<s>
Ultimaker	B-Device
is	O
a	O
3D	O
printer-manufacturing	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
with	O
offices	O
and	O
assembly	O
lines	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
product	O
line	O
includes	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
S5	O
and	O
S3	O
,	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
series	O
,	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
series	O
and	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimaker	B-Device
BV	O
is	O
a	O
Dutch	O
3D	O
printer	O
company	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Martijn	O
Elserman	O
,	O
Erik	O
de	O
Bruijn	O
,	O
and	O
Siert	O
Wijnia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimaker	B-Device
started	O
selling	O
their	O
products	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
prototypes	O
bore	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
protobox	O
"	O
but	O
newer	O
prototypes	O
were	O
just	O
titled	O
"	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
ltd	O
.	O
released	O
their	O
first	O
complete	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
"	O
(	O
renamed	O
in	O
2013	O
to	O
"	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original	O
"	O
)	O
under	O
a	O
Creative	O
Commons	O
BY-NC	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
Do	O
It	O
Yourself	O
kit	O
that	O
hobbyists	O
and	O
technicians	O
assembled	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimaker	B-Device
's	O
revenue	O
doubles	O
,	O
with	O
35%	O
of	O
new	O
customers	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimaker	B-Device
's	O
U.S.	O
presence	O
grows	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
37	O
re-sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimaker	B-Device
partners	O
with	O
material	O
manufacturers	O
DSM	O
,	O
BASF	O
,	O
DuPont	O
Transportation	O
&	O
Advanced	O
Polymers	O
,	O
Owens	O
Corning	O
,	O
Mitsubishi	O
,	O
Henkel	O
,	O
Kuraray	O
,	O
Solvay	O
and	O
Clariant	O
to	O
create	O
material	O
profiles	O
for	O
printing	O
high-level	O
engineering	O
plastics	O
and	O
composites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimaker	B-Device
opens	O
a	O
facility	O
in	O
Singapore	O
to	O
service	O
Asia	O
,	O
Pacific	O
and	O
China	O
markets	O
and	O
expands	O
its	O
manufacturing	O
presence	O
to	O
three	O
continents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
S5	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
large	O
format	O
"	O
3D	O
printer	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
that	O
can	O
print	O
with	O
composite	O
materials	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Glass	O
and	O
Carbon	O
Fiber	O
Filled	O
Nylons	O
straight	O
from	O
the	O
factory	O
with	O
no	O
modifications	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
S3	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S3	O
is	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
S5	O
and	O
is	O
practically	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
,	O
though	O
with	O
an	O
LED	O
touchscreen	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
S5	O
and	O
a	O
hinged	O
glass	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
Connect	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
printer	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
TFT	O
touchscreen	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
LCD	O
display	O
and	O
rotary	O
control	O
wheel	O
,	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
Card	I-Device
slot	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
USB	O
slot	O
,	O
the	O
feeder	O
wheel	O
has	O
been	O
upgraded	O
and	O
the	O
build	O
plate	O
has	O
been	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimaker	B-Device
and	O
MakerBot	B-Device
announce	O
merger	O
,	O
completed	O
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
changed	O
this	O
later	O
to	O
Cura	B-Device
because	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
users	O
started	O
using	O
this	O
software	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Replicator-G	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
produced	O
with	O
Makerbot	B-Device
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
lead	O
developer	O
for	O
Cura	B-Device
started	O
working	O
for	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
,	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Cura	B-Device
became	O
the	O
lead	O
software	O
product	O
for	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cura	B-Device
rapidly	O
became	O
a	O
favorite	O
of	O
3D	O
printing	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
YouMagine	O
Survey	O
found	O
that	O
58%	O
of	O
users	O
surveyed	O
used	O
Cura	B-Device
,	O
compared	O
to	O
23%	O
that	O
used	O
Slic3r	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
Cura	B-Device
had	O
achieved	O
one	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Cura	B-Device
4.0	O
,	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
their	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original	O
is	O
the	O
predecessor	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
founded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original	O
is	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
kit	O
containing	O
laser-cut	O
wood	O
and	O
technical	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original	O
was	O
awarded	O
Fastest	O
and	O
Most	O
Accurate	O
3D	O
printer	O
available	O
by	O
MAKE	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original+	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
is	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
's	O
first	O
out-of-the-box	O
3D	O
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
laid	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
a	O
further	O
two	O
printers	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
family	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
upgraded	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
to	O
print	O
and	O
an	O
LCD	O
screen	O
and	O
rotary	O
wheel	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
its	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
is	O
also	O
single	O
extrusion	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
and	O
its	O
upgraded	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
,	O
have	O
won	O
countless	O
awards	O
and	O
are	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
commercial	O
3D	O
printers	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
Go	O
is	O
a	O
compact	O
and	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
Go	O
's	O
smaller	O
size	O
does	O
come	O
at	O
a	O
cost	O
,	O
however	O
as	O
the	O
build	O
plate	O
is	O
not	O
heated	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
thus	O
highly	O
recommended	O
to	O
apply	O
masking	O
tape	O
to	O
the	O
build	O
plate	O
before	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
Extended	O
is	O
technically	O
and	O
physically	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
its	O
100mm	O
higher	O
build	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
and	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
Go	O
were	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
is	O
the	O
upgraded	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
Extended+	O
is	O
a	O
taller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
and	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
Extended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
successful	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
dual	O
extrusion	O
,	O
and	O
compatibility	O
with	O
various	O
other	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
materials	O
including	O
PVA	O
,	O
PC	O
,	O
ABS	O
,	O
Nylon	O
,	O
and	O
Breakaway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
when	O
an	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
material	O
is	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
spool	O
holder	O
,	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
will	O
automatically	O
detect	O
the	O
material	O
and	O
its	O
color	O
through	O
NFC	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
estimate	O
of	O
its	O
remaining	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
The	O
Mediahq	O
recognized	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
as	O
the	O
Best	O
3D	O
Printer	O
of	O
2019	O
for	O
Enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
Extended	O
is	O
a	O
stretched	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2	O
Extended	O
and	O
2	O
Extended+	O
,	O
the	O
build	O
volume	O
is	O
100mm	O
higher	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
S5	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
member	O
of	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
's	O
"	O
S-line	O
"	O
printer	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
biggest	O
build	O
volume	O
of	O
an	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
printer	O
to	O
date	O
by	O
all	O
dimensions	O
and	O
the	O
build	O
volume	O
is	O
consistent	O
with	O
both	O
nozzles	O
and	O
dual	O
extrusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
S5	O
has	O
a	O
4.7	O
"	O
color	O
touchscreen	O
replacing	O
the	O
older	O
LCD	O
screen	O
and	O
rotary	O
wheel	O
,	O
a	O
feeder	O
system	O
that	O
pauses	O
when	O
material	O
runs	O
out	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
glass	O
and	O
carbon	O
fiber	O
composites	O
,	O
among	O
many	O
other	O
materials	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
hinged	O
glass	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
,	O
the	O
S5	O
prints	O
from	O
a	O
USB	O
drive	O
,	O
LAN	O
,	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3	O
,	O
the	O
S5	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
professional	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
Connect	O
is	O
the	O
upgraded	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
2+	O
Connect	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
makers	O
,	O
professionals	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
all	O
previous	O
Ultimakers	B-Device
,	O
it	O
uses	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Cura	B-Device
for	O
slicing	O
and	O
2.85mm	O
filament	O
for	O
the	O
material	O
spools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
all	O
printers	O
released	O
by	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
from	O
2016	O
to	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
dual	O
extrusion	O
and	O
NFC	O
chip	O
support	O
that	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
3/3	O
Extended	O
and	O
S3/S5	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
making	O
3D	O
printers	O
,	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
also	O
manufacturers	O
materials	O
for	O
their	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
Original	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
assembled	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
extensively	O
modified	O
and	O
tinkered	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
themselves	O
sold	O
a	O
Dual	O
Extrusion	O
Pack	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
have	O
dual	O
extrusion	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
experiment	O
extensively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S5	O
Pro	O
bundle	O
is	O
an	O
upgrade	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
S5	O
.	O
</s>
