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Formlabs’ Micronics acquisition brought a desktop-SLS team into the company
The 2024 deal joined two teams working on more accessible powder-bed printing.
Source update: Published: 3Dprintsy · AI-assisted brief
What happened
Formlabs announced its acquisition of Wisconsin-based Micronics on July 11, 2024. The release said the founders and team would join Formlabs to advance accessible SLS printing.
Micronics had introduced its compact Micron printer through Kickstarter the previous month. Formlabs highlighted the team’s engineering approach and shared interest in making SLS available to more users.
The announcement establishes the acquisition and team integration. It should not be used by itself to promise delivery of an earlier crowdfunding product or specific future hardware.
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Primary-source reporting; this is not a hands-on review. Sources checked Oct 24, 2026.