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Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W
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Quick answer
The Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W is a compact benchtop-class SLS printer: 165 × 165 × 300 mm build volume, 110 µm layer thickness and a 30 W ytterbium fibre laser, per Formlabs — running Nylon 12 and Nylon 11 powders.
The Fuse 1+ 30W brought SLS into offices and workshops that could never host an industrial EOS system: inert-gas-free nylon printing in a compact footprint, with the Fuse Sift handling powder recovery. Its trade-off against industrial machines is build volume and throughput, not process type — it is genuine selective laser sintering.
Its material set is Formlabs' own: Nylon 12 Powder as the standard and Nylon 11 Powder for ductile parts, both in the material database.
Specifications (manufacturer)
| Specification | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | Selective laser sintering (SLS) | |
| Build volume | 165 × 165 × 300 mm | 6.5 × 6.5 × 11.8 in, per Formlabs |
| Layer thickness | 110 µm | Single specified value, per Formlabs |
| Laser | Ytterbium fibre, max 30 W, 1065 nm | Class 1 laser product per EN 60825-1:2014 |
Specifications the manufacturer does not state in the cited documents are omitted rather than estimated — see the sourcing policy.
Notes
- Formlabs specifies a single layer thickness (110 µm) rather than a range.
- Formlabs' SLS design guide for the Fuse series is the source of the SLS design minimums in this site's design guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Fuse 1+ 30W an industrial printer?
It is a compact SLS system aimed at workshops and in-house teams. The process is the same SLS as industrial machines, but build volume (165 × 165 × 300 mm) and throughput are smaller than EOS-class platforms.
Which powders does it print?
Formlabs Nylon 12 Powder and Nylon 11 Powder (plus Formlabs' other Fuse materials). Both nylons have datasheet pages in the material database.
Sources
Last updated: November 2026