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2012
NovemberEntertainment Engineering: Teamwork Amid Rapid Growth

Minnesota Business: 2012 Minnesota Manufacturing Awards
SeptemberMedical Design Technology: Cut to the Bone
AugustEEWeb: Featured Engineer: Brad Cleveland

Design News: Design Decisions: Resin Choice Is Critical
JuneMedical Design Technology: Living in the Material World

Micro Manufacturing: Micromolders aim to produce flash-free parts
MayStar Tribune: Proto Labs learns a long-term lesson
AprilMachine Design: Holder lets smartphones take pictures of microscopic images
MarchMake Parts Fast: Design tips for injection molding
FebruaryMoldMaking Technology: Gate Selection Tips
JanuaryMinnesota Precision Manufacturing Association: Best Practices on the Shop Floor: Safety

Medical Design Technology: Proto Labs Announces SkyLight as Latest Cool Idea!
2011
OctoberDesign-2-Part Magazine: Cool Ideas for Quick Turn Parts

Machine Design: 21 prototypes later, a nifty design aid
SeptemberMedical Design Technology: Healthsense uses Protomold and Firstcut for faster product design
AugustFast Company: Reusable Silverware That Doesn't Leave A Bitter Aftertaste

Make Parts Fast: First Proto Labs Cool Idea winner: Don Ladanyi of Ohio
JulyMinnesota Business: Cool Idea! Hot Offer

Inventors Digest: May the Prototype Be with You
MayMedical Design Technology: Perspectives on Device Design—Part 1

Entertainment Engineering: Prototype positions Backwater Paddles for big box success
AprilMake Parts Fast: Proto Labs launches Cool Idea! Award to support innovators

Star Tribune: Cool idea helps others grow
MarchProduct Design & Development: Smart Prototyping for Smart Toys

Design News: Prototyping Your Way Out of a Mess
FebruaryCAD Insider: Get Real - Proto Labs One Off Parts Made with Actual Engineering Materials
2010
DecemberMachine Design: First Cut CNC Machining Service provides a large selection of materials.
NovemberLighting Technology: All Aboard: Making (Light) Waves
OctoberThe Economist: An atom-based product, developed in bits
SeptemberDesign News: Prototype Designs: Comparing Additive and Accelerated Conventional Methods

Machine Design: Concurrent Prototyping Makes for Better, Faster Designs
AugustStar Tribune: Manufacturers lead the way in our one-step-at-a-time recovery

Precision Manufacturing: Investing in a down economy
JuneDesign World: Beyond Prototyping

Machine Design: Online RP come to CNC parts
MayEntertainment Engineering: RP helps non-engineer design video field monitor
AprilMachine Design: The Place of “Basics” in Product Development
MarchDesign World: Design tips for Rapid Injection Molding
FebruaryMedical Design: How to get complex injection molded parts fast
2009
OctoberMedical Design: Prototype or produce? How to decide which road to take
SeptemberTime Compression: Fast via Machining and Molding
JulyConnectPress - CATIA community: Prototyping Process

Advanced Materials & Processes: Prototyping Process Overview

Design Engineering: Proto Labs turns 10
MayIMSM.com: The global leader in fast prototype parts

Medical Design: Putting the rapid into injection molding
AprilMechanical Engineering: Democratization of Manufacturing
JanuaryAppliance Design: Heed the draft

Design World: Digital Prototyping Helps Revolutionize Cycling Training

MakePartsFast.com: Tips & Techniques for Improving Injection Molding Design
2008
DecemberTime Compression Technologies: High-performance Prototyping at 3PAR
NovemberProduct Design & Development: The Brainstorm: The Future Of 3-D Printing
OctoberCozy Beehive: Design Process Behind The iBike Power Computer
SeptemberMedical Design: What medical designers should know about rapid injection molding
AugustInc.com: Proto Labs, Inc. ranked No. 69 in the Top 100 Manufacturing Companies

Machine Design: Software Review: Online Portal Tracks Plastic Injection-Molded Parts

Star Tribune: Prototype maker Proto Labs lands huge investment

MarketWatch: New Online Portal Lets Injection Molding Customers Help Themselves
JulyAppliance Magazine: When Speed Is of the Essence

Product Design & Development: Rapid Injection Molding Speeds Products To Market
JuneProduct Design & Development: The Brainstorm: Control Over Time To Market
MayDesign World: Subtractive vs. Additive prototyping

Desktop Engineering: Healthsense Slashes Time-to-Market with Protomold and First Cut Prototype
FebruaryDesktop Engineering: Plane Truths about Rotational Draft

IDES The Plastics Web: Three Ways to Make a Horse

EDN: Yippee Protomold, Yeay First Cut Prototype

NASA Tech Briefs: How a Supercomputing Innovation Accelerated a Business
JanuaryDesign News: Rapid Injection Molding Gets Big

ConnectPress: Proto Labs
2007
DecemberDesktop Engineering: What's Your RP IQ?

Desktop Engineering: Fast, Functional Prototypes at designsUNLIMITED
NovemberAppliance Magazine: A Flexible Solution

Medical Design: Prototyping plastic parts: cut, mold, or build?

Medical Design Technology: Perspectives in Molding
OctoberProduct Design & Development: Braemar Leverages Rapid Injection Molding

Product Design & Development: Does Your Design Fit the Rapid Injection Mold?

Design 2 Part: Rapid Injection Molder's Automated Process Creates Strategic Advantages for Clients
JulyDesign News: Strength Smackdown: Additive Fabrication Versus Molding and Machining

Design News: Intelligent Subtractive Manufacturing

Design News: Rapid Prototyping? Just Call it '3D Printing'
JuneDesign Product News: Rapid Injection Molding for Fuel Cell Development

Desktop Engineering Magazine: GE Case study - Saving Time, Not Cutting Corners
MayMinneapolis Star Tribune: In prototypical fashion, Protomold grows into new space
AprilDesign World Online: Manage Design Tradeoffs Through RIM

JEC Composites: RTP Company's EMI shielding compounds used in production of telemetry equipment

Entertainment Engineering: Figaro case study, Giving the Opera a New Voice.
FebruaryDesign News: "Protomold's computer cluster speeds machining operations"

Machine Design: "Web-Based Quoter Shows Parts in 3D"

Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: "Protomold expects fast growth from new prototype division"
JanuaryManufacturing Talk: "Protomold in the UK"

Medical Design Technology: "Rapid Injection Molding Reduces Prototype Process Risks for Oximeter"

Mechanical Engineering: "Where does CAM stand?"

Product Design & Development, Medical Design: "Speed Testing"
2006
NovemberMedical Device Link: "Molding Company Adds 3-D Feedback Feature to Online Quotes"

Design News: "A Three-Dimensional View of Molding Issues"
SeptemberInc.com: "Outlook 2006: Consumer Products "

Machine Design (In the News): Rapid Injection Molding Works on the Fly
AugustIEN Online: "Helping Westhold Keep Track at the Track"
JuneDesignfax: "Get More from Rapid Prototyping"

Product Design & Development: "Keeping Track at the Track"
MayDesign News: "Designing with Plastics: Do It Right the First Time"

ConnectPress: "Medical Manufacturer Uses Rapid Injection Molding to Improve Product Design"

IDES.com: "Plastic Prototyping: How Methods Measure Up"
AprilMedical Design Magazine: "The Changing Face of Injection Molding"
MarchProduct Design & Development: "Xerox Case Study"

Designfax OEM eNews: "Prototypes: The fast and the functional"

Medical Design Technology: "View From The Top"

Job Shop Technology: "Motor Manufacturer 'Revs Up' with Rapid Injection Molding"
FebruaryIEN: "Plastic Prototyping: How Methods Measure Up"
JanuaryMedical Product Manufacturing News: "Rapid Injection Molding"
2005
DecemberElectronic Design: Changing The Face Of Blood-Pressure Monitoring
NovemberMCAD Online: Rapid injection moulding
OctoberAppliance Design Magazine: PROTOTYPING – Matching the method.

Product Design and Development: Planning the End of Product Life
SeptemberDesign News Magazine: Turnaround Specialists
AugustAugust Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine: Finding a Fit with Rapid Injection Molding

Medical Design Technology Magazine: Rapid Injection Molding Reduces Prototype Process Risks for Oxymeter
JulyDesktop Engineering Magazine: Cleaning up with Rapid Prototyping
JuneIndustrial Control - Design Line: Plastic Prototyping: How Methods Measure Up
MayTime Compression Technology Magazine: The Rapid Injection Molding Process Gets Automated
AprilApril ConnectPress Online: Rapid Injection Molding Brings New Possibilities
MarchDesignFAX Magazine: Using Rapid Injection Molding to Improve Product Design
FebruaryMachine Design: RIM's a key for next generation FOB
JanuaryAppliance Design: PLASTICS & PLASTIC PARTS: Faster Flow ; Molder helps innovative vacuum-cleaner motor get to market quickly.
2004
NovemberNASA Tech Briefs: "Rapid Injection Molding Offers Alternative to Conventional Prototyping"
OctoberThe Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Protomold Tops Growth 50 List

Design News Magazine: The Key to Speed
AugustThe Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: 50 fastest growing Minnesota technology firms listed
JulyMachine Design: Molding technique gets golf aid in duffers' hands fast
JuneDesktop Engineering Magazine: Hitting Their Stride — It's Just the Beginning. Service bureaus are no longer an emerging phenomenon, and there's still a lot of room to grow
MayAutomotive Design and Production: Prototypes made quickly — and economically

Pro/E Community (online): Rapid Injection Molding Allows Automotive Component Supplier to Maneuver Around Tight Prototyping Deadlines

Time Compression Technologies: 10 Top Considerations When Ordering Prototype Plastic Parts

Time Compression Technologies: Rapid Injection Molding Offers Real Parts, Real Fast
AprilElectronic Component News (ECN) Magazine: 3D Modeling and Advanced Tooling Technologies for Success

Medical Design Technology: Speed, Cost and Quality - Company finds perfect fit with Rapid Injection Molding
MarchMedical Design News: More sizes and colors for knee repair gauge.

Plastics News: Protomold takes a fast, simple approach

DesignFAX Magazine: Rapid Injection Molding slashes development time, production costs.
FebruaryProduct Design and Development: Rapid Injection Molding Plus Advanced Software Equal Fast, Affordable Prototypes
JanuaryAppliance Manufacturer: Plastics Molding: Real Parts, Real Fast

Desktop Engineering: Developing Products Faster
2003
DecemberPlastics News: Protomold expects strong sales growth to continue

Job Shop Technology: Injection Molder Streamlines Operations with Proprietary CAD/CAM Software

Twin Cities Business Monthly: Making parts faster, better, cheaper - and making it look easy
NovemberMachine Design Magazine: Real parts real fast with rapid injection molding
OctoberTime-Compression Technologies Magazine: Rapid Injection Molding Improves the Bottom Line
SeptemberDesign News Magazine: Web-Based Mold Design and High-Speed CNC Slash Lead Times
JulyMachine Design Magazine: Fast Molder Promises Real Parts in as Little as Five Days
MayInjection Molding Magazine: Fast Forward Prototyping Arrives
AprilPlastics News: Rapid Molder Protomold Boosts Sales, Space
MarchJob Shop Technology: Rapid Injection Molder Continues Growth
FebruaryMinnesota Technology: Maple Plain Based Protomold Thrives on Keeping Things Fast and Simple
2002
OctoberMinneapolis Star Tribune: Creating the Mold