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April 12, 2017

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To get its new Indago quadcopter off the ground and into a soaring market for commercial drones, Lockheed Martin turned to Proto Labs for our rapid prototyping and on-demand production capabilities. The aerospace, defense, and technology giant used Proto Labs’ automated design for manufacturability (DFM) and quoting system to quickly move its drone from 3D-printed prototypes to injection-molded parts, and accelerate its time to market. Read more about the development of Lockheed Martin's drone at protolabs.com.

 
 

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