Protolabs Selected to be Featured in National Manufacturing Tour
February 21 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Protolabs’ digital manufacturing facilities in
North Carolina and Minnesota will be a part of annual National
Association of Manufacturers event that showcases the industry’s
future
Digital manufacturing leader Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) will be
showcased as part of the National Association of Manufacturers
(NAM) State of Manufacturing Tour, which highlights manufacturing’s
digital transformation, the job opportunities created by this
transformation, and the skills required now to work in the
industry. The cross-country tour will run from February 19-28,
stopping on Feb. 22 at Protolabs’ U.S. 3D printing facility in
Raleigh, NC, and the company’s Minneapolis-area CNC machining and
injection molding facilities on Feb. 25.
NAM’s President and CEO Jay Timmons and Manufacturing Institute
Executive Director Carolyn Lee will be a part of Protolabs’ events,
which will host students (at the Minnesota event) and include tours
of the manufacturing facilities.
“This year’s tour is about highlighting the ‘next frontier’ in
manufacturing, and every day Protolabs deploys the type of advanced
technologies that define modern manufacturing,” said Timmons. “We
are excited to tell Protolabs’ story and the positive impact the
company is having on communities across the country.”
Timmons and Lee will also participate in roundtable discussions
with Protolabs employees about the current state of manufacturing,
workforce opportunities, and how to adapt to changes as the
industry continues to evolve. In Minnesota, they will be joined by
Jacob Frey, Minneapolis Mayor, and E.J. Daigle, Dean of Robotics
& Manufacturing at Minneapolis’ Dunwoody College of
Technology.
“Protolabs is a pioneer in digital manufacturing,” said Vicki
Holt, President and CEO of Protolabs, who also serves as the Small
and Medium Manufacturers Vice Chair on NAM’s board of directors.
“We’re excited to be part of this event to provide an up-close view
of what manufacturing looks like today, how this digital evolution
benefits product developers, and how this tech-enabled
manufacturing landscape is creating new opportunities for
workers.”
The NAM is the largest manufacturing association in the United
States, representing small and large manufacturers in all 50
states. Manufacturing employs more than 12.8 million workers,
contributes $2.25 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, and
accounts for more than three-quarters of all private-sector
research and development in the country, according to NAM
statistics. The Manufacturing Institute is the workforce and
education partner of the NAM.
Event DetailsThe Feb. 22 Raleigh event starts with a tour
at 4 p.m. (ET), followed by a roundtable discussion with NAM’s
Timmons and Lee and Protolabs employees. The 77,000 sq.-ft. Raleigh
facility houses Protolabs’ 3D printing services and is considered
one of the largest additive manufacturing plants in the world.
The Feb. 25 Minnesota events start with a tour of the Plymouth
plant at 9:30 a.m. (CT), followed by a tour of the Brooklyn Park
facility at 10:30 a.m. At 11 a.m., also in Brooklyn Park, Timmons,
Lee, Frey, Daigle, Protolabs employees, and area students will meet
for a roundtable discussion of manufacturing workforce
opportunities. Protolabs’ 154,000 sq.-ft. Plymouth plant includes
injection molding services, and its 215,000 sq.-ft. Brooklyn Park
facility, which opened this past fall, houses CNC machining
services.
About ProtolabsProtolabs is a leading digital
manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand
production. The company produces custom parts and assemblies in as
fast as one day with automated 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet
metal fabrication, and injection molding processes. Its digital
approach to manufacturing enables accelerated time to market,
reduces development and production costs, and minimizes risk
throughout the product life cycle. Visit protolabs.com for more
information.
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