MakerBot Industries

During our pre-order period over the last month we got orders for 20 MakerBots. We ordered A LOT of parts and assembled those parts into kits and then put the kits together to make the big Cupcake CNC kits. We documented the process to share with you!

What you see here is the pre-order kit. These pre-orderkits are deluxe with a special tool kit, extra plastic, and a few other special things. For those who pre-ordered, we gave them a number of special bonuses for being the bold adventurers blazing a trail into the future of home manufacturing, digital design, and personal fabrication.

Here we are packing boxes, that’s me in the forefront and on the left and Adam Mayer, Zach Hoeken in the middle and Ryan Destroys, our Chief of Operations on the right.

All the fragile bits get packed into their own box.

Here’s everything including an empty box, unless someone ordered extra things. It’s here to fill up the space and keep things from knocking around.

First thing into the box is 5 pounds of plastic.

Then we add the rods that are wrapped in plastic wrap, all the hardware in one bag that is the size of a burrito, and the fragile parts in their own box.

Then the body parts go in in their own plastic bag and an empty box to keep things from rattling around. (A lot of folks bought extra plastic and if they did, it got packed into this box.)

A box with the motors and another box with the plastruder parts go in the side. and the ATX power supply and bag of cords go on top.

Then we all signed a special letter.

Here are 19 of the boxes all set to go! If you’ve ever assembled kits, you know the obsessive amount of exact counting and brain-focus it takes to get these kinds of things together. We’re really proud of these kits and we can’t wait until they arrive at the doors of the pioneers who are blazing a trail into the future of 3D printing.

Fluid Forms is a company that lets you customize designs in the browser and then have them made. I’m a big fan of their topographical “choose a place and have it modeled” process. Try it out, it’s cool!

Their blog is full of awesome. Right now they are maintaining a laser-cut diary. They’ve got a lasercutter and they are doing as many things possible with it. Definately worth a read! Check it out!

Ryan, Chief of Operations @ MakerBot signing in! It’s a pleasure to meet you.

In the past 30 days, I’ve been blown away by the excitement and enthusiasm MakerBot has generated worldwide. I thought it would be neat to put together a map showing all the locations across the globe that we’ve shipped to so far. Everyone here at MakerBot would like to send a heartfelt “thank you!” to all who have made this possible. We’re all excited to fill up this map even more!