Formlabs Form Studio 1: A $699 Resin Printer Built for Indoors

Formlabs’ new Form Studio 1 costs $699, but 3D Printing Industry argues that its air-quality certification matters more than the price. Resin printers have stayed in garages and ventilated workshops because their materials give off volatile organic compounds, and Formlabs says the Form Studio 1 is the first in its category to carry UL GREENGUARD Gold certification. For makers who want resin detail in a home office or classroom, the conditions on that claim are the part to read.

What Happened

The Form Studio 1 is an MSLA printer with a 20.0 × 12.5 × 23.5 cm build volume (5.9 liters). It’s on sale now at $699, with global shipments starting November 16, 2026, and Formlabs’ new Alpha Resins start at $29 per liter. A Founder’s Edition in graphite and three limited colors is available through November 30 or while supplies last, per the Formlabs product page and the launch coverage.

The print engine uses what Formlabs calls Low Force Display technology: 28 LEDs with a lens array producing 6 mW/cm², a 35 µm pixel size with anti-aliasing, and resin heating to 45 °C. Formlabs says most jobs finish in under two hours and puts the print success rate at 98%, though 3D Printing Industry notes that figure is asterisked and the qualifying conditions aren’t disclosed. The machine ships with factory calibration, a 7-inch touchscreen, automatic resin handling, a camera for remote monitoring, and Open Material Mode for third-party resins.

Why It Matters

The GREENGUARD Gold rating applies only when the printer runs Formlabs’ Alpha Resins with the separate VOC Extractor add-on. With both, Formlabs claims total VOC emissions fall below 220 µg/m³ under the UL 2819 standard. Without the extractor, Formlabs says the sealed chamber and low-odor resins make it suitable for use without separate ventilation, but that is the company’s claim, not the certification.

The six Alpha resins (Grey, White, Black, Clear, Model, and Fast) are described as safe for skin contact beyond 30 days under ISO 10993, with parts non-irritating after recommended post-processing. Print speed is up to 130 mm per hour and 40 mm per hour on average with general-purpose resins, and 10 to 20 mm per hour with the three functional resins. A combined Form Studio Wash+Cure unit and a mobile app round out the system.

What This Means for Makers

A separate 3D Printing Industry analysis reads the launch as a push beyond professional users into a bigger market, with CEO Maxim Lobovsky singling out Bambu Lab as evidence of the opportunity. It also points out that resins, consumables, and wash-and-cure requirements will decide the real cost more than the sticker price. Automating the messy parts of resin printing is a recurring theme, as with the UniFormation S10’s integrated post-processing.

Source: 3D Printing Industry

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