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MakerBot Starts Shipping Replicator Z18 3D Printer

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MakerBot is now shipping the company’s largest 3D printer, the the Replicator Z18 3D. The Z18 3D printer has a large z-axis that produces 3D prints up to 18 inches in height (which is also how the printer gets it name).   The build volume is  12-inches length by 12-inches width x 18-inches height. The printer is priced at $6,499.

[Image courtesy: MakerBot]

 

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