FDM VS SLA

Have you ever wondered why a majority of 3d printers are FDM? Although SLA has a higher layer quality, FDM has multiple advantages including but not limited to, multiple materials, More properties, and faster speed. I believe these advantages add up to more than SLA can offer. Here are why these advantages add up to FDM being greater.

FDM printers have the ability to add on a multiple material switcher such as the Bamboo labs AMS. This allows the printer to have multiple materials instead of one vat of resin. This also allows for flexible materials such as TPU.

FDM printers also have the advantage of being able to have multiple properties. These properties allow the stronger layers, ability for UV, resistance testing, and much more! These properties also let optimized speeds become a reality.

These FDM printers have a finer control that allows them to speed up using an accelerometer and klipper. The tool head weighs more but that allows for more fine tuning. The speed allows for faster printing then SLA curing can.

If you are looking into buying a 3D printer, consider that SLA has a higher layer quality, but FDM has multiple materials, faster speed, and more properties. These advantages make FDM a whole lot better than SLA. In conclusion this is why there are more people who have FDM 3d printers.