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january 2009

bre pettis


adam mayer


zach smith


march 2009

Cupcake CNC


(first makerbot printer)


South by Southwest


20 kits shipped

july 2009

Move to BotCave


87 3rd Ave



Assemble all maker bots in Brooklyn

january 2010

1st company to present a 3D printer at CES Las Vegas

september 2010

2nd generation 3D printer "Thing O Matic"


Gets 3 Editor's choice awards at World Maker Faire

january 2012

Released the Replicator



Best Emerging Tech at CES

Makerbot Replicator 2 Desktop

$2,199


Easiest, Fastest, Most Affordable


Reliable and constant - less interested in eperimenting


Uses PLA


4th Generation

Makerbot Replicator 2x Experimental

$2799


Desktop to explore 3D printing in ABS


Experienced users


4th Generation

Makerbot Thingiverse

Share and download things


33,000 things


13 million downloads

Makerbot Customizer

Thingiverse App


Thingiverse API


Users customize parametric designs

Makerware

Ideal software for operating bots

Makerbot Filament

Filament on spools


Developing new innovative filament

Note

Makerbot ships all around the world

Who should use Replicator 2?

Made with prosumer in mind


Replicator 2 is for people who want to create but don't have the means

Who should use Replicator 2X?

Experimenters


People well versed with 3D printing


Two extruders

PLA

Polylactic Acid


Derived from corn starch


Doesn't expand as much as ABS


Renewable bioplastic


Decomposes


Smells like maple syrup

ABS

Traditional Thermoplastic


Tricky to use


Smells like crap


Shrinks


Cracks


Heated build platform

Makerbot Replicator 2

410 cubic inch build volume


Easiest fastest most affordable


PLA


3 point leveling system

Makerbot Replicator 2X

ABS


6 Sided for cooling


Dual extruders


Easy load filament


Experimental

Makerbot Digitizer

$1400


Desktop 3D Scanner


Optimized for 3D printing


Outputs STL files


Skip to creation


Upload to Thingiverse.com

Makerbot Replicator

5th Generation



Easy to use


480 cubic inches of build space


100 Micron layer resolution


Wifi connect


Glass platform