U.S., Aug. 2 -- US 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot has announced the launch of the Method X, which it describes as a manufacturing workstation.

An upgraded version of the company's Method 3D printer, which was situated somewhere between industrial and desktop, MakerBot said that the Method X is an industrial printer with a disruptive price.

"When we initially launched METHOD, we broke the price-to-performance barrier by delivering a 3D printer that was designed to bridge the technology gap between industrial and desktop 3D printers," said Nadav Goshen, CEO, MakerBot. This made industrial 3D printing accessible to professionals for the first time. Since then, we have shipped hundreds of printers and received positive feedback from a num...