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AM Market Outlook Bumpy, but Bright
January 10, 2025
Experts tracking the progress in additive manufacturing point to positive signs while citing some cautionary challenges ahead.
AM Market Outlook Bumpy, but Bright
January 10, 2025
Experts tracking the progress in additive manufacturing point to positive signs while citing some cautionary challenges ahead.
Protolabs Expands Manufacturing Capabilities to Full-Service Production
January 10, 2025
Volume pricing,quality control, and program management are among the production benefits possible at the digital manufacturer.
AM Rides On-Demand Manufacturing Wave
November 12, 2024
Manufacturers step up use of on-demand models, leveraging AM to enable responsiveness to shifting market demands while gaining more design flexibility.
Protolabs Debuts Hybrid PhotoSynthesis Technology
September 9, 2024
Axtra3D printing capabilities complement digital manufacturer’s advanced photopolymer offering with repeatable printed parts in days, company says.
Protolabs Answers NASA Generative Design Project Call
July 17, 2024
Digital manufacturing leader meets challenge from NASA engineers to rapidly manufacture a generatively designed space travel apparatus; delivers part in 36 hours, Protolabs reports.
Protolabs 3D Printing Report Indicates Industry Growth
June 10, 2024
A survey of more than 700 members of the global engineering community and key market data identify the current and future state of additive manufacturing, Protolabs reports.
Product Development Teams Feeling the Need for Speed
May 17, 2024
Protolabs survey finds companies under pressure to get products to market faster while still juggling workforce challenges.
Clicking Parts Certification into the AM Puzzle
May 6, 2024
Validation and certification of 3D printed parts is getting easier as standards efforts mature and process monitoring capabilities take aim at consistent quality.
Protolabs Revamps Its Manufacturing Partner Network
January 9, 2024
The service, formerly known as Hubs, is viewed as a hybrid digital manufacturing model combining Protolabs' digital factories with global suppliers.
Protolabs Introduces Accelerated Anodizing and Chromate Plating
July 21, 2023
Protolabs' expanded CNC machining capabilities enable ability to get custom plated Parts in as fast as 4 days.
Recycling Helps Build Circular Economy for AM
July 20, 2023
Advances in 3D printer materials handling capabilities and recycling services are helping engineers optimize scrap parts and unused additive manufacturing materials.
Galvanizing Hybrid Manufacturing Workflows
June 20, 2023
As all-in-one solutions emerge, software and automation are streamlining additive manufacturing and other manufacturing processes into optimized and integrated production workflows.
Protolabs Debuts Volume Pricing via Digital Network of Manufacturers
March 31, 2023
Manufacturing model pairs company’s own digital factories with distributed supplier network to expand options for product developers and production buyers.
The Support-Free 3D Printing Balancing Act
March 28, 2023
Despite the upside to support-free 3D printing, supports should be considered as just another tool in the toolbox to optimize certain parts and applications.
Editor’s Pick: Analyze models for 3D printing suitability
March 1, 2023
Protolabs Instant Manufacturability Analysis online service simplifies parts design process for 3D printing.
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