Today marks an exciting day for Formlabs — we are acquiring Micronics, a 3D printing startup whose Kickstarter campaign created a groundswell of interest and support for its desktop SLS printer, the Micron.
Micronics’ two founders, Henry Chan and Luke Boppart, will be joining Formlabs to develop the next generation of accessible SLS 3D printers, bringing their knowledge and creativity to our established team of engineers and designers.
This is an extremely exciting day but we also recognize that members of both the Micronics and Formlabs communities will likely have questions about what the acquisition means for them and the future of SLS 3D printing. Below is a video interview between Formlabs CEO Max Lobovsky and Micronics CEO Henry Chan that discusses the acquisition, the details of the Kickstarter cancellation and their shared mission of making SLS technology more accessible.
**Note: Thanks for everyone reached out about the credit for being part of the Kickstarter, the Formlabs credit period has now ended. Stay tuned to see what Henry and Luke build at Formlabs!
We can’t wait to build amazing products with our new team members and we can’t wait to see what ideas you bring to life with them. Here are a few more resources that you can check out to learn more about the next steps of the acquisition.
