Back

Services

Services
Injection Molding Service

CNC Machining Service

3D Printing Service

Sheet Metal Fabrication

Injection Molding Service

Plastic Injection Molding
Plastic Molding Guidelines

Silicone Rubber Molding
Silicone Rubber Guidelines

Overmolding and Insert Molding
Overmolding and Insert Molding Guidelines

Related Links

On-Demand Manufacturing

Quality Capabilities

Finishing

Injection Molding Materials

Small Molded Parts
Even Faster

Get 7-day standard lead times on simple parts between 0.5 in. x 0.5 in. and 4 in. x 3 in. Upload your part to see if it’s eligible.

Upload Now

CNC Machining Service

CNC Milling
Milling Guidelines

CNC Turning
Turning Guidelines

Production Machining Guidelines

Precision Machining Guidelines

Related Links

Threading Options

Surface Finishes for CNC Machining

CNC Machining Materials

Max Extents by Material

Definitive Guide to CNC Machining

Take an in-depth look at CNC machining, from milling to turning and prototyping to production.

Download

3D Printing Service

Stereolithography
SLA Guidelines

Metal 3D Printing
DMLS Guidelines

Multi Jet Fusion
MJF Guidelines

Selective Laser Sintering
SLS Guidelines

PolyJet
PolyJet Guidelines

Carbon DLS
Carbon Guidelines

Related Links

Post-Processing

3D Printing Materials

Large Format 3D Printing

Vapor Smoothing

Vapor Smoothing is Here!

Vapor smoothing is available for 3D-printed nylon parts. The process eliminates rough surfaces and leaves a glossy, aesthetic finish on parts.

Learn More

Sheet Metal Fabrication

Metal Laser Cutting Sheet Metal Forming Sheet Metal Finishing Options Sheet Metal Guidelines Countersink Chart eRapid

Related Links

Sheet Metal Materials

Sheet Metal Design Guide

Sheet Metal Surface Finish Guide

Check out our sheet metal guide for a quick snapshot of our Standard and Cosmetic finishing options available for various sheet metal materials.

Download
Materials

Materials

Materials by Service
Injection Molding CNC Machining 3D Printing Sheet Metal

Materials by Type
Plastics Metals Elastomers

Related Links
Customer Supplied Resins Colors

Definitive Guide to
CNC Machining

Our downloadable guide offers tips on optimizing your design for machining, tolerances and threading considerations, choosing the right material for your parts, and much more.

Download
Resources

Resources
Design Tips Toolkits Guides and Trend Reports Case Studies Design Aids Webinars and Trade Shows

Blog Videos FAQs Educators and Students Glossary

Industries Medical Aerospace Automotive Consumer Electronics Industrial Equipment Robotics

The Design Cube

This design aid demonstrates part features that are too thin or too thick, bad bosses, right and wrong ribs, and other considerations to be mindful of while designing parts for injection molding.

Request Design Cube
About Us

About Us
Who We Are Why Protolabs? Factories x Network What is Network? Quality Assurance at Network Digital Quoting Platform Research and Development Charitable Giving and Community Impact

Careers Investors Locations Press Procurement Partnerships Cool Idea Award

Contact Us
Proto Labs, Inc.
5540 Pioneer Creek Dr.
Maple Plain, MN 55359
United States

P: 877.479.3680
F: 763.479.2679
E: customerservice@protolabs.com

Digital Factories x
Partner Network

Our digital factories produce low-volume parts in days while our digital network of manufacturing partners powered by Hubs unlocks advanced capabilities and volume pricing at higher quantities.

Learn More

Get a Quote

Quarterly Results

Quarterly Results