Proto Labs Completes Startup of New Plymouth Facility
20 Maio 2014 - 12:43PM
Business Wire
Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE: PRLB), a leading online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer, has completed the move
of its CNC Milling operation from Maple Plain to its new production
facility in Plymouth, Minn., making way in Maple Plain for
conversion of the previous manufacturing space to office space. The
new 166,350 sq. ft. plant in Plymouth now houses a large share of
Proto Labs’ plastic and metal CNC machines along with about 175
office and manufacturing workers. Over the next few years, the
company plans to nearly double the number of employees in Plymouth.
Proto Labs’ tool-making, sampling, and research operations will
remain in Maple Plain.
A sea of CNC machines fill the production
floor at Proto Labs' new Plymouth facility, which still has
additional space for expansion. (Photo: Business Wire)
Employees at Proto Labs and members of the media were invited to
an open house on Thursday, April 24 to get a firsthand glimpse of a
facility on the brink of production. Shortly after, Proto Labs
began rapidly moving its industrial equipment in waves from its
Maple Plain headquarters to Plymouth, a strategy designed to avoid
any production downtime. It worked. “During the move, we’ve
maintained a 99.7 percent on-time rate of shipped parts with our
Firstcut [CNC machining] service and are now fully operational in
our new facility,” says Mike Kenison, Proto Labs Vice President of
Manufacturing.
With the hiring of a new CEO, the introduction of two new
manufacturing processes and the acquisition of Raleigh, North
Carolina-based additive manufacturer, Fineline Prototyping, Inc.,
it has been a busy first half of 2014 for Proto Labs with no
indication of slowing down in the near future.
“We’ve had a very productive spring with the launch of metal
injection molding and liquid silicone rubber molding as well as the
integration of a completely new service [Fineline] into our current
capabilities. Turning on production at our Plymouth plant is
reflective of our appetite for continued growth,” says Vicki Holt,
President and CEO at Proto Labs.
About Proto Labs, Inc.Proto Labs is a leading online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of custom parts for
prototyping and short-run production. Proto Labs provides “Real
Parts, Really Fast” by utilizing injection molding, computer
numerical control (CNC) machining and additive manufacturing to
produce custom parts for product designers and engineers worldwide.
For more information, visit protolabs.com.
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Proto Labs, Inc.Investor Relations:Jack Judd,
763-479-7408jack.judd@protolabs.comorMedia Relations:Bill Dietrick,
763-479-7664bill.dietrick@protolabs.com
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