MakerBot continues to make its way into mainstream stores this week. After Home Depot agreed to extend their MakerBot pilot by supplying the company’s 3D printing products in 39 stores across the US, the Stratasys subsidiary has now entered into an agreement with office supplier Staples to sell MakerBot Replicator 3D Printers and MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanners in 50 select Staples stores across 18 states.
50 different Staples locations will feature MakerBot kiosks complete with 3D printers, the Digitizer scanner, and filaments, representing the complete MakerBot 3D Ecosystem. With live demonstrations and machines printing products on-site, Staples patrons will learn how 3D printing works and, surely, be enticed to purchase the company’s products. Not only will the office retailer be selling consumer printer products from MakerBot, but they will also be offering 3D printing services through Stratasys’ RedEye service. Because this is an exclusive agreement, it’s now clear that Staples has abandoned its previous product partner, 3D Systems, to sell MakerBot products over offering 3D printing services, scanners, and printers from 3D Systems.…
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