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Recycling Helps Build Circular Economy for AM
Advances in 3D printer materials handling capabilities and recycling services are helping engineers optimize scrap parts and unused additive manufacturing materials. 
Protolabs Introduces Accelerated Anodizing and Chromate Plating
Protolabs' expanded CNC machining capabilities enable ability to get custom plated Parts in as fast as 4 days.
Recycling Helps Build Circular Economy for AM
Advances in 3D printer materials handling capabilities and recycling services are helping engineers optimize scrap parts and unused additive manufacturing materials. 
Galvanizing Hybrid Manufacturing Workflows
As all-in-one solutions emerge, software and automation are streamlining additive manufacturing and other manufacturing processes into optimized and integrated production workflows.
Protolabs Debuts Volume Pricing via Digital Network of Manufacturers
Manufacturing model pairs company’s own digital factories with distributed supplier network to expand options for product developers and production buyers.
The Support-Free 3D Printing Balancing Act
Despite the upside to support-free 3D printing, supports should be considered as just another tool in the toolbox to optimize certain parts and applications.
Editor’s Pick: Analyze models for 3D printing suitability
Protolabs Instant Manufacturability Analysis online service simplifies parts design process for 3D printing.
Editor’s Picks: February 15-21, 2023
One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.
Diversification and Domestic Production Keep Rising
On-demand manufacturers brace for supply chain volatility.
Protolabs Launches Instant Manufacturability Analysis for 3D Printing
Get automated design feedback and expanded material and finishing options for 3D printing with new solution.
Digital Tools Fuel Reshoring Revolution
AM and digital manufacturing tools are in the spotlight as companies localize and distribute manufacturing closer to home to build greater resiliency into their supply chains.
Protolabs Expands CNC Machining Offer
Volume pricing, precision tolerances, enhanced finishes, and other machining capabilities now available for product developers, company says.
Digital Design and Manufacturing Get Legislative Nod
The CHIPS Act and AM Forward initiative emphasize digital design and manufacturing as part of a strategy to turbocharge U.S. manufacturing and innovation.
Crafting a Sustainable Engineering Culture 
Organizations are embracing new tools and seeding new design practices to promote sustainability objectives and build greener products.
Picking the Right Process
There is no single solution to choosing the optimal production process, just a tried-and-true method of asking the right questions and leveraging vendor help.
Get a Grip on Print Quality
As use of 3D printing expands, designers are challenged to ensure quality control. New tools are emerging to help.



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