Expanded End-to-End Injection Molding Capabilities to Benefit Moldmakers
MD&M West 2025: Protolabs has expanded its injection molding capabilities with the introduction of full-service production.
Source | Protolabs
Volume pricing, rigid quality control and complete program management are among the production benefits possible as a digital manufacturer.
Protolabs has expanded its injection molding capabilities with the introduction of full-service production to help serve the medical industry at every stage in their product life cycles — from early prototyping and pre-production to large-scale manufacturing and end-of-life product support.
The evolution enables improved pricing options for larger part orders, enhanced quality control, and focused industry certifications critical in production while maintaining Protolabs’ established low-volume, quick-turn prototyping capabilities. Customers will have access to Protolabs’ injection molding capabilities that now combine speed with the quality needs specific to the medical industry. This includes tooling validation to help customers minimize unnecessary development cycles. Supply chain teams will also benefit from the ability to work with a single-source supplier accessible 24/7 through an unmatched e-commerce platform.
To align with the expansion, the entire customer experience at Protolabs is also evolving. In addition to immediate online access to instant quoting, customers now have the option to connect directly with a team of production experts for complete program management on projects. That includes assistance with the quoting platform and file uploads to help navigate orders with complex bill of materials (BoM) and strategic sourcing from both Protolabs and its network partners. Operations specialists can assist with logistics fulfillment and applications engineers can work with customers to optimize CAD models and reduce overall costs.
“It’s a deeper partnership with our customers —product developers, engineers, buyers, procurement teams —to ensure full production support from start to finish,” says Protolabs’ President and CEO, Rob Bodor.
Protolabs offers validated mold making processes that ensure compliance with medical industry-specific regulations and standards ensuring quality across the following:
- Iterative design
- Rapid prototyping
- Early production
- Full production
- End-of-life production
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