ten years of orders. one platform. full interview with makelab’s christina perla dropping this week. quote.makelab.com

we sat down with christina to talk about makelab os. what broke before it existed. what it took to build. what’s coming next. dropping this week. quote.makelab.com

DFM feedback at upload, not after. wall thickness, geometry flags, build volume before the order. asked christina about this. interview this month. quote.makelab.com

the portal has a name. Makelab OS. quote, DFM, order management in one place. more from christina this month. quote.makelab.com

quote used to take a day. now it's minutes. Makelab OS: upload, DFM check, instant price. interview with christina dropping this month. quote.makelab.com

september: optical clear. october: the full specification conversation, from the portal up. more coming. makelab.com/quote

material library: FDM, SLA, industrial SLA, MJF, FGF, optical clear, frosted PMMA. the specification that matters most is the one made before the cart. makelab.com/materials

optical clear resin is in the technology matrix. upload, DFM at upload, process selected before the cart. if you’ve been designing around what standard clear can’t do. makelab.com/quote

sculpted box, optical clear resin, industrial SLA. complex ribbed surface, full clarity through the walls. inside and outside are both the design. makelab.com/quote

wrong material spec, reorder, reset the timeline. the conversation that prevents this happens at the quoting stage. optical clear is in the technology matrix. makelab.com/quote

optical clear isn’t always the right answer. standard clear: less lead, lower cost, fine for visual transparency. frosted PMMA: matte finish, different application. optical clear: when it has to perform. makelab.com/quote

visual transparency: standard clear resin. functional transparency: light pipes, lens forms, show models where inside geometry matters, optical clear. worth knowing before you quote. makelab.com/quote

optical clear resin: wet sand progressive grits → polish → UV coat if needed. the print is fast. the finishing is where 7 days go. plan for the full lead time. makelab.com/materials

complex bracket geometry, optical clear resin, industrial SLA. internal structure visible at every angle. standard clear would’ve scattered. this didn’t. makelab.com/quote

desktop SLA has a peel mechanism. industrial SLA doesn’t. for most materials: similar results. for optical clarity: very different. the build environment is what makes the difference. makelab.com/materials

optical clear resin: same family as optical-grade acrylic. industrial SLA eliminates the peel forces that scatter light. geometry reads through, internal features visible, surface doesn’t blur. makelab.com/materials

desktop SLA peel mechanism: surface scatter compounds at every layer separation. looks fine in ambient light. falls short when transparency is functional. not all clear is equal. makelab.com/materials

“clear” isn’t a material, it’s a description. what most teams have experienced is a process limit dressed up as a material limit. there’s a version that actually performs. makelab.com/materials

fall production schedule coming up? quote it now before the deadline is attached. pricing changed, bigger parts especially. portal is live. makelab.com/quote

industrial SLA + hand finishing. 11 parts, painted red. when the surface matters as much as the geometry. makelab.com/quote