More than a year after they introduced the Form 1, Formlabs announced the Form 1+, said to be an “extensive overhaul” of their previous model, the Form 1.
From a quick glance, you’d think the Form 1+ is no different than its predecessor, but that is definitely not the case. The Form 1+ has significantly upgraded internals, leading to very noticeable performance improvements. So what’s different?
The laser system seems to have undergone the most improvement. In fact, Formlabs has replaced the original laser with one that’s four times more powerful. They say this permits printing at 50% greater speeds, but we wouldn’t be surprised if it was more than that.
The second major internal improvement is a “redesigned galvanometer control system”, which controls the mirrors that precisely direct the laser beam toward the resin surface.
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