Dell has announced that it will start reselling Stratasys Makerbot 3D printers and scanners in the U.S.
On Monday, Jan. 27, Dell confirmed that it entered into a deal to offer MakerBot Replicator 3D printers and scanners. Dell aims to target engineers testing product concepts, architects, small- and medium-sized businesses to enable fast and affordable product design and prototyping.
"At Dell we strive to arm start-ups, designers and engineers with the powerful, reliable and cutting-edge technology they need to succeed," said Andy Rhodes, executive director, Dell Precision workstations. "With the addition of MakerBot's 3D printers and scanners to Dell's workstation portfolio, our customers can now bring their innovative prototypes to life much more quickly and affordably."
3D printing is slowly but steadily gaining momentum in the technology industry and MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys, will also hope to attract more customers with partnership with Dell. The PC maker also indicated that the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts the 3D printer market will witness a compound annual revenue growth rate of 29 percent from 2012 to 2017.
"Partnering with Dell is another step in building out the MakerBot 3D Printing Ecosystem that makes 3D printing easy and accessible for everyone," noted Bre Pettis, CEO of MakerBot. "Dell has done a great job with supporting and enabling small businesses, and we are excited to bring our 3D printing solutions to their customers to unlock their creativity."
Dell will start selling six MakerBot 3D printers, which includes: MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer, MakerBot Replicator 2X Experimental 3D Printer, MakerBot Replicator Mini Compact 3D Printer, MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printer, MakerBot Replicator Z18 3D Printer and MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner. The printers cost between $949 to $6,499.
The PC maker will also showcase its 3D design solutions, including Precision workstations with AMD FirePro W5000 workstation graphics optimized and certified for SolidWorks and the MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer, at SolidWorks World from January 26 through to January 29 in San Diego, California.
Dell confirmed that MakerBot 3D printers and scanners along with MakerBot Filament are expected to be available for purchase from Dell via www.dell.com/3Dprinting from Feb. 20 in the U.S. MakerBot Replicator 3D printers will be the only Fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology sold via Dell's small business channel in the U.S.
