“We were surprised by the quality of the final finish, which met all of our requirements and really stood out from the products offered by other companies. They have excellent knowledge about the products and services they offer, and this means that they provide the best options in manufacturing and …

“Protolabs gives us peace of mind with adaptable manufacturing schedules using their lean and just-in-time techniques. This lets us better manage cash flow and successfully grow our direct-to-customer business.”

“How we've managed to design those coils gives a little more flexibility in the spaces that we can put them into and how much power we can generate. We've tried to make those as compact as possible while generating enough voltage and power to charge the internal battery.”

“We’re enabling local farms to produce barley for their own community by engaging stakeholders in craft beer's supply chain from breeders to brewers, who can then use our equipment to test and prototype recipes.”

“[Protolabs] supports us by turning quotes around almost immediately with their outstanding web interface to track purchase requests and orders.”

"Dentists were already using wedges in other procedures, but they were usually made of wood. We couldn’t use wood since it would absorb the materials used in the treatment after tooth separation, so we started the development of an appropriate plastic wedge."

“The pressure on the product development team is enormous,” he says. "If a plastic part is approved for production it has to be 100% right. We leave nothing to chance. Our customers trust us implicitly.”

"When people really began doing cost analysis, the five minutes that a surgeon saved in the operating room did not compensate for the fact that the patient still had to come back to have the staples removed.”

“It has been very enlightening to us here at HP that we are able to get parts so rapidly out of the actual materials that we’re going to use in the final production.”

“The fact that Protolabs could provide design feedback within a couple of hours after we uploaded our CAD into its design for manufacturability analysis software, rapid prototyping of the parts, and a low volume injection moulding solution that keeps the cost per part down was invaluable.”

“The DFM (design for manufacturability) and the interactive quote system was extremely helpful and efficient. I loaded up my parts, the system gave me quick feedback, identified errors, and generally speaking, within 24 hours I got a quote on my latest design iteration, which was great.”

“Protolabs’ quoting system, where you can upload CAD models onto their website, really is brilliant. The interface is really easy to use and then it takes a good look at your design and gives you feedback for production. It’s an invaluable tool.”

“It was good working with Oliver as although his design was manufacturable from the outset, he had the flexibility to tweak and refine his design for the injection moulding process. It’s satisfying to have those conversations upfront with a client about the draft, the gate and the ejector layout, and …

“Protolabs is a tremendous ally because they enable us to develop and iterate at a much higher speed. Sometimes, we use Protolabs as the manufacturer for a given component for the lifetime of the project because they are so great to work with.”

“It was an extraordinary engineering challenge that was met by extraordinary service from Protolabs. We appreciated their efficiency, expertise, attention to detail and the speed was something that not many other manufacturers could have achieved. Once we had the material locked in, Protolabs molded the parts and shipped them out …