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Proto Labs initiates public offering
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Proto Labs, Inc. announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 4,300,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $16.00 per share. The…
Use a smart phone to share digital microscope images
Monday, January 2, 2012
This is an innovative design—a plastic mount that connects smart phones to microscopes to digitally capture and share scientific images. This is such an innovative idea, that Proto…
Tips on Clips Part 2: Make it Snappy
Monday, January 2, 2012
Plastic’s ability to flex without permanently deforming allows molded parts to incorporate a variety of snap fasteners other than the common hooked cantilever clip. These include: • annular…
QuicKaddy Design is Latest Cool Idea! winner
Monday, December 12, 2011
A patent-pending hex key case design by mechanical engineer Matt Nestor is the latest recipient of the Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award. Proto Labs will provide Nestor with…
Fast prototyping speeds development of breakthrough vision screening
Monday, December 12, 2011
PediaVision® is a medical device company that provides comprehensive vision assessment technology for use on adults and children as young as 6 months old. Their latest innovation, Spot,…
A closer look at injection molding
Monday, December 5, 2011
Periodically we will be showing you potential service providers and resources for your rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing needs. Here’s an interesting video from a Michigan company, PTI…
Tips on Clips
Monday, December 5, 2011
One of the many benefits of plastic resin is the ease with which it can be molded into complex shapes. This often allows a single part to replace…
Latest Cool Idea! Winner: RoughRider® Wheelchair
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Proto Labs has chosen Whirlwind Wheelchair International as the latest recipient of its Cool Idea! Award. Proto Labs – a leading online and technology-enabled manufacturer of quick-turn prototype…
Round like a Wheel, Not Like an Egg
Sunday, September 4, 2011
When making round parts—gears, pistons, plugs, and anything else that needs to fit, seal, or spin—start by asking just how round does it need to be? If the…
Subtractive prototyping with plastic
Monday, August 15, 2011
When you think of plastic materials for rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing processes probably come to mind. But subtractive prototyping can work with plastic materials too. The main benefit…
Managing Editor, Leslie Langnau
Leslie Langnau is the Managing Editor of the Design World Network. She also has more than 20 years experience as a technology editor, covering such areas as controls, mechanics, mechatronics, couplings, industrial networks, and the field now known as additive manufacturing (formerly rapid prototyping).
