FFFMakerbot Industries / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia CommonsMakerBot Thing-O-Matic
MakerBot kit with an Automated Build Platform conveyor for ejecting completed parts.
Source reviews: 2026-10-16.
Specifications are reported claims, not independent test results.
The details that matter.
Published specifications for this model. Follow a field's source for its configuration and measurement conditions; older fields refer to the profile's reference list.
| Introduction year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Model family | MakerBot early kits |
| Process | FFF |
| Build envelope (X × Y × Z) | Not verified |
| Nominal box volume | Not verified |
| Enclosure | Not verified |
| Maximum nozzle temperature | Not verified |
| Materials cited in this profile | Not verified |
| Manufacturer listing status | Unknown |
| Regional stock and price | Check the manufacturer |
| Market grouping | Desktop · editorial grouping |
Technical specifications
| Launch Event | World Maker Faire New York, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Frame Configuration | Open machine |
| Automation | Automated Build Platform conveyor |
| Part Removal | Belt-based automatic part ejection |
| Optional Accessory | Unicorn pen plotter, introduced in 2011 |
Automated Build Platform
Thing-O-Matic incorporated community-developed improvements and a conveyor platform that could remove a completed object before the next job.
Modular historical machine
The founder’s archive also documents the optional Unicorn plotter, which replaced the extrusion tool. Plotting was an accessory mode rather than a second additive process.
Introduced in 2010.
Introduced at World Maker Faire New York in 2010.
Family: MakerBot early kits · Historical model
What changed
- Conveyor-based Automated Build Platform
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Historical documentation verifies identity; current sale availability is not established.
A larger nominal envelope does not establish better print quality. Fit depends on the configuration, usable area, supports, and orientation.
INDUSTRY F340
Manufacturer-issued brochure preserved by distributor Multi3DPrint; original manufacturer links are no longer available.