MatterHackers
{{Short description|3D printing products company}}
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| founder = Lars Brubaker, Kevin Pope, and Michael Hulse
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| location_city = Lake Forest, California
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| industry = 3D printing
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MatterHackers is an Orange County-based company founded in 2012 that supplies and sells 3D printing materials and tools.{{cite web | url=http://www.ocregister.com/video/c/1125998380/news/2536658776001/ | title=Printing in 3D is a snap for this OC business | work=Orange County Register | date=July 10, 2013 | accessdate=November 30, 2013 | author=}} MatterHackers is developing their 3D printer control software, MatterControl.{{cite web|url=http://www.3dprinterworld.com/article/matterhackers-opens-3d-printing-store-and-releases-mattercontrol-076|title=MatterHackers Opens 3D Printing Store and Releases MatterControl 0.7.6|author=Titsch, Mike|date=July 11, 2013|work=3D Printer World|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711225055/http://www.3dprinterworld.com/article/matterhackers-opens-3d-printing-store-and-releases-mattercontrol-076|archive-date=July 11, 2015|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}
History
MatterHackers was founded in 2012, and provides both an online and physical, retail presence for customers. MatterHackers was an exhibitor at the World Maker Faire New York 2013.{{cite web | url=http://makerfaire.com/makers/matterhackers/ | title=MatterHackers | work=Maker Faire | date= | accessdate=November 30, 2013 | author= | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201121406/http://makerfaire.com/makers/matterhackers/ | archive-date=December 1, 2013 | url-status=dead }}
MatterControl
MatterControl is MatterHacker's software for 3D printers. "MatterControl is free software for organizing and managing 3D print jobs, with integrated slicing."{{cite web|url=http://www.3dprinterworld.com/article/matterhackers-releases-mattercontrol-081|title=MatterHackers Releases MatterControl 0.8.1|author=Titsch, Mike|date=August 30, 2013|work=3D Printer World|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=November 30, 2013}} MatterHackers has stated that while they may provide additional features as paid plug-ins, MatterControl at its core will remain free.{{cite web | url=http://www.mattercontrol.com/ | title=MatterControl FAQ | work=MatterControl | date= | accessdate=November 30, 2013 | author=}} MatterControl currently has a stable build that receives updates and patches from the development team. It has stable builds for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. It has stable builds for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. The latest released version is 2.0.
MatterControl Touch was launched in 2015. This is a product that is a 3D printer controller including onboard slicing, remote monitoring, and automatic print leveling.{{Cite news|url=https://www.3printr.com/matterhackers-launch-new-mattercontrol-3d-printer-controller-2933906/|title=MatterHackers Launch New MatterControl Touch 3D Printer Controller - 3Printr.com|last=Doris|date=2016-01-24|work=3Printr.com|access-date=2017-04-27|language=en-US}} In 2016 MatterHackers launched and updated, and larger version of MatterControl Touch called MatterControl T10 {{Cite news|url=http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160109-matterhackers-releases-mattercontrol-touch-t10-tablet-for-wireless-3d-printing.html|title=MatterHackers releases Mattercontrol Touch T10 tablet for wireless 3D printing|work=3ders.org|access-date=2017-04-27|language=en-US}}
Services
MatterHackers also supplies customers with 3D printing goods. In June 2013, MatterHackers opened their own retail location in Lake Forest, California where they sell 3D printing supplies, parts, and accessories. They currently produce their own 3D printer, the Pulse and the Pulse XE (which is designed to work specifically with Nylon and NylonX filament - but it can print all filaments.)
The shop also carries 3d printers made by other companies.
Products
MatterHackers offers a variety of material selections, and filaments, but is known for their own PRO series brand. Materials carried include:{{Cite web|url=https://3dprint.com/155789/blue-friday-sale-matter-hackers/|title=Kick Off the Holiday Season With MatterHackers' Third Annual Blue Friday Sale! {{!}} 3DPrint.com {{!}} The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing|website=3dprint.com|date=18 November 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-27}}
- PRO Series PLA
- PRO Series ABS
- PRO Series PETG
- NylonX{{Cite web|url=https://3dprint.com/159488/matterhackers-3d-filament-test/|title=What's the Strongest 3D Printer Filament? MatterHackers Attempts to Find Out {{!}} 3DPrint.com {{!}} The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing|website=3dprint.com|date=22 December 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-27}}
- PRO Series Nylon (Available in multiple colors)
- ColorFabb
- Fillamentum
- NinjaTek
- Taulman 3D
- Kai Parthy's LAY Series
- Ultimaker Materials
- 3D Fuel
- PolyMaker
- Proto-Pasta
- 3DXTech
- Dupont
- Raise3D Filaments{{Cite web|url=https://www.raise3d.com/filaments/|title = 3D Printing Filaments - PLA, ABS, PC, PETG, PVA | Raise3D}}
See also
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.matterhackers.com/}}
- [http://www.mattercontrol.com MatterControl website]
Category:Companies based in Lake Forest, California