Proto Labs to Introduce Metal Injection Molding at AD&M Trade Show
05 Junho 2014 - 12:18PM
Business Wire
Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) will formally introduce its new
metal injection molding process in New York at the Atlantic Design
and Manufacturing trade show on June 10-12. Over the past year, the
online and technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer has developed
an advanced process for molding low-volume stainless steel parts,
which is now available to its customers.
Proto Labs is now accepting metal
injection molding orders for low volumes of stainless steel parts.
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Representatives from Proto Labs will be in attendance at
AD&M discussing MIM and its different applications. Metal
injection molding is a multi-step process that can produce complex,
fully dense metal parts that are used across many different
industries, particularly in automotive, medical and consumer
electronics sectors.
“The launch of metal injection molding at Proto Labs lets us
fill a nearly unoccupied space in the manufacturing industry, which
is the short-run production of metal parts,” explains Proto Labs
President and CEO, Vicki Holt. “MIM has traditionally been limited
to large-scale manufacturing of tens of thousands of parts; we can
now machine a mold and deliver around 5,000 parts in about three
weeks. We’re thrilled to provide that service for product
developers.”
Proto Labs’ integration of metal injection molding comes in
parallel to its recent addition of liquid silicone rubber (LSR)
molding, with the two new processes enhancing the established
thermoplastic molding capabilities in Protomold. Additionally, the
Minnesota-based company has made a major investment in additive
manufacturing having just acquired FineLine Prototyping from
Raleigh, North Carolina. The additive manufacturing service uses
stereolithography, selective laser sintering and direct metal laser
sintering to build rapid prototype parts, and is seen as a
complement to Proto Labs’ Firstcut CNC Machining and Protomold
Injection Molding services.
With molding, machining, and now additive manufacturing, Proto
Labs is in the unique position to take its customers from the very
early stages of prototyping up through mid-volume production.
“We’ve added five new manufacturing processes in the first five
months of 2014,” says Holt. “It’s all about talking with our
customers, listening to what they want and providing it to them.
MIM, LSR and our three additive processes represent that.”
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 LabsBill Dietrick,
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