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UltiMaker

Private

Maker of professional and education desktop FDM printers, formed when Ultimaker and Stratasys’s MakerBot merged in 2022. At the merger NPM Capital held 53.5 percent and Stratasys 46.5 percent.

Status
Private
Headquarters
Utrecht, Netherlands
Founded
2011
Ownership
NPM Capital and Stratasys
Technologies
Desktop FDM

Timeline

13 entries, oldest first
  1. 2009
    Jan 2009

    MakerBot is founded

    By Bre Pettis, Adam Mayer and Zach Smith.

    Source

  2. 2013
    Jun 2013

    Stratasys buys MakerBot

    A deal worth up to 604 million dollars, with 403 million in stock paid up front.

    Source

  3. 2017
    Feb 2017

    MakerBot cuts more than 30 percent of its staff

    Headcount fell from about 400 to under 200 as the company turned from consumers to professional and education buyers.

    Source

  4. 2022
    May 2022

    MakerBot and Ultimaker agree to merge

    Backed by NPM Capital and Stratasys, with 62.4 million dollars of new funding.

    Source

  5. Aug 2022

    Merger closes and the company becomes UltiMaker

    Completed on 31 August 2022 with Nadav Goshen as CEO.

    Source

  6. 2023
    Sep 2023

    Michiel Alting von Geusau replaces Goshen as CEO

    Source

  7. 2024
    Mar 2024

    Shareholders inject 8 million dollars into UltiMaker

    NPM Capital and Stratasys agreed to provide UltiMaker with additional funding of 8 million dollars in cash, of which Stratasys funded 4.5 million dollars.

    Source

  8. 2024

    UltiMaker launches Factor 4 industrial FDM printer

    UltiMaker launched Factor 4, a direct-drive dual-extrusion machine with a heated 300 x 240 x 300 mm chamber good to 70 degrees Celsius, a 340 degree hot end, and prices starting at around 20,000 dollars.

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  9. 2025
    Mar 2025

    UltiMaker launches the faster S8 printer

    UltiMaker unveiled the S8, an FDM machine pitched on higher print speed without a loss of quality compared with earlier S-line models.

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  10. Jun 2025

    UltiMaker launches the S6 printer

    The S6 prints at up to 500 mm/s with 50,000 mm/s squared acceleration via UltiMaker's Cheetah motion planner, up to four times faster than earlier models, is built at UltiMaker's ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Netherlands facilities, and carries the brand's first 24-month warranty.

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  11. Nov 2025

    Stratasys books 33.9 million dollar impairment on UltiMaker stake

    Shareholder Stratasys recorded a 33.9 million dollar non-cash impairment charge on its equity investment in UltiMaker in its Q3 2025 financial results, reflecting a decline in the valuation of the business.

    Source

  12. 2026
    Feb 2026

    MyMiniFactory acquires Thingiverse from UltiMaker

    MyMiniFactory acquired 100% of 3D file repository Thingiverse from UltiMaker; the acquisition price was not published.

    Source

  13. May 2026

    UltiMaker launches Factor 4 Plus industrial printer

    UltiMaker launched the Factor 4 Plus industrial 3D printer for continuous manufacturing and defense applications.

    Source

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Materials data

Nylon drying specs run from 70°C for 4 hours to 80°C for 40, by the brands' own datasheets

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