Partnerships

We firmly believe that partnering with like-minded organizations will help increase awareness and adoption of manufacturing technologies across many different applications and industries. See how partnering with industry and university leaders is helping advance the future of digital manufacturing.

Protolabs x Cool Idea Award

We love to partner with innovative thinkers—from university students and scientists to nonprofits and sustainability leaders—to help bring new products to the finish line with manufacturing grants and promotional support. Learn more about the program at our Cool Idea Award hub.

Breath99 Mask

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Breathe99, our Cool Idea Award winner, has developed a new-form mask called the B2, which can save lives with a new fit, high-quality filtration, and a rugged, sustainable design.

SECORE

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SECORE approached Protolabs during the design iteration process for the collection net’s funnel attachment. Protolabs 3D-printed the collapsible funnel with Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) using TPU-70A, an elastic thermoplastic material with high abrasion and chemical resistance.

The Boom STEM Project

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The goal of Cool Idea Award winner, the BOOM, is to teach entrepreneurship, engineering, and economic skills to teen boys and girls who lack opportunities to learn marketable skills. Protolabs helped provide 3D-printed parts for the development process.

Protolabs x Industry

Digital manufacturing is constantly evolving to meet the demands of today. We work alongside industry leaders and government organizations to ensure we remain on the cutting edge and continue to provide the best capabilities to designers and engineers.

GE Additive

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We are helping accelerate the adoption of metal additive manufacturing through our partnership with GE Additive.

Mazak

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We use the Mazak INTEGREX Multi-Tasking machines to meet the CNC needs of our customers who often require low volumes and quick-turn lead times.

America Makes

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As a member of America Makes, we proudly support the digital transformation of America's manufacturing industry.

Protolabs x Education

Universities across the country are making the most of breakthroughs in product innovation to make conceptual ideas a reality. We are honored to partner with many of these institutions to help support the next generation of product designers and mechanical engineers. Learn more in our Education Hub.

Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Challenge

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University of Minnesota Competition Pairs Product Innovation with Digital Manufacturing

Duke Biomedical Engineering

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We provide design aids, material samples, and books to Duke's Biomedical Engineering Masters program to help students learn more about digital manufacturing.

MIT Additive Manufacturing Consortium

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As a founding member of MIT’s Center for Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies (ADAPT), we are helping accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing.

Harvard Innovation Labs

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Born out of Harvard’s Innovation Lab, Whoop used rapid machining, molding to accelerate development of its fitness tracker.

Protolabs x Makers

Digital manufacturing is rapidly expanding what is possible for makers. We love to partner with people, programs, social media channels that epitomize this and introduce new audiences to magic of advanced manufacturing tech.

Mark Rober

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We provided custom machined aluminum parts for the latest version of Mark Robert's Glitterbomb—a device designed to foil package thieves.

Hacksmith

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We provided a 3D-printed metal revolving spool, built with direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), for the winch from The Mandalorian series.

Battlebots

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For several seasons, Protolabs has manufactured parts for the Battlebot DUCK!

Protolabs x You?

We are always in search of unique partnerships that would benefit from our digital manufacturing capabilities. Whether you fit into one of the above categories or have an outside-of-the-box idea, we are open to starting a conversation. Some basic requirement include:

Based in the United States
Affiliated with an established company or educational institution; or have a business plan that you are prepared to discuss
Have a manufacturing need that we can accommodate? Check out our capabilities.

If you are still interested, contact Brent Renneke at [email protected] with your idea and how we could help.