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Supporting Details on MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments, MakerBot 3D Professional Services, MakerBot Mobile True Remote Printing and Monitoring, MakerBot and The Foundry, MakerBot Thingiverse and GE FirstBuild, and Martha Stewart for MakerBot Digital Store

MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments

2015 will be the year MakerBot launches new MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments. The MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments will be available in three categories: Metal, Stone and Wood. MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments shown at CES include Bronze, Iron, Limestone and Maple, and are made of highly filled composites that MakerBot believes to be different from any other 3D printing material on the market. The new MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments are created to provide beautiful and realistic 3D prints. Paired with special MakerBot Replicator Smart Extruders, MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments are planned to be available for printing on the MakerBot Replicator Mini Compact 3D Printer, the MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printer and the MakerBot Replicator Z18 3D Printer.

MakerBot is excited to be able to announce the development of the MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments, which are expected to take advantage of the full potential of the MakerBot Replicator Smart Extruder. The MakerBot Replicator Smart Extruder was created to be modular and easily swappable. With extra MakerBot Smart Extruders on hand, you can easily swap out the extruder to match the material you are using and minimize downtime caused by clogs or other mechanical issues.

These new MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments bring aesthetically pleasing material to 3D printing and brings Real-Time Prototyping closer to the actual appearance of a finished product. The new materials have the look and feel of the actual metal, stone or wood, yet retain the nontoxic and ease-of-use properties that make PLA such a popular 3D printing material. The Maple filament can be sanded, stained and finished and makes beautiful wood 3D printed components. The Bronze and Iron MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments have the weight and look of and also retain the properties of those metals. The Bronze will naturally develop a patina over time and the Iron can be used for numerous functional purposes, including magnetization. The Limestone can be stained or painted with just a pen and is what MakerBot believes to be a great material for architectural and archeological 3D prints. To learn more about MakerBot PLA Composite Filaments, visit store.makerbot.com/filament/composite.

MakerBot 3D Professional Services

As a global leader in desktop 3D printers, MakerBot partners with leading innovators in education and businesses and is at the forefront of this rapidly evolving market. MakerBot has seen that many institutions and businesses often need advice and support adopting this transformative and disruptive technology. To help its customers, MakerBot has launched:

Consulting from MakerBot, which offers MakerBot’s unparalleled expertise in 3D printing to help companies, universities and other organizations make educated decisions in incorporating 3D printing into their business or environment. Consulting from MakerBot is aimed to help organizations realize the market advantage of incorporating 3D printing as well as seize revenue-generating opportunities in 3D design and printing. Consulting from MakerBot is designed to help assess, implement and optimize an investment in 3D printing. MakerBot works with clients with a range of goals, from speeding innovation to reducing costs, to differentiating a brand. Consulting from MakerBot can bring skills to the table for assessment, industry analysis, process planning, change management, or even printer administration. To learn more Consulting from MakerBot, visit makerbot.com/consulting.

MakerBot Learning, a hands-on, creative and collaborative 3D printing workshop program custom tailored to meet a company, school or organization’s needs. MakerBot’s highly trained expert 3D printing experts lead workshops that provide teams the 3D printing and design expertise that they need to quickly and effectively get up to speed with 3D printing. These workshops provide an opportunity to learn quickly and accurately in guided, hands-on interactive environments, at the client’s site, or in MakerBot’s Brooklyn, New York, headquarters. 3D modeling, CAD software, 3D printing tips and printer maintenance are covered. Workshops can be customized from one-day 3D printer primer classes to full weeklong workshops for numerous employees. To learn more about MakerBot Learning, visit makerbot.com/learning.

3D Design Services by MakerBot, providing master-level expertise from MakerBot’s talented staff of 3D modelers and designers to help clients create 3D printable content. 3D Design Services by MakerBot offers 3D modeling, high-poly modeling, industrial design, technical illustration, rendering and conceptual modeling that result in customized concepts and the highest-quality 3D printable designs. By utilizing 3D Design Services by MakerBot, customers can accelerate the design workflow and can leverage MakerBot’s extensive experience in ideation, model making and prototyping, all optimized for 3D printing. Project range from one-of-a-kind special 3D prints to large-scale 3D design and printing projects. To learn more about 3D Design Services by MakerBot, visit makerbot.com/3D-design-services.

MakerBot 3D Printed Products, a one-stop shop for quick and reliable 3D printing. Great for 3D printed logos, giveaways, models, prototypes and parts. MakerBot 3D Printed Products offers affordable 3D prints of 50 to 100,000 units with a faster turnaround than injection molding. MakerBot has its own MakerBot Innovation Centers with 200+ MakerBot Replicator 3D Printers ready to fulfill 3D print orders. Each project is individually quoted based on specific needs. MakerBot 3D Printed Products can use a 3D design already created or work with customers to incorporate 3D Design Services by MakerBot for special custom orders. To learn more about MakerBot 3D Printed Products, visit makerbot.com/3D-Printed-Products.

MakerBot Innovation Center Management Platform, a proprietary MakerBot software platform that takes the management of 30 or more MakerBot Replicator 3D Printers to a whole new level. Available exclusively as part of a MakerBot Innovation Center, a centralized, scalable 3D printing solution, the MakerBot Innovation Center Management Platform both improves the accessibility of 3D printers and increases their output. The MakerBot Innovation Center Management Platform allows for complete monitoring and queuing of 3D printing jobs, remote user interface and the ability to cost-effectively staff and maintain a large-scale MakerBot Innovation Center. The software platform comes with rapid installation and deployment, technical and user training sessions, side-by-side operational planning and the option of strategic assistance or even professional staffing solutions. To learn more about the MakerBot Innovation Center Management Platform, visit makerbot.com/innovation-center.

MakerBot Mobile True Remote Printing and Monitoring

MakerBot Mobile is one of the exciting innovations that MakerBot brought to its MakerBot Replicator 3D Printing Platform in 2014 and is planned to be expanded in 2015 to include true remote 3D printing and monitoring, expected to be available in the first quarter of 2015. With MakerBot Mobile on an iPhone or Android device (new for Android expected in 2015), owners of fifth-generation MakerBot Replicator 3D Printers will be able to take advantage of true remote printing and monitoring via a mobile device, at anytime, from anywhere, if on a cell or Wi-Fi network or Internet connection. MakerBot Mobile enables the user to have the ability to preview digital files before 3D printing, to prepare files for 3D printing, including placing multiple items on a build plate, and then allows you to start a 3D print and monitor its progress, all from a mobile device. This exciting application takes 3D printing to a whole new level. You can start and monitor 3D printing on a MakerBot Replicator 3D Printer without being in the same room as the printer; you could even do it from across the country. True remote printing and monitoring functionality are expected to be live in early 2015. To learn more about remote printing and monitoring via MakerBot Mobile, visit makerbot.com/mobile.

MakerBot Thingiverse Partnerships

MakerBot and The Foundry, with its innovative software MODO 801 that is used by animation studios, game developers and the movie special effects industry, have partnered to bring together two industry leaders to revolutionize the 3D printing workflow. Launching at CES 2015 is the MakerBot Kit for MODO, the first-ever 3D app integrated into MakerBot’s Cloud Library and MakerBot Thingiverse.com to provide access to MODO 801’s easy-to-use content creation package that offers fully integrated modeling, sculpting, painting, special effects and animation tools. Through the MakerBot Cloud Library, users can manage their personal designs and create 3D printable files right from MODO 801. Those models can then be shared, collected and organized through Thingiverse.com . With the MakerBot Kit for MODO, users will be able to load and save .thing files; authenticate MakerBot accounts from inside MODO; explore Thingiverse and download free objects and files; update or delete objects on Thingiverse and the MakerBot Cloud Library from within MODO; generate photorealistic renderings of objects and upload cover images for items directly to Thingiverse and/or the MakerBot Cloud Library from inside MODO; and upload and store MODO files (.lxo) on Thingiverse and/or the MakerBot Cloud Library for improved editing and easy sharing with other MakerBot users. To learn more about the MakerBot Kit for MODO, visit thefoundry.co.uk/products/modo/kits/makerbot .