Hubs, a web based 3D printing community acquired by Protolabs in 2021, has been rebranded because the Protolabs Community.
The rebrand comes almost three years to the day that Protolabs’ takeover was accomplished, with the mother or father firm saying that the Protolabs Community will give customers entry to greater than 250 suppliers globally. This, the corporate believes, will enable customers to make the most of aggressive costs, sooner lead instances, and a ‘unified buyer expertise.’
It comes after a profitable interval for Hubs, who has exhibited important year-on-year income development in 2023 and grown its community to greater than 250 ‘extremely vetted’ suppliers. That is supplemented by Protolabs’ homegrown factories, that are higher geared up to handle low volumes, to supply clients with a useful resource all through a product’s lifecycle. Collectively, Protolabs and the Protolabs Community additionally delivers an array of pricing choices, in addition to permitting clients to entry tighter tolerances and enhanced ending choices.
“We’re constructing a enterprise mannequin that the manufacturing trade has by no means seen earlier than, and clients are actually beginning to harness the complete potential it brings,” defined Rob Bodor, Protolabs’ President and CEO. “In Q3 2023 alone, Protolabs Community elevated its year-on-year income by near 87%. It’s a true testomony not solely to our savvy buyer base which is extracting that manufacturing worth, but additionally to our complete Protolabs workforce who’ve introduced this mannequin to life.”
“That is the way forward for the trade — manufacturing that’s utterly tailor-made to what clients want, after they want it, and on the worth level they need,” mentioned Peter Horowitz, Managing Director for Protolabs Community. “It’s thrilling to be on the frontline witnessing that evolution.”
