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Editor’s Picks: March 21-27, 2019

March 28, 2019 · One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Protolabs and Wohlers Associates Team Up for Immersive Course on Design for Additive Manufacturing

March 21, 2019 · The event comes after the digital manufacturer's recent initiatives with GE Additive and MIT that focus on advancing 3D printing.

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Evaluating Your Additive Manufacturing Process

February 28, 2019 · As a low-volume prototyping technology, AM or 3D printing proves itself to be almost unrivaled in the range of forms it can produce at a reasonable cost.

Protolabs Selected as Part of National Manufacturing Tour

February 26, 2019 · Protolabs’ digital manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Minnesota will be a part of annual National Association of Manufacturers event.

Cool Idea! Award Grant Helps Push Automated Ear-Care Device toward Commercialization

February 1, 2019 · Protolabs’ Cool Idea! Award helps SafKan in meeting customization requirements during beta program stage.

Industry Focus: Designing for Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment

October 15, 2018 · The articles compiled in this special digital issue focus on how vendors are reacting to the need to digitize the factory floor and connect it all the way back through the enterprise to front-end product design and development.

ITAR Compliance in the Age of On-Demand HPC

October 1, 2018 · How to stay within ITAR’s rigid boundaries while straddling the cloud’s blurred borders.

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Robotics Meets Digital Manufacturing

September 13, 2018 · Design analysis and fast part turnaround can transform development processes with tight deadlines.

Proto Labs Torus

August 1, 2018 · Torus is filled with complexities: bayonets, text on ribs, gears, bump-offs, clip cams and more. We created the design aid to illustrate that just because we manufacture parts really fast, it doesn’t mean you’re limited to certain features in the geometry of your part. Torus has a trio of interconnected sections, each highlighting features that serve various purposes in part design. Get a free Torus design aid today!

Industry Focus: Designing for Aerospace & Defense

July 13, 2018 · The use of simulation in A&D has evolved from early experimentation to become a critical part of the product design and development cycle, so much so that the sheer amount of simulation data has become a management challenge. Companies are now looking to capitalize on all of that digital design and simulation data by connecting it to physical products, thereby creating a digital twin that can help improve predictive maintenance and inform future product designs. Other industries are now following A&D’s lead in simulation and building a digital thread.

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What to Know About Making Industrial-Grade 3D Parts

July 12, 2018 · You got it. 3D printing is great for prototypes, but here's what you need to know about 3D printed industrial-grade parts.

A New Way to Manufacture

June 1, 2018 · Online portals are quickly becoming the industry standard for parts. Here's a look at the benefits and when to bring in specialists.

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3D Printing Helps Limited Edition Make Big Impression

May 29, 2018 · A complex design, dispersed teams, limited runs and tight deadlines proved no barrier to success. Sounds like a Hollywood plot.

Advancing Additive Manufacturing Materials

April 1, 2018 · For the third year, DE has worked with Senvol to share material providers of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) materials from the Senvol Database.

Protolabs Expands by Adding New Building and Machines

March 26, 2018 · The company has recently invested in additional manufacturing equipment for its American and European facilities to support business growth. 

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Making a Modal Hammer for Tight Spaces

March 6, 2018 · When the tools for the job proved too cumbersome, this engineer re-engineered his tools and used production-grade 3D printing for the final part.

Industry Focus: Designing for Consumer Electronics

February 16, 2018 · Design engineers developing consumer electronics were some of the first to arrive at the intersection of hardware, electronics, software and aesthetics. That intersection has since become jammed with engineers from various disciplines trying to navigate their way through an ever-changing smart product landscape filled with new sensors, electronic design automation (EDA) tools, communication protocols and embedded software.

Post-Processing 3D Printed Prototypes

February 1, 2018 · Post-processing a 3D printed part is still a highly manual operation, but new technologies can help reduce both time and cost.

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Stop Hurrying Up to Wait

January 16, 2018 · You don't have to rush then wait to have the prototypes that keep your new product development moving along.

Proto Labs Acquires RAPID, Rebrands Company

December 11, 2017 · Proto Labs has completed its acquisition of privately held Rapid Manufacturing Group, LLC in New Hampshire, a custom parts supplier.


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