The Upload

At our current point in time in the evolution of additive manufacturing, 3D printing serves as both a blessing and a curse with young engineers—thankfully, Protolabs gets it.

With all of the emerging EV choices, here’s a snapshot of a dozen emissions-free, electric vehicles that represent the growing variety of innovation emerging in the automotive sector.

Supply chain disruptions and shortages threaten progress in the the electric and autonomous vehicle industry. Digital manufacturing can help.

We recently hosted a customer roundtable on leveraging 3D printing for end-use production. Listeners got a behind-the-scenes look at how tech startup, OVR Technology, used HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing to reduce development time on its R&D product roadmap.

Fabricated sheet metal parts are prevalent in computer electronics components.

Consider these factors before choosing between a hard or soft metal for machining.

Our work with Breathe99 during the pandemic was recognized as a “Top Supply Chain Project” in 2021.

Compare the pros and cons of molds that are 3D printed in plastic versus tooling that is milled from aluminum.

3D printing and injection molding work well for plastic parts. Which is better? It depends.

Calling out Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) features in your design assures consistency for molded parts.

The recent Suez Canal ship blockage shows the need to mitigate supply chain risks.

The crew at Hacksmith Industries are pros in taking fictional ideas from comics, movies, and video games, and making actual functioning prototypes. So naturally, we teamed up to help them create creating the world’s fastest grappling hook winch, made famous on The Mandalorian series.