Formlabs has announced two new Tough SLA materials for its Form 4 3D printers – Tough 1000 Resin and Tough 2000 Resin – building out its materials offering for prototyping and end use parts.
Joining Tough 1500 Resin, the resilient engineering materials can stand up to harsher environments, impact and repeated wear, while offering a dark, matte surface finish capable of maintaining details.
Tough 1000 Resin is described as the ‘toughest and most ductile’ material in the new line-up, rivalling HDPE, while Tough 2000 Resin is classed as the strongest and stiffest, not unlike ABS. Meanwhile, the existing Tough 1500 Resin is likened to rival polypropylene.
“Formlabs’ goal has always been to deliver any part at the push of a button,” said Formlabs CEO Max Lobovsky. “But that mission depends on more than just speed and ease. We need parts that are as tough and resilient as the products we rely on every day.
“With the new Tough Resin Family, SLA printing now delivers the strength and durability of the world’s most trusted thermoplastics.”
Formlabs has also introduced Form Cure L V2, a new large-format curing unit compatible with all parts printed on large format SLA printers like the Form 4L. It is capable of post-curing most parts in under 60 seconds, offering a faster, more compact and streamlined post-processing experience.
To include the above new releases, Formlabs PreForm software introduces new features in v3.54 for both the Form Series 3D printers and Fuse Series 3D printers. CAD assembly import improvements, improved build packing tools and tweaks to the UX and navigation have been added.
