“I was delighted to discover Protolabs. I really enjoyed working with the team who were incredibly enthusiastic, curious and ready to take on the challenge. I appreciated how they were always happy to share ideas and help drive the project forward.”

"Being in an early prototyping stage, it was much easier to 3D print the complicated lug versus machine it. You get all of the features without having to do any additional design for manufacturability work."

“Within a few hours of the call, we had mobilised a dedicated design and manufacturing team to review the bracket’s design for manufacturability and offer suggestions on how stringent deadlines could be met.”

“The short turn-around time offered by Protolabs, in conjunction with a strong support team helping to deliver the parts, was extremely valuable. To put this into context, Protolabs can produce and deliver parts quicker than if we used a local workshop! This efficiency is essential with the production of a …

“First responders are telling us that every single day they go into dark, potentially harmful spaces where danger is ahead and they could use something to see into those spaces. The idea is to make it easier for first responders to help civilians but also to protect themselves from harm …

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

“It had the effect of improving the structural integrity of the hand and absorbing the impact shock from a punch, so the idea for the Boxing Hand Grenade was born and the response has been fantastic.”

“The reason we chose 3D printing as opposed to machining is that we could never get the attention to detail, the small geometries of the internal channels in there with traditional machining techniques.”

“Had we gone with prototype tooling with other vendors, there’s no way it would have been that quick—the Protolabs software interface with design analysis, is very clear, intuitive, and very helpful to get the design details right for moldability it works really well.”

“The ability to make tools [molds] fast, to make parts fast, being able to have support in low-volume [quantities] at a reasonable capital cost—these were the pieces we were looking for.”

“These are low-volume, high-value parts Protolabs is manufacturing for us.”

“Protolabs made many injection-molded parts for us in prototyping and right now Protolabs is making 30 to 40 specific, end-use parts in production volumes for us.”

"The online service was excellent, providing clear and understandable information, which guided my choice of material and finish for the piece."

“The Protolabs experts were responsible for modifying the non-machinable parts. We received a revised DFM 24 hours after submitting our parts and we immediately accepted it. If we had to redesign our parts, we would have lost quite a few days”.

"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."