Proto Labs, Inc. Celebrates 10th Anniversary

May 2009—Proto Labs, Inc. the global leader in quick-turn CNC machining and injection moulding today announced the celebration of ten years in business.

In May of 1999, Proto Labs began business as Protomold and radically reduced the lead time and cost to manufacture custom prototype and low-volume production parts.  Their industry-changing innovation was achieved through the application of proprietary software and automated manufacturing systems that allow Proto Labs to do in hours what used to take weeks.

Over a millennium saved in time to market.

“By our calculations, since 1999 we have helped design engineers reduce their cumulative time to market by about 1,200 years” said Brad Cleveland, Proto Labs President and CEO. “We have also continually expanded the size, complexity and materials offered by our services as well as our ability to support design engineers around the globe. We can’t wait to see what the next ten years brings.”