MakerBot announces today that it has moved and expanded its production facility to a larger location in Brooklyn, where MakerBot currently employees more than 100 “productors” tasked with building MakerBot Desktop 3D Printers. And MakerBot is hiring another 50+ employees at its new location in coming months.
The MakerBot Factory, located in the Sunset Park district of Brooklyn, officially opens its doors on Friday, June 7, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., to invited guests and media. The facility boasts 50,000 square feet (4,645 sqm) of production and warehouse space. Invited guests are invited to meet MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis and have a tour of the MakerBot Factory.
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