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	===Sued for Smart Extruder unreliability (''2015'')===		===Sued for Smart Extruder unreliability (''2015'')===
	Makerbot was hit with a {{Wplink\|class action}} lawsuit, claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stultz \|first=Matt \|title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders \|url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|website=Make: \|date=14 Jul 2015 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Nick \|title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed \|url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|website=3D Printing Industry \|date=12 Jul 2016 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|website=The Verge \|date=4 Jan 2016 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|archive-date=12 Nov 2025}}</ref>		Makerbot was hit with a {{Wplink\|class action}} lawsuit, claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stultz \|first=Matt \|title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders \|url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|website=Make: <!-- Website name is correct. -Sojourna --> \|date=14 Jul 2015 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Nick \|title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed \|url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|website=3D Printing Industry \|date=12 Jul 2016 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|website=The Verge \|date=4 Jan 2016 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|archive-date=12 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	===Sued for Smart Extruder unreliability (''2015'')===		===Sued for Smart Extruder unreliability (''2015'')===
	Makerbot was hit with a {{Wplink\|class action}} lawsuit, claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stultz \|first=Matt \|title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders \|url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|website=Make: \|date=14 Jul 2015 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Nick \|title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed \|url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|website=3D Printing Industry \|date=12 Jul 2016 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|website=The Verge \|date=4 Jan 2016 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|archive-date=12 Nov 2025}}</ref>		Makerbot was hit with a {{Wplink\|class action}} lawsuit, claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stultz \|first=Matt \|title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders \|url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|website=Make: \|date=14 Jul 2015 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Nick \|title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed \|url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|website=3D Printing Industry \|date=12 Jul 2016 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|website=The Verge \|date=4 Jan 2016 \|access-date=26 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|archive-date=12 Nov 2025}}</ref>

			==Products==
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	==See also==		==See also==

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	Makerbot was hit with a {{Wplink\|class action}} lawsuit, claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stultz \|first=Matt \|date=2015-07-14 \|title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders \|url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|archive-date=2025-12-10 \|website=[[Make:]]}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Nick \|date=2016-07-12 \|title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed \|url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|archive-date=2025-10-04 \|website=[[3D Printing Industry]]}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|date=2016-01-04 \|title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|url-status=live \|website=[[The Verge]]}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 Archived])</ref>		Makerbot was hit with a {{Wplink\|class action}} lawsuit, claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stultz \|first=Matt \|date=2015-07-14 \|title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders \|url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|archive-date=2025-12-10 \|website=[[Make:]]}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Nick \|date=2016-07-12 \|title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed \|url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|archive-date=2025-10-04 \|website=[[3D Printing Industry]]}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|date=2016-01-04 \|title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|url-status=live \|website=The Verge}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 Archived])</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''{{wplink\|MakerBot\|MakerBot Industries, LLC}}''' was an American technology company specializing in the design and manufacture of 3D printing peripherals and accessories. Originally an offshoot of the {{wplink\|\|RepRap}} project, MakerBot initially produced open-source kit printers and operated the public project repository Thingiverse, which MakerBot's founders created in 2008. In 2012, with the launch of it's Replicator 2 3D printer, MakerBot fully pivoted to closed-source consumer and enterprise machines. It was acquired by Stratasys in June 2013.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Clay \|first=Kelly \|title=3D Printing Company MakerBot Acquired In $604 Million Deal \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2013/06/19/3d-printing-company-makerbot-acquired-in-604-million-deal/#4f6d94091ef8 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2013/06/19/3d-printing-company-makerbot-acquired-in-604-million-deal/ \|archive-date=2025-10-04 \|website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>		'''{{wplink\|MakerBot\|MakerBot Industries, LLC}}''' was an American technology company specializing in the design and manufacture of 3D printing peripherals and accessories. Originally an offshoot of the {{wplink\|\|RepRap}} project, MakerBot initially produced open-source kit printers and operated the public project repository Thingiverse, which MakerBot's founders created in 2008. In 2012, with the launch of it's Replicator 2 3D printer, MakerBot fully pivoted to closed-source consumer and enterprise machines. It was acquired by Stratasys in June 2013.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Clay \|first=Kelly \|title=3D Printing Company MakerBot Acquired In $604 Million Deal \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2013/06/19/3d-printing-company-makerbot-acquired-in-604-million-deal/#4f6d94091ef8 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2013/06/19/3d-printing-company-makerbot-acquired-in-604-million-deal/ \|archive-date=2025-10-04 \|website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

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	On August 31, 2022, Stratasys finalized a merger between MakerBot and its long-time market competitor Ultimaker.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-09-13 \|title=Stratasys Completes Merger of MakerBot With Ultimaker \|url=https://investors.stratasys.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/793/stratasys-completes-merger-of-makerbot-with-ultimaker \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221201519/https://investors.stratasys.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/793/stratasys-completes-merger-of-makerbot-with-ultimaker \|archive-date=2025-12-21 \|website=[[Stratasys]]}}</ref> The merged company is known as Ultimaker, with the MakerBot branding only retained for its Sketch line of education-focused 3D printers.		On August 31, 2022, Stratasys finalized a merger between MakerBot and its long-time market competitor Ultimaker.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-09-13 \|title=Stratasys Completes Merger of MakerBot With Ultimaker \|url=https://investors.stratasys.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/793/stratasys-completes-merger-of-makerbot-with-ultimaker \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221201519/https://investors.stratasys.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/793/stratasys-completes-merger-of-makerbot-with-ultimaker \|archive-date=2025-12-21 \|website=[[Stratasys]]}}</ref> The merged company is known as Ultimaker, with the MakerBot branding only retained for its Sketch line of education-focused 3D printers.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

	*'''User Freedom:''' MakerBot updated the Thingiverse terms of use to say that MakerBot owns everything submitted by users on Thingiverse. However, MakerBot later changed this so that users own what they submit to Thingiverse. MakerBot also stopped making open-source printers, and started making closed-source printers instead with proprietary hardware and software.		*'''User Freedom:''' MakerBot updated the Thingiverse terms of use to say that MakerBot owns everything submitted by users on Thingiverse. However, MakerBot later changed this so that users own what they submit to Thingiverse. MakerBot also stopped making open-source printers, and started making closed-source printers instead with proprietary hardware and software.
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	==See also==		==See also==

	*[[Bambu Lab]]		*[[Bambu Lab]]
	*[[Creality]]		*[[Creality]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:MakerBot Industries]]		[[Category:MakerBot Industries]]

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	Makerbot was hit with a [[class-action lawsuit]], claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stultz \|first=Matt \|date=2015-07-14 \|title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders \|url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|archive-date=2025-12-10 \|website=[[Make:]]}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Nick \|date=2016-07-12 \|title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed \|url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|archive-date=2025-10-04 \|website=[[3D Printing Industry]]}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|date=2016-01-04 \|title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|url-status=live \|website=[[The Verge]]}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 Archived])</ref>		Makerbot was hit with a {{Wplink\|class action}} lawsuit, claiming the Smart Extruder for its fifth-generation printers was deliberately engineered to fail in order to boost sales for replacement components.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stultz \|first=Matt \|date=2015-07-14 \|title=MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders \|url=https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210235308/https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/makerbot-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-faulty-extruders/ \|archive-date=2025-12-10 \|website=[[Make:]]}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the court, which decided that MakerBot did not mislead customers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Nick \|date=2016-07-12 \|title=Class action lawsuit against MakerBot dismissed \|url=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004104042/https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/class-action-makerbot-dismissed-85388/ \|archive-date=2025-10-04 \|website=[[3D Printing Industry]]}}</ref> MakerBot would later release a more reliable, albeit more expensive Smart Extruder+.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|date=2016-01-04 \|title=MakerBot is replacing its most ill-fated 3D printing product \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 \|url-status=live \|website=[[The Verge]]}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251112144433/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10677740/new-makerbot-smart-extruder-plus-3d-printer-ces-2016 Archived])</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==