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Protolabs expands 3D printing offering to include complete production

The US company Protolabs, a leading provider of digital manufacturing, has expanded its portfolio to include full-service production capacities. The aim is to support companies in all phases of their product lifecycle – from early prototype development and pre-production through to series production and end-of-life support. With this move, Protolabs aims to offer more comprehensive manufacturing solutions while maintaining its proven expertise in rapid small batch production.

New features include optimized pricing structures for larger volumes, stricter quality controls and industry-specific certifications, which are particularly important in series production.

“It’s a deeper partnership with our customers—product developers, engineers, buyers, procurement teams—to ensure full production support from start to finish,” said Protolabs’ President and CEO, Rob Bodor. “We are now truly a single manufacturing resource for companies around the world.”

Cooperation with customers is also being expanded. In addition to the well-known online offer for instant quotes, customers can now access a team of production experts to support them in project planning, optimizing CAD models and processing complex orders. This close partnership between Protolabs and its customers is designed to make manufacturing more efficient and cost-effective.

 “Our regional organizations are now entirely focused on ensuring the best possible customer engagement and experience, and we have a global operations organization with the sole responsibility of seamlessly fulfilling customer part orders as a single unified offering,” Bodor explained.

Despite the expansion, Protolabs remains true to its core principle: speed and automation. These characteristics, which have been the hallmark of the company for 25 years, continue to form the basis for all processes.

 Luca Mazzei, Strategic Growth Officer, said: “Rapid prototyping driven by automation and technology-enabled processes will always be at the core of who Protolabs is as a company. But as the market has changed, Protolabs is also changing to better meet the evolving needs of our customers. That is what our expansion into full-service production represents—a much more comprehensive way to serve our customers from start to finish.”

“The marriage of speed and automation to quality control, cost efficiency, and advanced manufacturing is a union unseen in the manufacturing industry until now,” said Mazzei. “Our customers have asked for these combined benefits for years, so we’re excited that we are able to bring this to them from prototyping to production—and every step along the way.”

With the new direction, Protolabs aims to better support industries such as medical and aerospace by utilizing advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. This development shows how 3D printing and digital manufacturing can have a lasting impact on the industry.


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