--- title: Formlabs Form 4: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 description: Find out why Formlabs Form 4 is one of the best inventions of 2024 canonical: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094848/formlabs-form-4/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-10-30T11:25:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T11:54:33.059Z article:section: Business og:title: Formlabs Form 4: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 og:description: Find out why Formlabs Form 4 made this year's list og:url: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094848/formlabs-form-4/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt120fdf9d9c782211/698a8a2a47ca3872fa3c2a61/Formlabs-Form-4-best-inventions-.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Formlabs Form 4: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Formlabs Form 4: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 twitter:description: Find out why Formlabs Form 4 made this year's list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt120fdf9d9c782211/698a8a2a47ca3872fa3c2a61/Formlabs-Form-4-best-inventions-.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # Speedy 3D Printing by [Jared Lindzon](https://time.com/author/jared-lindzon/) ## Jared Lindzon Jared Lindzon is the co-author of "Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek"  CHRISTIAN GOULETTE 3D printing is a game-changing technology, but it’s still pretty slow. Formlabs is changing that with Form 4\. The desktop-sized 3D printer boasts print speeds up to five times faster than its predecessor by using a system that includes powerful LED lights and a custom LCD that help turn liquid resin into solid layers. Projects that once had to be done overnight can now be completed in a matter of hours, making the tech a viable replacement for traditional injection molding. The machine allows for multiple iterations in a day, which Formlabs CEO and co-founder Max Lobovsky says lets hardware developers “take more design risks and, ultimately, bring better products to market.” Early customers include Microsoft, Ford, and NASA. **Buy Now:** Form 4 Printer on [Formlabs](https://fave.co/4eaAHED) These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094848/formlabs-form-4/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094848/formlabs-form-4/"},"headline":"Formlabs Form 4: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:25:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:33.059Z","description":"Find out why Formlabs Form 4 is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094848/formlabs-form-4/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt120fdf9d9c782211/698a8a2a47ca3872fa3c2a61/Formlabs-Form-4-best-inventions-.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jared Lindzon","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/jared-lindzon/"}],"creator":"Jared Lindzon","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt120fdf9d9c782211/698a8a2a47ca3872fa3c2a61/Formlabs-Form-4-best-inventions-.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094848/formlabs-form-4/","name":"Formlabs Form 4: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```