Protolabs

Maple Plain, Minnesota, United States · Established · protolabs.com

Protolabs provides on-demand CNC machining, injection molding and 3D printing, used by robotics companies for rapid prototyping and hardware iteration.

Robotics · watchlist · score 75Space · prospect · score 21

Positioning

Protolabs is a US digital-manufacturing company (NYSE:PRLB, ~$533M revenue) with record Q2-26 revenue of $149.3M (+10.6%), whose CNC machining is its largest and fastest-growing line ($70.4M in Q2, +13.6%), driven partly by data-center and aerospace/defense demand. It posted four consecutive quarters of accelerating revenue and raised FY26 guidance twice (to 8-10% growth), with its third-party Protolabs Network growing ~18% YoY. It combines in-house rapid manufacturing with a marketplace mix.

Latest signals

  • Protolabs partnered with NASA to machine a generatively designed part in 36 hours.Protolabs

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Facts, with sources

  • Protolabs partnered with NASA to machine a generatively designed part in 36 hours.Partnership · Protolabs
  • [object Object]Revenue band · Protolabs IR

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials10
Progress8
Technology6
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage6

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Questions this page answers

What does Protolabs do?

Protolabs provides on-demand CNC machining, injection molding and 3D printing, used by robotics companies for rapid prototyping and hardware iteration. Protolabs is a US digital-manufacturing company (NYSE:PRLB, ~$533M revenue) with record Q2-26 revenue of $149.3M (+10.6%), whose CNC machining is its largest and fastest-growing line ($70.4M in Q2, +13.6%), driven partly by data-center and aerospace/defense demand. It posted four consecutive quarters of accelerating revenue and raised FY26 guidance twice (to 8-10% growth), with its third-party Pro

Where does Protolabs rank in robotics?

Protolabs is on the Robotics watchlist list of Frontier Tech Intelligence with a score of 75 out of 100, below the Top 100.

Where is Protolabs based and when was it founded?

Protolabs is based in Maple Plain, Minnesota, United States. Stage: Established.

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