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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 |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>

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