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Circulating Heated Chamber

Many desktop 3D printers use heated build plates to try and regulate their environment and prevent warping on the print bed. This improves adhesion to the build plate for the first layer and… that’s about it. METHOD uses the patented Circulating Heated Chamber to rapidly warm the entire build chamber up to 110°C providing optimal print conditions from first layer to last. The result is a degree of dimensional accuracy typically reserved for industrial 3D printers (±0.007 in), at the base layer and everywhere else.

AUTOLOADING FOR QUICK MATERIAL CHANGE

Material loading on 3D printers can be a pain. METHOD’s material loading system is designed to take complexity and frustration out of the equation. Just drop the Smart Spool into the Dry Sealed Material Bays located on the front of the printer, and feed the filament tip into the slot, close the drawer and the printer loads the filament all the way up and into the extruders so that it’s ready to print.

PRECISION LEVELED WITH QUICK PART RELEASE

The build surface is another crucial element in FDM 3D printing. Whether you’re printing in ABS, Nylon, or just PLA, an uneven surface can lead to a warped print. METHOD combines two elements to create a unique solution. First is an aluminum base plate, machined and factory-calibrated for extreme flatness. Second is a spring steel build plate that magnetically conforms to the base plate via a dozen high-strength magnets. This not only provides flatness, but also makes print removal a breeze. Just pick up the build plate and flex it to pop the print off.

TWO TOOLHEADS. INFINITE POSSIBILITIES.

Dual Performance Extruders - When it comes to FDM 3D printing, the toolhead or extruder is one of the most important features. Based on an industrial-grade design from Stratasys, METHOD’s extruder was designed from the ground up with the professional in mind. With an all new lengthened thermal core, dual drive gears with 19:1 gear ratio of torque, and MakerBot’s industry-leading intelligent sensor suite, METHOD comes with significantly improved print quality and speed.

PROFESSIONAL 3D PRINTING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

An intuitive prototyping 3D printer at an affordable price

MAXIMIZE OUTPUT. MINIMIZE TOLERANCE.

  • VECT™ 65 Thermal Regulation gives you 2X the dimensional accuracy in real polymers and composites. 
  • Print continuously for hours, days, or weeks, thanks to METHOD’s unmatched industrial build quality.
  • Configurable to meet your needs, METHOD’s compact footprint allows for desktop, benchtop, and racked setups.

EASILY PROTOTYPE IN THE SAME MATERIAL AS YOUR PRODUCTION PARTS

  • Sure we’ve got PLA, but we’ve also got PETG, Nylon, Nylon Carbon Fiber – and they all print beautifully.
  • Plug in the LABS GEN 2 Experimental Extruder for unbridled 3rd party material printing.
  • ClimateSeal™ Filament Bays protect materials from the elements bag to print with pristine quality.
  • 4-in-1 Modular Performance Extruders allow for quick change between material groups, preventing cross-contamination.

JUST PRINT.

  • 5” capacitive touchscreen provides an intuitive step-by-step setup and real-time controls on your jobs.
  • SmartAssist™ Material Loading makes material changing a breeze from material bay to extruder, hands-free.
  • MakerBot CloudPrint™ Software brings intuitive printing for even the toughest jobs.
  • Safely Print anywhere with Greenguard-certified MakerBot Clean Air™ Smart Filtration System.
  • MakerCare Live Training will take you seamlessly from unboxing to advanced printing

WHAT'S IN THE BOX:

  • 1 MakerBot METHOD 3D Printer
  • 1 Spring Steel Build Plate
  • 1 Performance Extruder 1 Model (Version 1)
  • 1 Performance Extruder 2 Support (Version 1)
  • 1 Nozzle Brush
  • 1 Hex Key
  • 1 USB A-to-B Cable
  • 1 US Power Cord
  • 1 EU Power Cord

Please note: MakerBot materials sold separately.

FEATURES

  • Dual Performance Extruders
  • Dry-sealed material bays
  • Wifi Connectivity and 21 on-board sensors
  • Remote Monitoring & Printing
  • 25 compatible CAD file types
  • 5" Full-color capacitive touch screen
  • Over 300,000 hours of reliability testing

ALL THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO START 3D PRINTING OUT OF THE BOX

We’ll send onboarding instructions, tips, and videos to get you started printing reliable parts straight out of the box with METHOD

With over 25 videos and over 100 articles, our team has all the content you need to keep printing high quality parts in a variety of materials on METHOD.

Contact us for top-notch support on Makerbot products!

TECH SPECS

HEATED CHAMBER TEMPERATURE: 

65° C Maximum Temperature

 

BUILD VOLUME:

Dual extrusion: 15.2 L x 19 W x 19.6 H cm / 6.0 x 7.5 x 7.75 in

Single extrusion: 19 L x 19 W x 19.6 H cm / 7.5 x 7.5 x 7.75 in

OVERALL DIMENSIONS

41.3 L x 43.7 w x 64.9 H cm

 

METHOD / METHOD X TECH SPECS

Printing

PRINT TECHNOLOGY
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

PRINT HEADS
    2

DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY
± 0.2 mm1

LAYER RESOLUTION
Range: 20 - 400 microns

BUILD SPEED
Up to 2x faster than desktop 3D printers2

Max Material Flow Rate: ~50 mm3 per sec

Print Head Travel Speed: Up to 500 mm per sec

PRINT MODES TUNED AND OPTIMIZED FOR:
100 microns - High Quality Print Mode
200 microns - Balanced Print Mode

MAXIMUM BUILD VOLUME
19 L x 19 W x 19.6 H cm / 7.5 x 7.5 x 7.75 in single extrusion
15.2 L x 19 W x 19.6 H cm / 6.0 x 7.5 x 7.75 in dual extrusion

Product Testing

TEST HOURS
220,000+ total testing hours3
(system reliability, subsystem, and print quality)

Printer Hardware

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS
43.7 L x 41.3 W x 64.9 H cm /
17.2 x 16.3 x 25.6 in

SHIPPING BOX DIMENSIONS
76.5 H x 50.0 W x 55.5 D cm /
30.1 x 19.7 x 21.9 in

FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Aluminum Die Cast Base
Extruded Aluminum Uprights
Steel Weldment Gantry Frame

TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Circulating Heated Chamber

PRODUCT WEIGHT
29.5 kg / 65 lbs

SHIPPING BOX WEIGHT
37.1 kg / 81.7 lbs

BUILD PLATE
Flexible Steel Build Plate

BUILD SURFACE
Reusable Grip Surface

DISPLAY
5" Full-Color Capacitive Touch Screen

CAMERA RESOLUTION
640 x 480 pixels

Sensor Suite

21 sensors including:

DRAWER
Temperature
Humidity Control
Material Detection
RFID

PERFORMANCE EXTRUDERS
Temperature
Material Detection
Encoder (Jam Detection)

PRINTER
Lid – Open/Closed
Door – Open/Closed
Temperature Sensors – Heated Chamber
Calibration Sensors

Extruder Hardware

EXTRUDER THERMAL CORE LENGTH
48.2 mm

MAX EXTRUDER DRIVE TORQUE
200 Newtons

NOZZLE DIAMETER
0.4 mm

Materials

SPOOL TYPE
Smart Spools with RFID sensors

SPOOL SENSORS
Remaining Material,
Material Color,
Material Kind

SUPPORTED MATERIALS
MakerBot Precision Materials: ABS, ASA, PLA, Tough, PVA, SR-30
MakerBot Specialty Materials: NYLON, PETG, more to come

COLOR AVAILABILITY

MAKERBOT PRECISION ABS
 Cool Gray
 True Black
 Natural
 True White
 True Orange
 True Red

MAKERBOT PRECISION TOUGH
 Slate Gray
 Onyx Black
 Stone White
 Safety Orange

MAKERBOT PRECISION PLA
 Cool Gray
 True Black
 Natural
 True White
 True Orange
 True Red

MAKERBOT SPECIALTY PETG
 Translucent

Operation

AMBIENT OPERATING TEMPERATURE
15 - 26º C / 59 - 78º F, 10 - 70% RH non-condensing

STORAGE TEMPERATURE
0 - 38º C / 32 - 100º F

PRINTER AUTOMATION
Automatic Z Calibration, Automatic Nozzle Calibration, Automatic Material Loading

Safety & Compliance

FCC
EMC
Low Voltage Directive 60950-1, 62368

Software

SOFTWARE BUNDLE
MakerBot Print, MakerBot Mobile

SUPPORTED FILE TYPES
MakerBot (.makerbot), STL (.stl), SolidWorks (.sldprt, .sldasm), InventorOBJ (.ipt, .iam), IGES (.iges, .igs), STEP AP203/214 (.step, .stp), CATIA (.CATPart, .CATProduct), Wavefront Object (.obj), Unigraphics/NX (.prt), Solid Edge (.par, .asm), ProE/Creo (.prt, .asm), VRML (.wrl), Parasolid (.x_t, .x_b)

OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows (7, 10)
Mac OS X (10.9+)

Electrical

CONNECTIVITY
USB Drive, USB, Ethernet, Wi­Fi

POWER REQUIREMENTS

METHOD
100 - 240 V
3.9A - 1.6A, 50 / 60 Hz
400 W max.

METHOD X
100 - 240 V
8.1A - 3.4A, 50 / 60 Hz
800 W max.

WARRANTY PERIOD

For 3D Printers and Accessories, the Warranty Period starts from the date of delivery of the 3D Printer to the first End-User.

For Extruders, the Warranty Period starts from the date of delivery of (i) the 3D Printer containing the Extruder to the first End-User, or (ii) the Extruder to the first End-User if the Extruder is sold separately.

The Warranty Periods noted below are in months.

NORTH AMERICA 3D PRINTERS

MakerBot Method 3D Printer: 12 months

MakerBot Method Carbon Fiber Edition 3D Printer: 12 months

MakerBot Method X 3D Printer: 12 months

Shipping Policy 

Order Confirmation:

As soon as you place your order, you will receive an order confirmation email. This means that we have received your order in our system and pre-authorized your credit card for the purchase. As soon as we receive your order, we will start our fulfillment process. All orders are processed and shipped within 1-2 business days. Transit times vary from 3-7 business days.

Order Shipment:

If your order is in stock and we process the charges to your credit card, it will ship within five business days from the date of your order.  We will send you tracking information within 24 hours of your order leaving the warehouse to the e-mail address you provided when checking out.  If you do not receive tracking information from us within six business days of your order, feel free to follow up with us at sales@valleyforgemachines.com.

No Shipping outside the USA. (Some exceptions apply - if the website permits you to check out and enter your shipping address, you will receive your order. Some products in particular are available in Canada). 

Shipping Note

We do our best to get your order to you as soon as possible.  We provide estimated shipping times based upon what our suppliers and freight companies tell us, and those estimated shipping dates may change without notice. (Due to supply chain issues, the steel mills behind on making metal, the manufacturers delayed because of the mills, the overwhelming demand on shipping, factory/warehouse and dock workers and so on) We appreciate your patience and understanding in as we work through these difficult times. 

Shipping Options

Our base "Curb-side" Pickup shipping is always completely free! This option usually takes between 5-15 days to arrive at your doorstep, after you have submitted your order. There are other options available, however. We also offer.

  • Threshold Shipping: This involves your item being transported to a sheltered area (porch, garage, etc.). 
  • White Glove Delivery - this includes the item being brought into your room of choice, any light assembly (massage chairs + other items which come largely pre-assembled), and all boxes and packaging removed from your house. 

BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE SITE.

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