The Upload

Explore how digital manufacturing techniques aid in process traceability for injection molding.

Precision in sheet metal parts is possible, but it takes knowing some important design guidelines to get the parts you want. Fundamental to that is understanding tolerance.

GD&T is an industry standard symbolic language used to communicate allowable geometric represents the evolution of the CTQ quality inspection process.

Speed to react to a shifting economy is creating a new set of standards for product and process development. All this leads us to a new set of challenges causing a re-evaluation of strategies for design and process verification and validation.

Tough economic times and supply chain woes require advanced design and production techniques for injection molding. Digital manufacturing keeps you on-time with automation that helps avoid hiccups in your supply chain.

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

Ensuring quality is a fundamental component at Protolabs, and this component can be found throughout the entire manufacturing process.

Protolabs has several molding process controls in place to ensure molded parts are consistent from run to run and meet our customers’ specifications.

Quality controls at Protolabs include rigorous quality certifications and a dedication to quality initiatives throughout the manufacturing process.

Protolabs takes several steps during production to maintain traceability, achieve on-time delivery, and produce parts that meet our customers' requirements.