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january 2009 |
bre pettis adam mayer zach smith
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march 2009 |
Cupcake CNC (first makerbot printer) South by Southwest 20 kits shipped |
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july 2009 |
Move to BotCave 87 3rd Ave
Assemble all maker bots in Brooklyn |
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january 2010 |
1st company to present a 3D printer at CES Las Vegas |
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september 2010 |
2nd generation 3D printer "Thing O Matic" Gets 3 Editor's choice awards at World Maker Faire |
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january 2012 |
Released the Replicator
Best Emerging Tech at CES |
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Makerbot Replicator 2 Desktop |
$2,199 Easiest, Fastest, Most Affordable Reliable and constant - less interested in eperimenting Uses PLA 4th Generation |
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Makerbot Replicator 2x Experimental |
$2799 Desktop to explore 3D printing in ABS Experienced users 4th Generation |
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Makerbot Thingiverse |
Share and download things 33,000 things 13 million downloads |
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Makerbot Customizer |
Thingiverse App Thingiverse API Users customize parametric designs |
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Makerware |
Ideal software for operating bots |
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Makerbot Filament |
Filament on spools Developing new innovative filament |
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Note |
Makerbot ships all around the world |
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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 |
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Who should use Replicator 2X? |
Experimenters People well versed with 3D printing Two extruders |
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PLA |
Polylactic Acid Derived from corn starch Doesn't expand as much as ABS Renewable bioplastic Decomposes Smells like maple syrup |
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ABS |
Traditional Thermoplastic Tricky to use Smells like crap Shrinks Cracks Heated build platform |
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Makerbot Replicator 2 |
410 cubic inch build volume Easiest fastest most affordable PLA 3 point leveling system |
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Makerbot Replicator 2X |
ABS 6 Sided for cooling Dual extruders Easy load filament Experimental |
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Makerbot Digitizer |
$1400 Desktop 3D Scanner Optimized for 3D printing Outputs STL files Skip to creation Upload to Thingiverse.com |
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Makerbot Replicator |
5th Generation
Easy to use 480 cubic inches of build space 100 Micron layer resolution Wifi connect Glass platform |