Industries

See how major industries use digital manufacturing to reduce development time, lower production costs, and get to market faster—and with better products—than ever before. 

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Industries We Serve




How Companies Use Protolabs


Medical

From connected devices to mass personalization of health care products, digital manufacturing accelerates medical development through rapid prototyping and bridge tooling and into production. 

Aerospace

Our automated manufacturing services are regularly used for fully functional aerospace components, from early prototyping and design validation to hot-fire testing and launch. 

Automotive

As trends like autonomous driving, on-board connectivity, and electric vehicles drive innovation, automotive companies are using digital manufacturing to accelerate new product development. 


Robotics

From intricate prototypes to scalable production, our collaborative approach ensures precision, flexibility, and reliability when producing robotic parts. 

Consumer Electronics

Support more SKUs and product customization that consumers now expect by manufacturing custom prototypes and end-use production parts on demand.

Industrial Equipment

Meet the growing need for connected hardware while still supporting legacy equipment and machinery with custom parts manufactured on demand.


Medical Device Injection Molding

Our medical molding service allows you to leverage the speed-in-development you are used to in the high-requirement environment of the medical space. Our team of medical molding manufacturing experts helps you take FDA Class I and II devices, or non-implantable components, quickly from prototype to production and is viable through regulatory body submissions.

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A Guide to Manufacturing Aerospace Parts

The aerospace and defense industry is known for producing complex and advanced products—jet engines, aircraft, rockets, satellites, drones, and more—that move fast in a highly regulated environment. It is no wonder that these factors of speed, complexity, and policy compliance play key roles in the manufacturing process.

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