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MakerBot

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, MakerBot had sold over 100,000 desktop 3D…

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Founded
January 20, 2009; 17 years ago (2009-01-20)
Founders
Bre Pettis Adam Mayer Zach "Hoeken" Smith
Industry
3D printing
Headquarters
New York City
Defunct
August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)
Fate
Merged with Ultimaker

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Nodes55
Edges54
Triples167
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
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related to METHOD and METHOD X 3D Printer · 20
MakerBot → An, Circulated Heated Chamber, Connectivity, Dual, Ethernet USB, In December, MakerBot's, METHOD, PET-G, PLA, Printer, Printing, PVA, Stratasys, The, The Method, This, Tough, USB, WiFi
related to Replicator+ 3D Printer · 19
MakerBot → Battle, Biggs, Generation, Generation’s, It, John, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, MakerBots, Overall, Replicator, Retrieved, September, The MakerBot Replicator, The New Replicator Versus, The Replicator, Wikisource-logo, ZDNet
related to Thing-O-Matic · 19
MakerBot → As, Assembly, Cupcake, GNU GPLv3, Introduced, It, L/W/H, Maker Faire NYC, MakerBot Wiki, MakerBot's, MK5, SD, Secure Digital, September, Some MakerBot, The, The Thing-O-Matic, Thing-O-Matic, USB
related to history · 18
MakerBot → Adrian Bowyer, April, Bre Pettis, Christine, Demand, Jake Lodwick, Johannes Grenzfurthner/monochrom, MakerBots, March, Metalab, RepRap, RepRap Research Foundation, Roboexotica, Seed, Shot, Smith, The, Vienna
related to MakerBot Innovation Center · 15
MakerBot → Customers, Envisioned, February, Florida Polytechnic, Innovation Center, MakerBot Innovation Center, Many Innovation Centers, Maryland, Printers, SAAS, SUNY New Paltz, The, UMass Amherst, University, Xavier University
related to Media coverage · 8
MakerBot → August, Jonathan Monaghan, Legend, Netflix, Print, September, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
related to Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer · 8
MakerBot → In September, LCD, PLA, Replicator, The, The Replicator, This, Unlike
related to Products · 7
MakerBot → ABS, Current, HDPE, IKEA, MakerBot's, PLA, PVA
related to Replicator · 7
MakerBot → In January, It, LCD, Other, Replicator, The Replicator, Thing-o-Matic
related to 5th Generation Replicator Desktop 3D Printer · 6
MakerBot → In January, L/W/H, Printer, Replicator Desktop, This Fifth Generation Replicator, WiFi

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3d replicator new company build printing stratasys printer printers desktop thingiverse method extruder volume ultimaker thing-o-matic sold 100 released 2009

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MakerBotDefunctAugust 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)1.00infobox
MakerBotFateMerged with Ultimaker1.00infobox
MakerBotFoundedJanuary 20, 2009; 17 years ago (2009-01-20)1.00infobox
MakerBotFoundersBre Pettis Adam Mayer Zach "Hoeken" Smith1.00infobox
MakerBotHeadquartersNew York City1.00infobox
MakerBotIndustry3D printing1.00infobox
MakerBotKey peopleNadav Goshen (CEO)1.00infobox
MakerBotParentStratasys1.00infobox
MakerBotProductsReplicator+ Replicator Mini+ Replicator Z18 Method1.00infobox
MakerBotSuccessorUltimaker1.00infobox
MakerBotWebsitewww.makerbot.com1.00infobox
University of Marylandinstance ofCustomers are largely universities0.80text

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