Klaus Leitl is an Austrian artist who makes insects. Incredibly lifelike insects such as the Mayfly shown above. He posted some examples on the Formlabs forums, and they quickly took notice. They’ve posted an interview with him about how 3D printing is changing his craft. The interview and accompanying pictures are quite interesting. Not only […]
A raw and real look at the challenges of startup success experienced by MakerBot and Formlabs.
Many people debate the pros and cons of the different printing technologies out there. There are FFD printers (anything with a filament), SLA (resin based printers), and SLS (powders melted by lasers). Each has its strong points and weak points varying from cost to functional features. This latest project at Formlabs really opens up an […]
Formlabs, which produces one of the best known stereolithographic (SLA) 3D printers, has just announced a major upgrade/overhaul, the Form 1+, that it claims will deliver superior prints at higher speeds.
Formlabs, which raised nearly $3 million last year on Kickstarter to produce a high resolution consumer 3D printer, announced today that it has raised an additional $19 million from a group of investors.
Andrew “bunnie” Huang backed Formlabs’ 2012 Kickstarter for the Form 1 liquid resin (SLA) printer and just scored a pre-release beta unit through his connect with Neoteny Labs.vAnd, naturally, the first thing he did was tear it apart.
Nick Normal and I attended the first Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo recently. Here’s a collection of our pictures and recollections.
