Formlabs

Formlabs

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Formlabs, a Massachusetts based 3D printing company started in 2011 founded by Maxim Lobovsky, David Cranor, and Natan Linder, all three MIT Media Lab students. The company got it's start by raising nearly $3 million on it's Kickstarter campaign to release the Form 1 as their first 3D printer.

The company provides software and consumables as well as entire machines, and has branched into the industrial sector providing full machine service as well as a "Pro Service Plan" that includes training videos and prioritized customer support options.

Initially championed as an underdog fighting to bring 3D printing to the hobbyist, the company has since changed their business model and have taken a live service approach to their machines as well as choosing to make their systems more proprietary, as well as including a paid "Open Material Mode".

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