Metal 3D Printing Service
Our dedication to quality and staff of 3D printing engineers will help ensure your part design is a success. Choose from a variety of metal materials and post-process options depending on your application's requirements. We know every day of development counts, so let's get started.
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Upload your 3D CAD file to get an instant quote.
With our metal 3D printing service, you’re able to choose from several secondary processes like post-process machining, tapping, reaming, and heat treatments that produce end-use production parts.
3D Printing Service For Quality Parts
Proto Labs, Inc., 5540 Pioneer Creek Dr. Maple Plain, MN 55359 USA
877-479-3680 | customerservice@protolabs.com
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Get a Design Cube Molded with Custom Colorant
Get Molded Parts in any Color
Match the exact color of a Pantone or even supply a physical sample and we'll match it within a Delta E specification of less than or equal to 3.0
Custom colorant is available for ABS, ABS/PC, polypropylene, and polyethylene resins.
Prototyping or Production? You Decide.
Select a tooling option that's tailored to your project's needs
Rapid Injection Molding with Protolabs
Ready to Start?
Have a design that you need molded? Upload your 3D CAD file and within hours we'll send you a quote along with design analysis.
Submit Your Parts
Upload your CAD file and within hours, you’ll receive a free design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis and quote--with the option to talk with an application engineer.
Let Us Do the Rest
Once we have your approved design, we build your mold, run test parts, and complete your order--in as fast as a day.
Get Your Molded Parts
Unbox your parts and see your design come to life. Whether you’re ready to continue the prototyping process or move into production, Protolabs can take you there.
How Injection Molding at Protolabs Works
Upload your part and within hours, you’ll receive a free design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis and quote--with the option to chat with our experienced application engineers to perfect your design
Post-Processing for Molded Parts
Prototyping
- Lifetime volumes are likely below 2,000 parts
- An affordable entry point for tooling is important
- Part production is only needed for 1 year or less
- Lower mold price and higher piece-part price
On-Demand Manufacturing
- Lifetime volumes exceed 2,000 parts
- Lower part price is critical
- Part production is needed for several years
- Higher mold price and lower piecepart price
Depending on your application's requirements, you can choose from the following when requesting an injection molding quote:
- Mold texturing
- Custom color matching
- Threaded inserts
- Pad printing
- Laser engraving
- Basic assembly
Metal 3D Printing Materials
> Aluminum (AlSi10Mg)
> Stainless Steel (17-4 PH and 316L)
> Titanium ( Ti 6Al-4V)
> Cobalt Chrome
> Inconel 718
> Copper (CuNi2SiCr)
ISO 9001:2015 Certified | ITAR Registered
ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D Certified | ITAR
Advanced Capabilities for Metal 3D-printed Parts
Post-Process CNC Machining
Achieve tight tolerances for mating surfaces while having the design freedom of additive manufacturing. This can also result in cost savings due to less material waste.
Heat Treatment
We offer a variety of heat treatment options for stress relief and hardening. You can select standard stress relief, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), solution annealing, and aging.
Enhanced Inspections and Mechanical Testing
Get first article inspection per AS9102, dimensional inspection with balooned report as well as CMM, optical, and CT scanning. We also provide certified mechanical testing.
GET QUALITY 3D-PRINTED PARTS FAST
45,000+
Product developers served
100,000+
Parts printed each month
1 million+
Unique geometries
3D printed
120+
3D printing machines in our US facility
ISO 9001:2015 Certified | ITAR Registered
Advanced Capabilities for Metal 3D-printed Parts
Post-Process CNC Machining
Achieve tight tolerances for mating surfaces while having the design freedom of additive manufacturing. This can also result in cost savings due to less material waste.
Heat Treatment
We offer a variety of heat treatment options for stress relief and hardening. Choose from vacuum furnace, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), solution annealing, and aging.
Enhanced Inspections and Mechanical Testing
Get first article inspection per AS9102, dimensional inspection with balooned report as well as CMM, optical, and CT scanning. We also provide certified mechanical testing.
Metal 3D Printing Materials
We stock more than 100 different thermoplastic resins and accept customer-supplied materials. Our selection of injection molding materials includes:
> Aluminum (AlSi10Mg)
> Stainless Steel (17-4 PH and 316L)
> Titanium ( Ti 6Al-4V)
> Cobalt Chrome
> Inconel 718
> Copper (CuNi2SiCr)
Get a 3D Printing Surface Finish Guide
Grab this guide to see all your surface finish options across each of our six additive manufacturing technologies.
Upload your 3D CAD file to get an instant quote.
3D Printing Surface Finish Guide
Grab this guide to see all your surface finish options across each of our six additive manufacturing technologies.
Material and Powder Analysis
> All metal powder material is purchased per its ASTM standard
> Frequent powder testing is conducted to ensure adherence to chemical composition defined by the respective ASTM document
> Single-lot tracking of material
> Testing of particle size distribution for reference and tracking
NEW: Large Format Metal 3D Printing
We recently added the GE Additive X Line to our fleet of metal 3D printers to build Inconel 718 parts as large as 31.5 in. x 15.7 in. x 19.7 in. Have a project that might be a good fit? Contact us and we can discuss your requirements.