Protolabs cooperates with RS Components to provide a new end-to-end 3D printing service

On September 9, 2021, Protolabs, a leading digital manufacturing service organization, announced a partnership with RS Components, an electronic component supplier, to provide a new integrated3D printingservice.The new “Design and Manufacturing Solution” will allow RS Components’ engineering and design customers to use the company’s DesignSpark CADsoftwareDesign parts, and then use Protolabs directly3D printingFacilities for manufacturing. Therefore, this integrated service covers all stages of the additive manufacturing workflow from design to delivery.

BjoernKlaas, vice president and general manager of the European region of Protolabs, said: “Our speed and advantages in digital manufacturing, and even the rapid creation of the most complex parts in a variety of plastics and metals, means that RS Components customers can enjoy the whole process from beginning to end. One-stop service. This wide range of services can also support almost all customers in the industrial field and give them more choices.”

△Protolabs in Morrisville, North Carolina3D printingfacility. Photo courtesy of Protolabs

End-to-end using DesignSpark3D printing

DesignSpark is a free 3D CAD software developed by RSComponents and Ansys. The program was originally launched in 2013, aiming to achieve fast and simple product development and iteration, users do not need to learn complex traditional CAD software.Rely onstl fileGeneration function, the 3D design program can also interact with3D printingThe workflow is well integrated.

Once a part is designed in DesignSpark, customers can directly upload their model to Protolabs’ mature e-commerce platform.There, it will be analyzed as manufacturability, quotation and3D printing, All of this is a seamless process.Through design and manufacturing solutions3D printingThe prototype can be manufactured in just one day (shipped within 1-15 days) and is guaranteed to meet the predetermined functional requirements.

Due to the extensive nature of Protolabs’ facilities, customers will be able to use a complete set of polymers and metals3D printingtechnology. This includes selective laser sintering (SLS), stereo lithography (SLA), multi-nozzle fusion (MJF), PolyJet (3D printingSilica gel) and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS).

Design and manufacture solutions3D printingThe service will initially only be provided to UK customers, but he will expand to the wider European market in due course.
Mike Bray, the group leader of RS Components, added: “In the rapidly evolving field of engineering, access to services that facilitate the rapid provision of prototypes or parts suitable for various applications can provide a real competitive advantage. At RS, our mission is to help customers Make the most of the opportunities surrounding Industry 4.0, both to educate them about the latest technological innovations, and to enable them to obtain these innovations. Our cooperation with Protolabs perfectly supports this mission.”

△Protolabs3D printingDMLS components. Photo courtesy of Protolabs

On-demand manufacturing needs

On-demand manufacturing bureaus like Protolabs are ready for those who are not yet readyinvestmy own3D printingThe machine company provides a super convenient way of additive manufacturing.For many projects, outsourced3D printingPrototyping is often the most economical way to develop products, and with the development of RS Components cooperation, this method is more simplified than ever.

Earlier this summer, metal and carbon fiber3D printingMachine manufacturerMarkforgedAnnounced that it plans to set up a dedicated production facility in AustraliafoodService of contact parts.The company will work with the Australian Meat Processing Company (AMPC) and office printing company Konica Minolta to establish a workflow that can be fast on demand3D printingSpare meat processing parts.

Elsewhere, headquartered in Yorkshire, England3D printingConsulting firm AME Group recently launched its new3D printingService Agency AME-3D, which previously received a £750,000 investment from NPIF-Mercia Equity Finance. This capital injection is the first major investment in AME Group’s 20-year history and will enable the company to hire new employees, obtain more equipment, and launch two new brands, the first of which is AME-3D.

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Protolabs cooperates with RS Components to provide a new end-to-end 3D printing service

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