The Form 4 Ecosystem
Complete Your 3D Printing Experience
Form 4 vs. Form 3/+
Blazing Speed Meets Industrial Production
Discover how you can improve your productivity, part quality, and workflow, as well as reduce costs and lead time by upgrading to Form 4 from Form 3 or Form 3+.
Improvement
form 4 vs. form 3
2-5x Faster Print Speed
Most prints are completed in under two hours for faster iterations or more efficient production.
“The dramatic increase in print speed for Form 4 has significantly accelerated our fabrication cycle.”
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Matt Mullin, Laser Engineer, Laser and Electro-Optics Branch
"I really appreciate the reliability paired with the speed. It's not one or the other, like many other tools. Now I can commit to internal deadlines and feel confident that I can deliver every time."
Robert Mackowiak, Rapid Prototyping Engineer, Hasbro
30% Larger Build Volume and 22% Longer Parts
Increase productivity by printing more parts in a single build or optimizing orientation for faster print speed.
Six New Resins
Our new General Purpose Resins provide higher performance, richer color, and crisper features – all at a fraction of the price of the Form 3/+ equivalents.
"Form 4's speed and materials versatility enable us to create multiple prototypes and manufacturing aids every day.”
Bruno Alves, Additive Manufacturing Expert and Tooling Specialist, Ford
Surface Finish That Rivals Injection Molding
Improved aesthetics enable presentation-ready parts and end use part production.
Sharpest Details
Produce parts with the finest and most intricate features.
"Form 4 is our go-to choice for projects needing tight tolerances and engineering-grade materials.”
Mark Honschke, Additive Prototyping Lead, Microsoft
Faster ROI
Substantially lower operating costs thanks to cost-effective materials and long-lasting consumables.
Improved Tank Lifetime
Minimize upkeep costs and waste with long-lasting consumables.
Upgraded Cartridge
Our next-generation resin cartridge enables hassle-free, efficient, and fast automatic resin dispensing.
Integrated Camera
Access images and timelapses online to remotely monitor your prints.
Ecosystem
Improved Post-Processing
Additional Specs
Technology
Key Components of the Print Engine
Maximum Part Length
Typical Dimensional Tolerances
Average Print Speed
Maximum Print Speed
Printer Weight
Printer Dimensions
Form 4
Technology
1 h 38 m
1 h 28 m
2 h 49 m
20.0 × 12.5 × 21.0 cm
7.9 × 4.9 × 8.3 in
5.25 liters
23 industry-leading Formlabs materials or third-party materials using Open Material Mode. More exciting new materials are currently in development.
Clear Resin V5
- Prints 3x faster
- Tougher — 2x elongation at break and 25% higher impact strength
- Improved in clarity and color
Fast Model Resin
- Prints 3x faster
- Stronger and stiffer — 45% higher strength and modulus
- More opaque and matte in color
General Purpose Resins $79/L
If you print once a day, you will save $5,000 with Form 4 in just two years.
Form 4 Tank $99
75,000+ layers with any Formlabs material.
Approximately 190 prints using average height model (39 mm tall), any resin, and 100µm layer height.
5-10x faster tank filling
63% less waste
30% less shelf space
2592 x 1944 resolution (5MP)
Remote monitoring, print history, and print timelapses
Can be easily disabled, covered, or removed
Test
Form Wash (2nd Generation)
- 3x more agitation
- Adjustable forks for Build Platforms, configurable at various heights and widths
form 4 vs. form 3
Low Force Display™ (LFD)
- Backlight Unit
- Light Processing Unit 4 (LPU 4)
- Release Texture
- Flexible Film Resin Tank
- Intelligent Control Systems
- High-Speed Automatic Resin Handling
27.3 cm
10.7 in
1-30 mm features: ±0.15% (lower limit: ±0.02 mm)
31-80 mm features: ±0.2% (lower limit: ±0.06 mm)
81-150 mm features: ±0.3% (lower limit: ±0.15 mm)
Average: 40 mm/hour across all materials
Range: 15-100 mm/hour depending on the material
100 mm/hour
3.9 in/hour
18.3 kg
40.4 lb
40.7 × 47.8 × 84.4 cm
16.0 × 18.8 × 33.2 in
Form 3/+
Technology
10 h 47 m
9 h 43 m
10 h 35 m
14.5 × 14.5 × 19.3 cm
5.7 × 5.7 × 7.6 in
4.05 liters
27 industry-leading Formlabs materials, or third-party materials using Open Material Mode.
Clear Resin V5 (left) vs. Clear Resin V4 (right)
Fast Model Resin (left) vs. Draft Resin V2 (right)
85 µm laser spot size, 25 µm XY resolution
General Purpose Resins $149/L
Form 3/+ Tank $149
250-800 hours of printing and/or 10-35 weeks exposed to resin, depending on the material.
Approximately 70 prints using Grey Resin V4 and average print time (11 hours) or approximately 20 prints using Tough 2000 Resin and average print time (11 hours).
Original resin cartridge
No camera
Test
Form Cure (2nd Generation)
- 2x-8.6x faster post-curing
- Pre-programmed and validated cure settings for Formlabs resins and the possibility to save custom profiles for curing third-party materials
- Nearly instant heat up time and maximum temperature of 100 °C
- Larger size, designed to fit any part printed on Form 4 (235 mm turntable diameter, 205 mm maximum part height)
form 4 vs. form 3
Low Force Stereolithography™ (LFS)
- Laser
- Light Processing Unit (LPU)
- Flexible Film Resin Tank
- Intelligent Control Systems
- Automatic Resin Handling
22.4 cm
8.8 in
Not measured
Average: 11 mm/hour across all materials
Range: 4-17 mm/hour depending on the material
31 mm/hour
1.2 in/hour
17.5 kg
38.5 lbs
40.5 × 53 × 78 cm
15.9 × 20.9 × 30.7 in
Form 4 Delivers 99% Print Success Rate
Form 4 achieved stellar results in a series of comprehensive performance tests conducted by an independent third-party lab to evaluate the success rate and repeatability of parts produced on different SLA 3D printers.
