Ultimaker is a 3D printer manufacturing company based in the Netherlands, with offices and assembly lines in the US.

These products are used by industries such as automotive, architecture, healthcare, education, and small scale manufacturing.

Ultimaker BV is a Dutch 3D printer company that was founded in 2011 by Martijn Elserman, Erik de Bruijn, and Siert Wijnia.

The company's foundation was laid at ProtoSpace Utrecht where Wijnia organized two workshops to build the RepRap Darwin 3D printer.

Two Beta-workshops were organized at ProtoSpace Utrecht starting in September and December 2010, each consisting of 10 Monday evenings.

They changed this later to Cura because more and more users started using this software in favor of Replicator-G, which was originally produced with Makerbot in mind.

The Ultimaker Original is sold as a kit containing laser-cut wood and technical components.

In 2012, the Ultimaker Original was awarded Fastest and Most Accurate 3D printer available by MAKE Magazine.

The Ultimaker 2 was released in 2013 and laid the foundations for a further two printers to be added to the family before it was upgraded in 2015.

Like the rest of the family, it uses an SD card to print and an LCD screen and rotary wheel to navigate through its menus.

It features dual extrusion, and compatibility with various other Ultimaker materials including PVA, PC, ABS, Nylon, and Breakaway.

The LCD control screen is recolored from blue to white and the navigation of the menus has been updated.

The Ultimaker S5 has a 4.7" color touchscreen replacing the older LCD screen and rotary wheel, a feeder system that pauses when material runs out and is compatible with glass and carbon fiber composites, among many other materials,[29] and a pair of hinged glass doors.

It features a new feeder design similar to that of the S3 and S5 printers, as well as a completely redesigned electronics system to add a 2.4" touchscreen, cloud integration, and support for the optional air manager accessory.

These include: A breakaway material was developed and released in 2017 to support multi-extrusion printing and reduce post-printing processing time.