ProtoLabs is a digital manufacturing company founded in 1999 that lets engineers and designers move from CAD files to production parts in days rather than weeks or months. Its digital-first platform supports rapid injection molding, CNC machining, 3D printing and sheet metal fabrication, with manufacturing facilities across the United States and Europe. The company works with customers across the product lifecycle, from initial prototyping through end-use production.
The technical work spans a CAD-to-production platform and four distinct manufacturing processes, serving industries including medical devices, aerospace components, automotive parts, robotics and consumer electronics. Lead-time compression - from weeks or months down to days - is the central engineering problem the business is built around.
ProtoLabs employs over 2,400 people. The company describes its culture as one of doers, makers and creative thinkers, with an entrepreneurial approach to problems and a commitment to responsible corporate citizenship; the Protolabs Foundation supports community initiatives.
