Resin cartridge valve came off during print!

[Beth]

Thanks for your input everyone. I have read many many previous posts on here about the cartridge valves failing causing catastrophic disasters.

Here is some advice from Formlabs on how to double check if the valve is secure before inserting into the printer…

Form 2 cartridge nipple causes massive flood of entire machine, HELP!

Hey everyone, Thank you very much for taking the time to contribute and raise the issue. We have seen a rise in bite valves falling off of cartridges in the last few weeks and identified and resolved the root cause. This problem should not appear with anything near the same frequency moving forward. In terms of folks currently experiencing this problem, whether it led to a resin spill during shipping, or during the printing, please reach out to support at the link below and we’d be more than h…