FORMLABS FORM 3L

Form 3L

A Large Format 3D Printer Compact Enough for the Office and Robust Enough for the Factory Floor

Take control of large-scale part production, increase your throughput, and bring your biggest ideas to life with the Form 3L, a cost-effective large format 3D printer that doesn’t compromise on the details.

Big Parts, Big Throughput

With a large build volume of 33.5 × 20 × 30 cm (13.2 × 7.9 × 11.8 in),
you can print one large model or many small parts in a single job.

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Stop outsourcing large-scale prints.

Work faster with a large format 3D printer that’s versatile enough to bring large scale fabrication in-house.

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Life-sized prints for larger-than-life ideas.

The Form 3L is large enough to print human-scale models, like a prototype of a helmet that’s ready to try on.

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Life-sized prints for larger-than-life ideas.

The Form 3L is large enough to print human-scale models, like a prototype of a helmet that’s ready to try on.

MATERIAL

Draft Resin

PRINT TIME

8 hours

PRINT COST

$88

PART BY

Black Diamond Equipment

Black Diamond Equipment is prototyping climbing helmets at 1:1 scale to test for form and fit, producing several iterations per week in-house and reducing costs. Read more about how Black Diamond uses the Form 3L.

Note: print time and cost will vary based on part geometry, material, layout, and orientation.

MATERIAL

Grey Resin

PRINT TIME

59 hours

PRINT COST

$7

PART BY

Formlabs

Engineers and product designers can use the Form 3L to quickly prototype multiple variations of a design or produce dozens of product samples.

Note: print time and cost will vary based on part geometry, material, layout, and orientation.

MATERIAL

Tough 2000 Resin

PRINT TIME

33 hours

PRINT COST

$72

PART BY

Continental

Note: print time and cost will vary based on part geometry, material, layout, and orientation.

MATERIAL

Tough 2000 Resin

PRINT TIME

22 hours

PRINT COST

$2

PART BY

The Ventilator Project

The Ventilator Project used Formlabs printers for emergency low volume production of this ventilator adapter, which is used to regulate airflow before it reaches a mass flow sensor.

Note: print time and cost will vary based on part geometry, material, layout, and orientation.

MATERIAL

Grey Resin

PRINT TIME

52 hours

PRINT COST

$87

PART BY

Black Diamond Equipment

Black Diamond Equipment’s Evac 7 avalanche shovel is a configurable, compact three-piece assembly. The design team is able to immediately visualize design improvements where the fit and feel in the user’s hands is critical. Read more about how Black Diamond uses the Form 3L.

Note: print time and cost will vary based on part geometry, material, layout, and orientation.

MATERIAL

Grey Resin

PRINT TIME

60 hours

PRINT COST

$115

PART BY

Minnetronix

Minnetronix needed to create a display-worthy sample before starting manufacturing of a critical care ventilator as part of efforts to meet COVID-19 demand. They took advantage of the Form 3L to quickly produce the largest cosmetic part in the assembly, alongside other fabrication technologies.

Note: print time and cost will vary based on part geometry, material, layout, and orientation.

MATERIAL

Grey Resin

PRINT TIME

23 hours

PRINT COST

$17

PART BY

OXO

Product developers at OXO use Formlabs 3D printers for form and function prototyping. 3D printing allows companies like OXO to try innovative design ideas quickly and ensure that ideas are fully tested and vetted before committing to tooling.

Note: print time and cost will vary based on part geometry, material, layout, and orientation.

MATERIAL

Grey Resin

PRINT TIME

46 hours

PRINT COST

$161

PART BY

Aaron Sims Creative

Visual effects and design studio Aaron Sims Creative uses 3D printed maquettes to facilitate collaboration, win over producers and directors, and bring digital models to life. Read more about how the studio uses Formlabs 3D printers.

Note: print time and cost will vary based on part geometry, material, layout, and orientation.

When we’ve outsourced large scale enclosures, you could still see all of the layer lines. I wasn’t able to see them on the Form 3L prints. Being able to quickly iterate on our cosmetic covers to add a level of polish to our R&D efforts is really helpful.

Louise Katzovitz, Mechanical Engineer, Optimus Ride

We’ve been working with the Form 3 before, so we had high expectations about the Form 3L. Setting the printer up and starting a print is the same process that’s just as easy. All the parts we printed came out accurate and flawless. It is obvious that the Form 3L is a high-quality device and it sets the benchmark in terms of speed, size, and quality.

Mechanical Engineer, Continental Automotive Austria GmbH

We have reduced our costs on full-size prototypes from $425 a print to $70 a print [compared to outsourcing]. With that savings, the Form 3L would pay for itself in only three months.

Matt Tetzl, R&D Technician, Black Diamond Equipment

70,000,000 Parts Printed With Formlabs Technology

Intuitive and efficient

No specialized technicians required. The Form 3L offers automatic resin dispensing, simple print preparation software, and a thoughtfully designed interface.

High-resolution touchscreen interface:
A 5.5” interactive full-color display minimizes error and eliminates the need for constant monitoring.

Automated print setup:
 
Tested over millions of prints, our free print preparation software, PreForm, automatically suggests optimal orientation, supports, and layout, with the ability to manually refine as needed.

Continuously evolving:
We believe the best products grow better over time, and we’re committed to continually evolving our hardware through software improvements.

Print around the clock

Whether you’re packing the build volume for batch production or printing bulky parts, the Form 3L maintains ideal print conditions for nonstop throughput, with minimal supervision.

Cloud monitoring:
Remotely monitor and manage your fleet of printers with the online Dashboard.

Fast-printing material:
Draft Resin balances detail and speed to save time on bulky prototypes and enable quick iteration.

In-field repairs:
The Light Processing Units, rollers, optics window, and other components can be replaced in-house to ensure 24/7 uptime.

Incredible part quality

Stop sacrificing on quality for large-format prints. The Form 3L provides the smooth surface finish and fine detail that stereolithography 3D printing is known for.

25μm XY Resolution | 25 – 300μm Layer Thickness*
* Available layer thickness settings vary by material. Visit our material settings roadmap for more details.

Smooth surface finish:
Models printed on the Form 3L resemble polished injection-molded for realistic looks-like prototyping and consumer-ready end-use part production.

Consistent precision:
A system of lasers and mirrors ensures uniform print quality, for an XY resolution of 25 microns across the entire build platform.

High translucency:
With precise layer registration and smooth surface finish, translucent materials print clearer than ever, right off the printer.

Webinar: Form 3L: Product Deep Dive With the Engineering Lead

Our Form 3L product manager, Kyle McNulty will chat with Caitlin Reyda, the lead engineer for the Form 3L, and discuss everything you need to know about bringing a large format printer in-house.

Hassle-Free Materials Management

Choose from a wide range of advanced materials, developed specifically for Formlabs printers by in-house materials scientists. With simplified material switching and automatic resin dispensing, the Form 3L allows you to walk away and focus on other work once your print job starts.

Many applications, one printer.

Print in over 15 functional resins to support a wide range of workflows on a single platform.

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Switch materials in minutes.

Avoid the hassle and mess of purging materials with our swappable cartridge system, cross-compatible with other Formlabs SLA printers.

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Automatic resin dispensing.

Our automated resin system dispenses resin as parts print. The Form 3L holds two cartridges of resin to avoid mid-print interruptions.

Explore All Materials

Available layer thickness settings vary by material. Visit our material settings roadmap for more details.

 

Part of the Formlabs Ecosystem

Formlabs is known for designing end-to-end additive workflows you’ll be excited to use. The Form 3L brings the Formlabs experience to large format 3D printing.

Post-Processing, Simplified

Rinse your part and remove supports with the Form 3L Finish Kit. For an automated finishing solution, use Form Wash and Form Cure for smaller parts, or use our large scale rinse and cure stations, Form Wash L and Form Cure L, coming Q4 2021.

Compare Formlabs SLA 3D Printers

 
Printer
Form 3
Form 3

Form 3

Form 3L

Form 3

Form 3BL
Build Volume (W × D × H)
14.5 × 14.5 × 18.5 cm
5.7 × 5.7 × 7.3 in
33.5 × 20 × 30 cm
13.2 × 7.9 × 11.8 in
33.5 × 20 × 30 cm
13.2 × 7.9 × 11.8 in
XY Resolution

25 microns

25 microns

25 microns

Biocompatible Materials
No No Yes
Laser Power
One 250 mW laser
Two 250 mW lasers
Two 250 mW lasers
Weight
17.5 kg
38.5 lb
54.4 kg
120 lb
54.4 kg
120 lb
Printer Dimensions (W × D × H)
40.5 × 37.5 × 53 cm
15.9 × 14.8 × 20.9 in
77 × 52 × 74 cm
30.3 × 20.5 × 29.1 in
77 × 52 × 74 cm
30.3 × 20.5 × 29.1 in
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Built on Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)™ technology for groundbreaking print quality and printer reliability.

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prototyping and production today.