One of IndustryWeek's four Best Plants 2022 winners, Protolabs Injection Molding Facility in Plymouth, Minnesota, boasts an end-to-end digital chain and rapid product turnaround. Briana Miranda ...

Protolabs has been an industry leader in the digital manufacturing space, but the business faces numerous risks. The company's injection molding business could be disrupted by 3D printing. Protolabs ...

Proto Labs Inc. is expanding its capabilities past its historical prototyping specialty over the next five years to conform to customers' more "traditional" processing and full-service production ...

Proto Labs Inc. reported record sales of $135.4 million in the third quarter of 2025, but results were mixed across its plastics-focused services. Injection molding sales grew just 2 percent year-over ...

To robustly secure plastic housings for the wheelchair accessory, the part incorporated threaded metal inserts into molded plastic housings to improve strength. Power wheelchair users have the ...

Keeping moldability top of mind during the design process not only ensures that parts perform as intended, but can help save time and cut down on production costs. Before it even hits the factory ...

The digital manufacturer becomes one of only 10 U.S. companies honored by the World Economic Forum for industry advancements through manufacturing technology Protolabs is one of two North American ...

PLYMOUTH, Minn.—As a specialist in rapid manufacturing, Proto Labs Inc. was in a strong position to help its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We started seeing orders related to COVID back in ...

As use of 3D printing grows across industry due to the technology’s capability to produce assembly-ready parts, discrete manufacturers are realizing that 3D printing is an increasingly attractive ...

Protolabs is a technology-enabled manufacturer rooted in nearly 25 years of manufacturing parts for prototyping and production. Our software-first factories are often recognized in the industry for ...