07-19-2018: Printrbot – the iconic manufacturer of low-cost FDM/FFF 3Dprinters, announced its closure due to bankruptcy

This marked the end of the American dream for the charismatic Brook Drumm

On July 19, 2018, Printrbot – one of the most well-known American companies producing hobbyist FDM/FFF 3D printers, unexpectedly announced its closure. This marked the end of the American dream for the charismatic Brook Drumm, who was to American hobbyists and amateurs what Josef Průša was to Europeans.

Printrbot's career began in 2011 with one of the mo…