Manufacturing Partnerships

See how innovative companies are using digital manufacturing to solve complex development challenges and launch successful products to market fast.

Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson Factory Racing engineers quickly iterate using Protolabs to manufacture quick-turn, high quality parts. Speeding iteration of injection-molded, CNC-machined, 3D-printed, and sheet metal fabricated parts, the team has turned to both our factory-based services and Protolabs Network.   

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NASA

NASA partners with Protolabs to machine a crowdsourced, generatively designed part that was delivered in only 36 hours so the design could be presented at the PowerSource Global Summit.

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AseptiScope
Protolabs manufactured parts critical
Hinetics
Helping Electrical Engines for Aircraft Soar
BrailleDoodle
Protolabs awarded a grant to create a prototype of the vital tool, helping kids read for the first time.
Nordson Corporation
Multi Jet Fusion offers design freedom, durable materials to help Nordson Corp. rapidly prototype parts for adhesive dispenser for consumer electronics sector
Mindsett
IoT firm accelerates development of energy-saving device by onshoring production with quick-turn injection molding
Nokia
Digital manufacturing goes above and beyond by molding 19 different part designs for Nokia
Downhole Emerging Technologies
Direct metal laser sintering accelerates development of tool for new geothermal technologies and lands national energy award
LUCI Wheelchair
On-demand injection molding, plus sheet metal fabrication, help bring LUCI technology to market
Aura
Designers and engineers across the country quickly assembled The Aura Project to address ventilator shortage during pandemic
FOAM-iT
Maker of Disinfectant Equipment Curbs Demand Spike During Global Pandemic with On-demand Manufacturing
Corindus
Medtech firm uses low-volume injection molding to bring new coronary interventional technology to market
UVision360
Additive manufacturing—and an exclusive MicroFine™ resin—help UVision360 rapidly prototype ultrafine parts, reduce tooling costs, and speed diagnostic scope to market
OVR Technology
OVR Technology turns to Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing at Protolabs to evolve VR experiences
NASA: Moon to Mars Competition
University research teams use Protolabs’ manufacturing services to help make dream of extracting water on Mars, Moon a reality
Lockheed Martin and NASA
Custom sheet metal parts solve storage space limitations—in space—for eventual voyage to Mars.
Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin Brings Exoskeleton to Life with Digital Manufacturing
Invoy Technologies
Invoy Technologies uses rapid injection molding for reusable and disposable parts in its next-gen medical device
PepsiCo
Global food and beverage brand creates replica Black Panther mask with Multi Jet Fusion
Whoop Inc.
Fitness tech startup uses rapid manufacturing to accelerate its design cycles and get to market faster
Tervis Tumbler
Tervis leverages rapid injection molding for both prototypes and end-use parts
Brunswick Boats
Boat manufacturer charts new course with 3D printing and injection molding
Lockheed Martin
Indago drone takes flight with automated design analysis