Formlabs Production Pipeline
Stop paying skilled technicians to click buttons. Automate everything between design and print.
Dental lab and aligner manufacturer technicians can spend hours every day manually moving files, preparing prints, managing queues, and fixing errors. Formlabs Production Pipeline delivers customizable automation to eliminate that work, and the additional labor costs that come with it, saving labs $50,000 to over $100,000 annually.
Work directly with our application engineers to tailor the workflow to your business needs and production environment, and go from design to 1,000+ printed models per hour with zero clicks.
Automated Intake
Import Files
Connect directly to your MES software via API or simply monitor one or more folders to pick up new files the moment they arrive, no manual handoff required.
Validate and Repair
Automatically detect and fix mesh errors that would halt production. Our PreForm slicing engine fixes broken geometry that other slicers can't process.
Automated Print Preparation
Apply Print Settings
Define material, layer height, and other print settings for your pipeline only once and apply those settings automatically to every part that moves through it.
Optimize for Manufacturing
Hollow models, create vent holes, add fixture features, apply labels, and more. Production Pipeline handles every model modification automatically, consistently, and without error.
Create Optimized Builds
Automatically nest and orient parts across multiple builds to maximize build plate utilization for fewer print runs, lower resin cost, and faster turnaround.
Pre-Print Validation
Ensure parts being sent to the printer are error-free and printable to avoid costly and time-consuming rework loops.
Automated Production Management
Queuing and Fleet Management
Set up one or multiple queues and route jobs to the right printer at the right time based on capability and availability. No manual dispatching required.
Reporting for Traceability
Every part, every print, every printer — logged automatically. Query your full manufacturing history for quality audits, case lookups, or compliance documentation in seconds.
Try Our No-Risk Pilot To See for Yourself
Buy a Form 4 3D printer with a 30-day money-back guarantee, and we’ll give you 25 L of resin to run a pilot.