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| Industry | 3D printing |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 20, 2009 |
| Founders | Bre Pettis Adam Mayer Zach "Hoeken" Smith |
| Defunct | August 31, 2022 |
| Fate | Merged with Ultimaker |
| Successor | Ultimaker |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Nadav Goshen (CEO) |
| Products | Replicator+ Replicator Mini+ Replicator Z18 Method |
| Parent | Stratasys |
| Website | www |
MakerBot Industries, LLC was an American desktop 3D printer manufacturer company headquartered in New York City. It was founded in January 2009 by Bre Pettis, Adam Mayer, and Zach "Hoeken" Smith to build on the early progress of the RepRap Project. It was acquired by Stratasys in June 2013. As of April 2016[update], MakerBot had sold over 100,000 desktop 3D printers worldwide.[1] Between 2009 and 2019, the company released 7 generations of 3D printers, ending with the METHOD and METHOD X.[2] It was at one point the leader of the desktop market with an important presence in the media, but its market share declined over the late 2010s.[3][4][5] MakerBot also founded and operated Thingiverse, the largest online 3D printing community and file repository.[6] In August 2022, the company completed a merger with its long-time competitor Ultimaker. The combined company is known as UltiMaker, but retains the MakerBot name for its Sketch line of education-focused 3D printers.[7]
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