Webinar – Intro to Desktop 3D Printing: Compare FDM, DLP, SLS, and SLA Technology

In this webinar, you’ll gain the foundation you need to start speaking the language of 3D printing. Learn how parts created from various printing technologies differ across functionality and appearance, and how these differences impact product development and production workflows for engineers and manufacturers.


When evaluating in-house 3D printing technology it’s important to evaluate four considerations: setting up a print file, print process mechanism, post-processing, and maintenance and scalability.

In this webinar, you’ll gain the foundation you need to start speaking the language of 3D printing. Learn how parts created from various printing technologies differ across functionality and appearance, and how these differences impact product development and production workflows for engineers and manufacturers.

What you’ll learn:

  • Where the true value in 3D printing ultimately lies and what you should be focusing on.
  • Pros and cons of the print process mechanisms between four 3D printing technologies. They include fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), digital light polymerization (DLP), and stereolithography (SLA).
  • Compare the time it takes for printing, cleaning up, curing, and removing support of parts between technologies.
  • The hidden knowledge it takes to maintain a printer and the costs for expanding.

About the Speaker:


Faris Sheikh, 3D Printing Specialist at Formlabs, has helped Formlabs run over 60 live broadcasts from around the world to educate over 21,000 engineers, manufacturers, dentists, and jewelers on how to successfully incorporate in-house 3D printing into their day-to-day workflows. Previously, Sheikh most notably ran an online technology show on hardware and software products totalling over 2 million global views.

This webinar is sponsored by Formlabs. To watch, please complete the form on this page.