Brook Drumm has announced plans for a “completely new market/business” idea following the close of the former 3D printer manufacturer Printrbot which he founded in 2011. In lieu of his for…
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3D Printing Community saddened by closure of Printrbot 3D printers
Open source 3D printer manufacturer Printrbot has announced the close of its business, citing poor sales as the reason for the decision. A simple statement on the Printrbot website from founder Brook …
Interview: Brook Drumm, Printrbot, ‘we need to roll up our sleeves and re-capture the imagination’
Our series to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the RepRap project continues this week with insights from more early pioneers. Occasionally there is confusion around the term Open Source, in particula…
New conveyor belt 3D printers Polar3D Flash and Printrbot Printrbelt
3D printing with conveyor belts has seen a flurry of activity this year. Now, Bill Steele of Polar3D has posted several interesting videos featuring new 3D printers. The Polar3D Flash FDM printer uses…
Printrbot Simple v2 goes on sale
The long-awaited Printrbot Simple v2 is now available for pre-order. The original Printrbot is considered one of the finest starter machines in the business and the addition of handle meant it was por…
New Printrbot Labs Gives Birth to the Printrbot Tank
Printrbot is one of the original 3D printing success stories to have launched on Kickstarter. With their low-cost, Maker-friendly machines, they are heavily championed by the open source community. …
Large-Scale Printrbot Pro 3D Printer & Crawlbot CNC Router Revealed
Printrbot is not one to think inside the box. While RepRappers were creating Cartesian boxy bots, Printrbot’s Brook Drumm developed a wholly unique format for his low-cost 3D printer. The comp…
Printrbot Metal Plus 3D Printer Gets a Dual Extruder Upgrade
Printrbot is an foundational member of the desktop 3D printing industry, releasing the very first low-cost printer on the market. The start-up has kept up with the growing industry, shifting from its…
Printrbot Learn Crowd Sourced a 3D Printing Curriculum in 3 Days
Last week the head of Printrbot Learn, Clarence Fisher, announced that he was going to crowd source a new 3D printing curriculum and it took less than three days for a nearly complete first draft of t…
This Friday: The Printrbot Metal Plus 3D Printer for $999
Printrbot CEO Brook Drumm announced that the new single extruder PrintrBot Metal Plus 3D printer will be available for pre-order this Black Friday, November 28th. A dual extruder model with a heated b…