For your users:
Users can sign up for your Formfactories account. A user is any person in need of the service you are offering (your customers, students, coworkers, etc).
• Customizable intake form
• Model analysis and pricing
• Easy checkout (if applicable)
• Model library with version history
• Order history and paperwork
• Chat and collaboration tools
For your team:
Whether you are a team of one or many, Formfactories has all of the tools you need to manage your 3D printing operation and move your orders through production.
•Teams and roles (@production) (@maintenance)
•Communication channels at all levels
•Print queues and part counting
•Machine maintenance modules
•Inventory management
•CRM tools referencing orders, parts, and job files
•Customizable automated e-mails
•Data and analytics
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1 app for everything
project tracking, finance integration, customer relations, and everything else - all in one place
Project Management
Keep track of models, parts in production, custom services, and just about anything else.
Checkout & Finance
Fully automated checkouts. Integrations with Stripe, Quickbooks, Zoho, and more.
Email and Chats
Integrated messaging for your clients and teams. Easy task management built-in.
Instant Pricing
Our algorithm incorporates print time, cleaning time, material cost, setup costs, and much more.
Machine Organization
Stay in control of your fleet with health logs, uptime metrics, and issue tracking for every machine.
Job Scheduling
Extensive job scheduling tools help you keep an eye on your top production priorities.
Whether you’re selling 3D printed parts or running an internal operation, it’s essential to know key costs and give your users [customers] an easy way to place orders.
Pricing algorithms that work
Advanced model analysis allows for calculations based on technology, settings, material choice, and quantity.
Easy checkout
Sync with Stripe to take advantage of their secure checkout features, allowing your customers to safely and securely purchase their parts with ease.
Paperwork
Save hours performing the most mundane, least exciting part of your job. Users and staff members alike can easily access quotes, invoices, packing slips, and relevant documentation.
Delightful dashboards
Easily sort and filter projects and parts by their status, due dates, materials, printers they require, your own tags, and more.
Never lose count
Track your parts through production and out the door. Keep it as simple as you'd like [printed/counted], and/or use your own tags and to-do items to customize a workflow specifically for your operation.
Seamless history logs
Eliminate detective work. Know the exact date and time that everything happened, and see who performed that action.
seamless collaboration
Realtime editing, built for teams. Make use of robust collaboration tools to keep everyone up to speed on everything at all times.
Stay notified
Keep up to speed via notifications, and ping your coworkers or customers on any information they need.
Roles
Don’t distract everyone with everything. Assign teams like @production, @maintenance, @customerservice, or @inventory, so that only relevant people are getting notifications.
Chats and Workspaces
Don’t waste time explaining which part you’re referring to. Navigate to any project or part within the project, open up a discussion, tag the relevant people, upload extra information, and stay organized.
Take control of your machine fleet
Organize your machines, track maintenance, schedule jobs, and stay on top of priorities.
Integrates with your favorite brands
Unlock extra functionality on supported firmwares, such as remote camera monitoring, automated printing, and live status dashboards.
and so much more…
Preview and visualize
Convert and preview and common CAD file from your browser or phone.
Inventory management
Keep track of your inventory and get pinged when your supplies drops too low.
Machine maintenance
Don’t wait for things to go wrong or lose track of what you’ve done to maintain your machines. Name or number each machine, place a QR code onto them, and never lose track of their maintenance history.
Real time updates
Everything changes all of the time in this industry. Replace CAD files with new versions, change the specifications for parts, upload new machine files, report issues, change due dates, and much more, all while keeping your users and your team informed in real time.
Mobile friendly
Whether you're using the iOS App or a mobile browser, the app is optimized to be friendly for tablet and mobile use.
Print queue
Input your working hours and let the software optimize your print queue. It will automate the schedule intuitively (short prints during the day, long prints overnight, etc) and ensure you meet all of your deadlines. If your printers are networked and open source, it can potentially upload the files directly to the machines.
Go beyond 3D printing
Do you have a laser cutter, CNC, or other machinery that wouldn’t be considered a 3D printer? No problem. You can configure formfactories to work with anything.
File management
Never print the wrong thing. Convert any common CAD file while maintaining the original format, and easily keep track of all design revisions.
Live machine monitoring
Connect supported 3D printers to view live updates and track your upcoming jobs