’s “most affordable resin 3D printer” offering professional quality. It debuted at TCT Shenzhen, developed by a new Formlabs team in the Shenzhen office the company opened last year.
The machine runs on a new print engine based on Formlabs’ proprietary Low Force Display (LFD) technology and ships in consumer-friendly colors. Formlabs says average print speeds come in under two hours.
| Spec | Form Studio 1 |
|---|---|
| Price | $690 |
| Process | Stereolithography (LFD) |
| Avg. print speed | Under 2 hours |
| Status | Announced |
CEO Maxim Lobovsky framed the project as a cost-down exercise on the company’s existing professional line: “how to take everything we built into the Form 4, which is a professional grade system that costs around $3,000, and put it into a $700 package.” He said the team spent “the last couple years” redesigning the hardware from the ground up for cost while trying to hold print quality and success rate steady.
Formlabs R&D lead Kennedy Liu, based in Shenzhen, said the goal was “bridging the massive gap between cheap, unsafe, unreliable printers and the professional standard Formlabs is known for.” Lobovsky cited the region’s manufacturing and engineering talent, naming Huawei, DJI and Bambu as peers, and said Formlabs wants to be “the global leader in everything we do.”
Formlabs hasn’t published build volume, resin types compatible with the new LFD engine, layer resolution, or a ship date for the Form Studio 1.