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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Explore the variables involved in calculating the cost of 3D-printed parts when using metal additive manufacturing technologies.

An online manufacturing platform offers the best of service bureau AND supplier network options.

We’re pleased to announce our all-new digital quoting platform.

Explore how our new manufacturing analysis system can help optimize your CAD model

A speedier method for one of the fastest 3D printing processes and new light-sensing, color changing material top this month’s search for innovation.