A Tour of the New Makerbot Factory, Where 3D Printers Are Born

MakerBot is building an conglomerate selling printers that make thing — but have you ever wondered where the printer themselves are made ? On June 7th , the company open up a huge newfangled mill to accommodate the roaring demand for Replicators , and we stick a first - hand look inside .

At the 50,00 - straight - foot operation , which is located on the waterfront late in south Brooklyn , a staff of one hundred MakerBot “ productors ” make each Replicator by paw . Each machine goes through two phase of meeting place , and then receive an extra few phase of testing , before they ’re packaged up and ship out . The facility also check a dedicated section called the BotFarm for experimenting with printing new and interesting object on the Replicator . And if your Replicator breaks down , they have a repair facility on situation , too .

For 3D printing enthusiasts who think MakerBot ’s SoHo botique is the equivalent to an amusement park , start plan your trip — this situation is Disneyland .