The Upload

Using a digital manufacturer with infinite capacity offers a number of benefits.

Machined Parts for cutting-edge prostheses helped Paralympian 'Monster' Mike Garner Gold at X Games.

Consider Delrin as an excellent plastic replacement for metal because of its strength, versatility.

YouTuber Hacksmith takes fictional ideas from comics and video games and makes working prototypes.

Light weight and strength help aluminum and titanium excel for 3D-printed and machined parts.

Jigs and fixtures are key production tools and can be created using CNC machining or 3D printing.

For the first time, BattleBots granted a company permission to replicate its coveted Giant Nut trophy. The original is awarded to the team that wins the annual competition, which features fierce, fighting robots, and airs on the Discovery Channel.

Aerospace engineering students at Stanford use digital manufacturing to design new iteration of a highly efficient liquid propellant rocket capable of reaching an altitude of 30,000 feet.

As aerospace industry veterans, the founders of Gravity Laboratories are applying technical expertise in controls systems, mechanisms, and electronics to solve challenges in the production and film industry.

Consider cost, part performance when choosing PEEK or PEI (Ultem) Plastics for CNC machining or injection molding your parts.

The scientific initiative needed to quickly prototype custom components for product testing and iteration before moving to large-scale production.

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.