How many hours do you have on your Makerbots? I've worn two into the ground, and at around 500 hours things start to "go wrong". Air prints, printer head misalignment, more frequent clogged nozzles, a variety of things. At 1000 hours, belts start to show wear, build plates have noticeable warpage, extruder gears need replaced.
If you can, could you speak to your long term maintenance plan? I was swamped keeping two Rep 2s running consistently, I can't imagine managing a fleet of 160.
In a similar vein, it would be really cool if in a year or so a blog post showed up showing statistically significant numbers about wear on the MBs, percentages of successful prints, why prints failed, etc.
I also have had really bad experiences with Makerbots after a few months of moderate daily use. But Makergear and a few others around the same price point have been pretty great so far.
That said, my organization moved on from the consumer tier printers to a few of the higher end ones, so I likely won't have the best input on those anymore.
If you can, could you speak to your long term maintenance plan? I was swamped keeping two Rep 2s running consistently, I can't imagine managing a fleet of 160.
In a similar vein, it would be really cool if in a year or so a blog post showed up showing statistically significant numbers about wear on the MBs, percentages of successful prints, why prints failed, etc.