Form 3B

The Formlabs Form 3B is designed for compatibility with a large swath of dental resin materials. Advanced Low Force Stereolithography (LFS) technology uses a flexible resin tank and a custom-designed, user-replaceable Light Processing Unit (LPU) to produce consistent, accurate prints. Reduced peel forces lead to incredible surface finish and part clarity, right off the printer.

The Formlabs Form 3B is designed for compatibility with a large swath of dental resin materials. Advanced Low Force Stereolithography (LFS) technology uses a flexible resin tank and a custom-designed, user-replaceable Light Processing Unit (LPU) to produce consistent, accurate prints. Reduced peel forces lead to incredible surface finish and part clarity, right off the printer.

The Form 3B is a dental 3D printer produced by Formlabs. Formlabs is a popular resin 3D printer manufacturer based in United States. Over the years, Formlabs has produced reliable, award-winning 3D printers such as the Form 2 and Form 3 (standard, non-dental version).

This professional 3D printer offers a build volume of 145 x 145 x 185 mm and is optimized for printing biocompatible resins. It is mostly destined for the dental industry, but is also suitable for other medical applications such as hearing aids.

Features

  • The Formlabs Form 3B was created in order to provide dental professionals with a reliable production ecosystem to make dental fabrication faster and more cost-effective. Optimized for use with biocompatible materials, Formlabs has leveraged years of experience, along with its team of dental professionals, to design a machine that is tried and tested for orthodontic applications.
  • When it comes to basic technical specifications, such as build volume and print resolution, there’s not much distinguishing the Form 3B from the Form 3. Like the Form 3, this new iteration offers a 145 × 145 × 185 mm print area, an XY resolution of 25 microns, and shares other similar attributes and components with its predecessor.
  • The Form3B utilizes the proprietary Advanced Low Force Stereolithography (LFS) technology and is equipped with a flexible resin tank and a custom-designed Light Processing Unit (LPU). By employing this advanced technology, these 3D printed dental models have an impeccable surface finish and part quality right out of the printer
  • According to Formlabs, the Form 3B allows dental professionals to produce two to three times more parts in single operation compared to smaller DLP 3D printers, reducing overall labor time and costs. Furthermore, this dentally-designed 3D printer is part of a fully modular ecosystem, making it easy for users to scale up depending on their production needs.
  • On the surface, one notable difference that sets the Form 3B apart from the Form 3 is its clinically styled white base, making the Form 3B fit for the medical environment. What the Form 3B offers, however, is more than a new color scheme, it also presents an entire ecosystem for dental professionals to create orthodontic products, from 3D scanning the patient to part preparation.
  • This workflow starts with 3D scanning, where dental professionals can digitally capture an individual patient’s anatomy with an intraoral scanner. From there, the 3D scan can be sent to a lab or design station and transformed into a virtual 3D CAD design.

Specifications

Build Volume

145 × 145 × 185 mm (5.7 × 5.7 × 7.3 in)

Material

Photopolymers

Resin Types

Standard Resins, Surgical Guide Resin, Elastic Resin, Tough Resin

Layer Thickness

25-300 microns

Software

PreForm

Laser Specifications

1 Light Processing Unit, EN 60825-1:2007 certified, Class 1 Laser Product, 405 nm wavelength, 250 mW power

Operating Temperature

Auto-heats to 35 °C , Auto-heats to 95 °F

Laser Spot Size (FWHM)

80 microns (0.0055 in)

Connectivity

WIFI, Ethernet and USB

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