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Wrapped Gifts
Eye on Innovation
December 5, 2022

Forget the Partridge in a Pear Tree: 12 Holiday Gifts for Engineers

Check out these great gifts to give to your favorite engineer for the holidays!
By Protolabs
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Formula Berkeley Team
Electric Vehicles
September 22, 2022

Manufacturing Partnership Helps Fuel College Formula Team Electric Vehicles

Supporting universities that are making breakthroughs in product innovation is a cause near and dear to us, and we love seeing what the next generation of product designers and engineers are up to!
By Protolabs
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Cargo ships loading at a port
Supply Chain
August 9, 2022

Onshoring Supply Chains Help Relieve Supply Pains

Learn the key benefits of integrating onshore suppliers into your supply chain to better respond to global events and challeneges.
By Rob Young
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Cobot
Digital Manufacturing
August 4, 2022

Decoding Fourth Industrial Revolution Buzzwords

Industry 4.0. is unfolding in real time and the conversation on digitization, automation, and the present and future state of manufacturing is generating quite a buzz. Let’s unpack some common buzzwords we hear on the subject and how they relate to digital manufacturing.
By Protolabs
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Automotive-EV-Infrastructure
Industry Spotlight
May 23, 2022

Digital Manufacturing Helps Power Automotive Industry’s EV Revolution

A game-changing innovation race with high market-share stakes is taking place in the automotive sector these days as the industry makes a quantum shift from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to electric vehicles.
By Rob Young
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pie chart of events
MFG 360
March 14, 2022

Preparing for the Next Black Swan Event

It is not a question of if but rather when will the next black swan event hit the globalized supply chain. And it is critical that companies learn from the last couple of years and develop an agile supply chain network that delivers value, reduces risk, and is not just driven by cost.
By Gurvinder Singh
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Our Digital Quoting Platform Wins the LEAP Awards Gold Medal
Industry 4.0
October 15, 2021

Our Digital Quoting Platform Wins the LEAP Awards Gold Medal

Our new digital quoting platform took home the gold in the software category of the 2021 LEAP (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) Awards.
By Protolabs
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injection molding digital thread
Industry 4.0
September 27, 2021

Global Lighthouse Network Recognizes Protolabs as Leader in Fourth Industrial Revolution

Our injection molding facility in Plymouth, Minn. has been inducted into the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network, recognizing our industry leading efforts to implement Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.
By Protolabs
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cnc machines
Supply Chain
September 8, 2021

How to Combat Supply Chain Complexities

Supply chains are critical to success, but are often incredibly complicated. Let’s take a look at external supply chains within the National Laboratory system and how digital manufacturing fits in.
By Protolabs
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Duke engineering classroom
Education
August 16, 2021

When 3D Printing is the Double-edged Sword that Leads to the ‘Manufacturability Talk’

At our current point in time in the evolution of additive manufacturing, 3D printing serves as both a blessing and a curse with young engineers—thankfully, Protolabs gets it.
By Paul Fearis
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Supply Chain award from SDCE
Supply Chain
June 16, 2021

Protolabs and Breathe99 recognized as 2021 Top Supply Chain Project

Our work with Breathe99 during the pandemic was recognized as a “Top Supply Chain Project” in 2021.
By Protolabs
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Inspection of a molded part for med tech
MFG 360
May 24, 2021

Let's Get Critical (to Quality) with Injection Molding Part Design

Calling out Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) features in your design assures consistency for molded parts.
By Protolabs
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