"Thanks to Protolabs rapid machining, we can go from the drawing stage to reality in only a matter of days."
“Protolabs has been so efficient that the end caps are actually the first completed parts we have received for FROG.”
“On parts where aesthetics are very important, it is easy to end up with deviations in colour or texture as a consequence of abrupt material acceleration."
“Obviously we chose to go ahead and go for it because it didn’t seem anybody was going to do this anytime soon We couldn’t afford for our family to wait for somebody else to do it.”
“In our first study with 20 patients, the participants’ subjectively perceived tinnitus decreased by between 30 and 100 percent. Building on these results, a clinical study is now also planned to further investigate the effectiveness of ForgTin. In the meantime, we are about to launch our product and I look forward to being able to help the first patients this autumn.”
“We really appreciate how Protolabs caught that quality concern early on. Sometimes we never hear feedback from a producer. If we reject parts, they have to approve the rejection, and the process can drag on for many weeks.”
"We became interested in additive manufacturing [industrial-grade 3D printing] and experimented with it, and, as the industry expanded so did our print parts with much higher resolution and precision tooling than what was available previously. The savings in both cost and time also became a factor.”
“I needed something high-quality that I could demonstrate, and Protolabs came to the rescue. They are reasonable in their prices and the quality is excellent.”
"Efficiency is built into the Protolabs system. It’s fast, you get answers quickly and can be confident in the accuracy. We benefitted from that hugely."
“The success of the Black Panther mask not only demonstrates Protolabs’ capabilities but the potential of 3D printing to advance packaging design.”
“It’s baked into our design and our R&D process now. It’s easier for me to order a mold for a part for a medical device (from Protolabs) than it is for me to pay my mortgage online.”
“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.”
"For the machined parts, which were used for customer testing under real conditions and testing in extreme conditions, I did not ask for a particular finish. The sandblasted finish offered by Protolabs is perfectly demonstrable, even marketable. The prototypes we made were worn for several months without any deterioration in the mechanical quality or aesthetics."
"There was a need to build a lightweight, heat-resistant and high-quality anti-vibration mount without increasing the size of the ECU. One with a complex design yet manufactured in small volumes."
“[Automakers] these days want more features packed into smaller packages. That’s our challenge, stuffing all that functionality into that little package.”