Formlabs Form Studio 1

After they teased this announcement I expected a desktop sls machine (after they acquired micronics and canceled their $5k desktop machine kickstarter -2 years ago) but still pleasantly surprised, have a much better view of them as a company that they’re willing to sell a $700 printer and also not restrict resin like their more industrial machines. Their rent seeking with “open material mode” for $1k irked me enough I made the stand at work to not purchase their printers despite the cost not being an issue. Really nice to see them reconsider that business model for a more consumer device.

That is a pretty good price in todays manufacturing landscape.