Filabot
Filabot
Filabot is an American manufacturer of desktop and industrial filament extrusion equipment for the 3D printing market, headquartered in Barre, Vermont. The company produces systems that convert raw plastic pellets and recycled plastic waste into filament compatible with fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers. Filabot operates as a division of Triex LLC.
History
Filabot was founded in 2011 by Tyler McNaney, a Vermont Technical College student from Milton, Vermont.[1] McNaney launched a Kickstarter campaign that raised $10,000 within its first month and eventually reached $32,000 total, funding initial production in Barre, Vermont.[1] He pre-sold 67 units through the campaign before the company began shipping.[1]
The company began operations in a granite shed in Montpelier before relocating to a warehouse facility in Barre.[2]
In 2013, Filabot launched its own line of filament produced on the Filabot Core system, along with the Filabot Wee extruder.[3]
In 2018, McNaney was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Manufacturing and Industry category.[4] Customers cited by Forbes at that time included NASA, Google, MIT, Yale, Harvard, and Brown University.[5]
Products
Filabot's product line centers on benchtop filament extrusion systems designed for research institutions, educational makerspaces, and small-scale industrial use. The company describes its focus as the miniaturization of industrial polymer extrusion processes.[6] Products have included the EX2, EX6, and EX3 extruder systems, along with spooling equipment, air-cooling systems, and accessories. The EX3 was introduced as a next-generation replacement for the EX2 as the company's entry-level offering.[7] All systems are manufactured and tested at the company's Vermont facility.[8]
Mission and sustainability
Filabot's founding mission centered on recycling plastics and reducing waste by enabling low-cost filament production from post-consumer and industrial plastic scrap.[9] The company has supported use cases including conversion of failed 3D prints, household plastic waste, and industrial offcuts into usable filament feedstock.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Barre's Filabot founder nets 'Under 30' award". Times Argus. 2018. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Barre Company Pursues Plastics Revolution". The Montpelier Bridge. March 2019. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Filabot CEO awarded 'Rising Star' and 'Best Small Business Award' for 3D printing innovations". 3ders.org. November 24, 2016. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "5 3D printing stars make Forbes' 30 Under 30 Manufacturing 2018 List". 3ders.org. November 15, 2017. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Essex resident earns Forbes 30 Under 30 nod". Essex Reporter. 2018. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Our Company". Filabot. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "EX2 Filament Extruder". Filabot. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Filabot Original Filament Extruder". Filabot. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "A Vermont Company". Filabot. April 4, 2017. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
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