Proto Labs

Proto Labs Company works on solution that will radically reduce the time it took to get injection-molded plastic prototype parts. Their solution was to automate the traditional manufacturing process by developing complex software that communicated with a network of mills and presses. As a result, plastic and metal parts could be produced in a fraction of the time it had ever taken before.

In 2014, they launched industrial-grade 3D printing services to allow product developers, designers, and engineers an easier path to move from early prototyping to low-volume production.

In 2017, they acquired Rapid Manufacturing to further expand its machining capabilities and introduce sheet metal fabrication services.

Today, Proto Labs is the world’s fastest manufacturer of custom prototypes and on-demand production parts with manufacturing facilities in five countries.

Headquarters is in Minnesota, USA .