We are very excited to announce that MakerBot is coming to South Africa at the end of March to spend a few days with Richard to document the innovation and design in prototyping with the MakerBot Replicator 2 he was donated.

In the very short two and half months that Richard has had his Makerbot Replicator 2, he has clocked up 179 hours of printing and prototyping time. The Replicator 2 had to have its first service and is already back at work.

This innovative printer brings a new standard in desktop 3D printing. It’s the best desktop 3D printer on the market. With a resolution capability of 100 microns and a massive 410 cubic inch build volume, the MakerBot Replicator™ 2 Desktop 3D Printer is the easiest, fastest, and most affordable tool for making professional quality models.

Visit their website and experience the wonder of 3D printing in a whole new way www.makerbot.com
Below is an exerpt from their website:

World class additive manufacturing
Professional-quality prototypes. Highly complex models. Attractive pieces of art. With the new MakerBot Replicator™2 Desktop 3D Printer, you can expect these and more. On a 3D printer, quality is often measured by the height of each layer, with smaller layers meaning higher resolution. We’ve dropped the default layer height all the way down to 100 microns, giving you smooth surfaces without any post-production. Make things you’re proud to demo to your boss or show off to your family. Discover the look and feel of the new standard in desktop 3D printing.

Enough room to make it BIG
A new standard in Desktop 3D Printing demands a build volume that’s bigger in all three dimensions. The MakerBot Replicator™2 Desktop 3D Printer has a build volume of 410 cubic inches, so you can think and build bigger than ever. That’s 37% more volume than the original MakerBot Replicator™ Desktop 3D Printer that you can use to make big things or entire multi-part projects at one time. Combined with our speed improvements, you now get much more done in much less time. Finally a desktop 3D printer made for multitasking.

MakerBot PLA Filament
Now you can do your highest quality work and do a favor to the environment, too. We’ve adapted the MakerBot Replicator™2 Desktop 3D Printer to work perfectly with PLA, the renewable bioplastic that sticks to the platform reliably with practically no peeling, curling, sliding or shrinking. With MakerBot PLA Filament you will make professional-quality prototypes and huge pieces with dimensional stability, meaning that what you design is what you get. What’s more, you will use 32% less energy than building with ABS plastic. Find out why MakerBot PLA Filament helps us set a standard in desktop 3D printing

Powder-coated steel chassis
To make the Replicator™2 sturdy and durable enough for high-speed printing, we gave it an industrial strength chassis. The powder-coated steel is also resistant to changes in temperature and humidity, making it adaptable to your work space.

Thank you to the MakerBot team for allowing us this opportunity to put your product through its paces and create ingenious designs to help people with no fingers.