Formlabs Form Auto

Formlabs Form Auto

Form Auto is a hardware extension for Form 3/3+ 3D printers that automatically removes finished parts from Build Platform 2 and starts the next print without the need for operator interaction, enabling 24/7 3D printing with no printer downtime.

Always available, always ready, and always printing.

Description

Formlabs Form Auto – Automated Part Removal System

Automated part removal for streamlined workflow

Formlabs Form Auto is an automated system for removing completed prints from the build platform, enabling continuous printing without manual intervention.

Perfect for high-volume production, it helps achieve seamless automation and improved productivity.

Form Auto

Automation Hardware for Your 3D Printer

Form Auto is a hardware extension for Form 3/3+ 3D printers that automatically removes finished parts from Build Platform 2 and starts the next print without the need for operator interaction, enabling 24/7 3D printing with no printer downtime.

Always available, always ready, and always printing.

Realize the Benefits of High-Throughput 3D Printing

Scale capacity with autonomous production and produce parts faster and more affordably than ever with Form Auto, Fleet Control, and Resin Pumping System by Formlabs.

The Form Auto and Fleet Control Workflow in Minutes

Boost productivity by leveraging automation in your 3D printing workflow to reduce printer idle time and minimize operator interactions.

Reach New Levels of Productivity and Lower Costs

Learn more about how you can reduce cost per part and leverage automation to streamline your 3D printing workflow with an in-depth walkthrough of the Automation Ecosystem.

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How Form Auto Prints Autonomously

Form Auto leverages the Quick Release Technology of Build Platform 2 to remove finished parts and Fleet Control to queue the next print. Watch a short video to learn how Form Auto works.

With the Form Auto, you get that third and weekend shift going, and you don't have to plan sweapovers or any changes of build platforms. it runs nicely and it's great for small components, and mid-size batch production runs of up to 1000 parts and beyound.
Before, we would queue the printers up, and our tech would come in on Saturday, clear the printers, and start the next job. Now, With Form Auto, you load the printers up, and the models are all done on Monday. We have weekends when the staff doesn't have to come in, and the models were ready on Monday morning.
It's a big time saver, and the only interaction the print operator has is removing the basket in the morning. All I have to do is make sure jobs are always loading through Fleet Control, Which I can do from home or my office.
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Material

Grey Resin

Parts Produced

36 per day

Cost Per Part

$1.73

WITH AUTOMATION ECOSYSTEM

Cost Per Part

$2.62

WITHOUT AUTOMATION ECOSYSTEM

Material

Durable Resin

Parts Produced

42 per day

Cost Per Part

$2.22

WITH AUTOMATION ECOSYSTEM

Cost Per Part

$4.07

WITHOUT AUTOMATION ECOSYSTEM

Material

Draft Resin

Parts Produced

176 per day

Cost Per Part

$1.68

WITH AUTOMATION ECOSYSTEM

Cost Per Part

$3.06

WITHOUT AUTOMATION ECOSYSTEM

Start Scaling Your Production Now.

  • Work more efficiently and redefine production capacity in your 3D printing workflow with Formlabs Automation Ecosystem including Form Auto, Fleet Control, and the High Volume Resin System.

  • Scale your part production without increasing printer management complexity. Hit send from anywhere and the Formlabs Automation Ecosystem will take care of the rest.

Minimize Cost Per Part with Labor Savings Up to 80%*.

  • Form Auto works overtime so you don’t have to.

  • Before Form Auto, every completed part required manual removal from the build platform before post-processing. Form Auto fully automates part removal by leveraging Formlabs patented Quick Release Technology with Build Platform 2. Collected parts are placed in a UV-safe container for seamless batch transfer to the Form Wash.

  • Instantly automate your printers without additional training. Form Auto works with any Form 3/3+ 3D printer out in the field or purchased today, so you can level up your production at any time.

* Calculation based on dental arches printed in Draft Resin at 200µm.

 

24/7 3D Printing, With No Interaction Required.

  • Never let a printer sit idle with prints waiting in the queue. Form Auto is always ready to start the next print with or without an operator on-site. 

  • Build multi-print queues from anywhere, at any time. Click ‘Print’ from the office, and instantly start production on the manufacturing floor.

  • Monitor and review finished parts remotely via images and videos in Fleet Control. An onboard camera saves a record of each part by capturing each print as it completes.

 

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