Effortless 24/7 Production With the Formlabs Automation Ecosystem
Reach new levels of productivity with a fully automated 3D printer fleet that you can operate at any place and from anywhere.
Maximize the Throughput of Your 3D Printer Fleet
Skyrocket your ability to produce high-quality, affordable parts with 24/7 back-to-back production. Automatically operate your fleet to eliminate idle printer time with easy-to-implement solutions that require no extra training.
Save Money and Time
Minimize cost per part with labor savings of up to 80%*. The Formlabs Automation Ecosystem lets you significantly reduce the amount of labor needed to create each part. By printing, removing parts, and starting the next print autonomously, production doesn’t have to stop when you leave work. With Form Auto, batch post-process a bin full of parts at once in minutes.
How to make 1000 3D printed rotating arms (Grey Resin) in three days**:
| Set up | With Automation Ecosystem | Without Automation Ecosystem |
|---|---|---|
| Printers Needed | 10 | 28 |
| Number of cartridge changes | 2 | 12 |
| Operators required | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per part | $1.73 | $2.62 |
* Calculation based on dental arches printed in Draft Resin at 200µm.
**Calculation includes equipment and labor costs, and amortization.
Curious To See How Much You Can Boost Productivity?
Nonstop Production With the Automation Ecosystem
Learn more about how to scale without increasing printer management complexity with an in-depth walkthrough of the Automation Ecosystem.
Calculating ROI for the Formlabs Automation Ecosystem
In this whitepaper, we’ll walk through three manufacturing scenarios to explain cost per part and return on investment (ROI) calculations.
How to Produce Parts at Scale
Watch how leveraging automation in your 3D printing workflow can reduce printer idle time and minimize operator interactions to boost productivity.
Mass Manufacturing Made Possible
Formlabs Manufacturing Service Bureau runs about 140 Form 3 Series printers with a single operator. Read about their time savings and newfound workflow efficiency.
Realize the Benefits of High-Throughput Automated 3D Printing
Scale capacity with demand and produce parts more quickly and affordably than ever with Form Auto, Fleet Control, and Resin Pumping System by Formlabs.
Form Auto
Automation Hardware for Your Form 3/3+ 3D Printers
Form Auto is an automated hardware extension for Form 3/3+ 3D printers that automatically removes finished parts from the Build Platform 2 and starts the next print without the need for operator interaction, enabling 24/7 printing without downtime.
Form Auto can finish and accept new prints autonomously to work through a multi-print queue. Click ‘Print’ from anywhere, and have many parts waiting for you.
Start Scaling Your Production With 3D Printing Automation Today
Contact a Formlabs Expert to learn more about the Formlabs Automation Ecosystem.