3D printing company MakerBot lays off 30 percent of employees

MakerBot, a company specializing in 3D printing, is laying off 30 percent of its staff. That equates to about a hundred people. The redundancy round is necessary to further reduce operational costs.

MakerBot is merging its hardware and software development teams, the company president wrote in a post about the layoff. Due to the new organizational structure, 30 percent of the staff will have to leave. It is the third round of layoffs since the acquisition of MakerBot by StrataSys in 2013. Previously, 20 percent of the staff had to leave a few times.

The company wants to focus on its core products. Last year, the manufacturer stopped making its own 3D printers and decided to outsource it to Jabil. MakerBot is one of the best-known manufacturers of 3D printers and has experienced significant growth in recent years, including with the Replicator series.