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Need Sheet Metal Parts?
Unlike traditional sheet metal shops, we have infinite capacity and an easy-to-use online quoting system ensuring on-time shipment every time—whether you need a single part or 500 parts.
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Rapid Manufacturing Wins Fabricator Magazine’s 2019 Industry Award
Rapid Manufacturing, a Protolabs company, has won Fabricator Magazine’s 2019 Industry Award. The award recognizes Rapid’s quick-turn sheet metal production capabilities, its lean manufacturing efforts, and the company’s overall evolution.
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Prototyping or Low-volume Production?
We have two service options for molding. One is best suited for those who need smaller part quantities often associated with prototyping and the other a good fit for those who require larger part quantities common in low-volume production. Both offer digital inspections.
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Precision 3D Printing with Stereolithography
Stereolithography (SLA) can 3D print parts with extremely small features, tight tolerance requirements, and smooth surface finishes. Metal plating, microfluidics, and a variety of secondary ops like painting and graphics are also possible.
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Selecting a Material
Choose from hundreds of commercial-grade plastic, metal, elastomer, and liquid silicone rubber materials suitable for both prototyping and production.
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MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES IN THE U.S.
7
MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES GLOBALLY
12
MANUFACTURING SPACE
750,000 SQ. FT.
ACTIVE IN
160
COUNTRIES
PARTS MANUFACTURED
PER MONTH
3.1 million
UNIQUE PRODUCT DEVELOPERS SERVED
37,000
NOTE: Statistics Based on 2017 Results at Protolabs
Resources
Blog
Protolabs Partners with MIT Consortium to Advance Manufacturing
We are excited to announce that we are a founding member of MIT’s Center for Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies (ADAPT).
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White Paper
Designing for Sheet Metal Fabrication
An exploration of materials, manufacturing processes, design considerations, and finishing options for sheet metal prototypes and low-volume production parts.
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Cool Idea! Award
Clinical Trials Deem Ear-Care Device Sound
SafKan has created a pair of headphones, called OtoSet, that can professionally clean a patient’s ear in just 35 seconds. The Cool Idea! Award helped SafKan meet various customization requirements during OtoSet’s pivotal clinical trials stage.
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Blog
How Do You Move 295 CNC Machines? Glad You Asked.
As demand for machined parts continued to grow at Protolabs, we needed to expand our operations. Here's a look at how we scouted out a new location and executed a move of 295 CNC machines over five weeks.
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“The success of the Black Panther mask not only demonstrates Protolabs’ capabilities but the potential of 3D printing to advance packaging design.”
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