Formlabs’ new 3D printer is poised to reshape manufacturing

Formlabs wants to make industrial 3D printing feel less like industrial 3D printing. The company has spent more than a decade building printers that make professional-grade prototyping cheaper and faster. With the Fuse X1, Formlabs is applying that playbook to larger industrial systems, where price, installation, and day-to-day operation have often kept the technology out of reach for smaller manufacturers and engineering teams. [Photo: Formlabs] The new machine is a selective laser sin...