Replicator+

A boxy black platform with knobs holds a pink 3D printed part.
The MakerBot Replicator+ is the latest model. Photo: MakerBot Industries

The Replicator+ is a desktop 3D printer that transforms digital designs into solid objects by laying down thin layers of molten plastic. It is used by educators, designers, engineers, and makers.

Creator

MakerBot Industries

Year
2016
Country
United States 🇺🇸
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Thingiverse is MakerBot’s giant 3D printing library, with over 2 million 3D printable files.

A large disc on the top of the printer holds white filament.
Feed your printer with spools of filament. Photo: MakerBot Industries
A smaller black rectangle box with a pink globe that has been 3D printed.
Mini+ is the Replicator's smaller sibling. Photo: MakerBot Industries

History

Bre Pettis, Adam Mayer, and Zach Smith founded MakerBot Industries in New York City in January 2009. That year, they sold 750 MakerBots, and the following year, sales jumped to 2,300 MakerBots. By 2012, the company, which raised US $10 million in venture funding, had shipped more than 13,000 printers. In 2016, MakerBot became the first company to sell over 100,000 3D printers. The Replicator+ and Replicator Mini+ are the fifth and sixth models created by the company, following the Cupcake CNC and Thing-O-Matic. The Replicator was the first MakerBot printer to be offered fully assembled. In June 2013, MakerBot was acquired by Stratasys in a $403 million deal.

A black rectangular platform with a complex 3D printed dodecahedron.
Early model Replicator 2 was released in 2012. Photo: MakerBot Industries
A wooden platform with a metal bar supporting a black box has a plate with chess pieces on it.
The first Replicator. Checkmate! Photo: MakerBot Industries

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A simple wood box platform labeled MakerBoot Industries holds a blue 3D printed bunny.
Original MakerBot Thing-O-Matic makes a bunny. Photo: MakerBot Industries

Specs

Overview

Replicator+ model: Default layer resolution of 100 microns (0.1 mm). Able to print designs up to a size of 29.5 x 19.5 x 16.5 cm (11.6 x 7.7 x 6.5 in). Has sensor-laden swappable extruders, a flexible build plate, and an onboard camera for monitoring.

Status

Ongoing

Year

2016

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Width
44.1 cm
Height
41 cm
Length
52.8 cm
Weight
18.33 kg
Sensors

Hall effect sensor, filament detection, thermocouple, rational encoder, onboard camera, positioning switches

Actuators

DC brushless bipolar stepper motors

Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
3 (Gantry - X,Y plane: 2 DoF; Build Platform - Z plane: 1 DoF)
Materials

Polycarbonate case, aluminum Z stage and gantry, steel frame, zytel extruder casing, aluminum extruder components, polycarbonate build plate

Compute

Custom circuit boards, real-time microcontrollers, 32-bit TI Sitara main processor

Software

Custom software: MakerBot Print (custom 3D print preparation and slicer), My MakerBot (browser-based cloud 3D printing platform and slicer), and Thingiverse (browser-based 3D printable file sharing, version tracking, and visualizer)

Power

AC/DC 150-watt power supply

Cost
$2,499