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Your masterclass in product design and development

Protolabs’ Insight podcast series

Our Insight podcast series will help you master digital manufacturing.

Each Podcast will give you a deeper Insight into how to design better parts. We’ll cover specific topics such as choosing the right 3D printing material, optimising your design for CNC machining, surface finishes for moulded parts, and much more besides.

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Insight Podcast: Design Essentials - Design to Prototype

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This podcast is an informative look at moving your part from design to prototype stage.

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Insight Podcast: Japet Case Study

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This podcast looks at Japet Medical Devices, a French start-up specialising in medical robotics. Japet worked with Protolabs on their "Atlas" exoskeleton.

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Insight Podcast: Reducing Risk Through On-Demand Manufacturing

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In this podcast we cover supply chain management and how to reduce risk through on-demand manufacturing.

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Insight Podcast: Threading Considerations for CNC Machining

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This podcast is an informative look at design considerations when threading a CNC machined part.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: CNC Big Block

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on CNC Big Block with David Ewing, EMEA Product Manager - CNC Machining at Protolabs.

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Insight Podcast: Insert and Overmoulding

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This podcast is an informative look at design considerations for injection moulded parts, with a specific focus on overmoulding and insert moulding.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: Family Tooling

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on Family Tooling, also known as branch tooling, with Richard Anthony, an Application Engineer at Protolabs.

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Insight Podcast: Design Essentials for 3D Printing

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This podcast is an informative look at essential design considerations when 3D printing your part.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: CNC Optimisation

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on CNC optimisation with David Ewing, EMEA Product Manager - CNC Machining at Protolabs.

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Insight Podcast: Family Tooling and Multi Cavity Moulds

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This podcast is an informative look at important Injection Moulding extras that could support you with your projects.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: Liquid Silicone Rubber

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) with Richard Anthony, an Application Engineer at Protolabs.

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Insight Podcast: Design Essentials for CNC Machining

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This podcast is an informative look at essential design considerations for CNC machined parts.

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Insight Podcast: Yxlon Case Study

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This podcast looks at Yxlon and their 3D Printed rhinoceros skull. Yxlon worked with Protolabs to 3D print the skull using Stereolithography.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: Direct Metal Laser Sintering Part 2

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on DMLS with Tasos Pantelis, an Application Engineer at Protolabs.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: Direct Metal Laser Sintering

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on DMLS with Tasos Pantelis, an Application Engineer at Protolabs.

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Insight Podcast: Design Essentials for Injection Moulding

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This podcast is an informative look at essential design considerations when moulding your part.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: Secondary Services

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on post-processes performed on your parts after manufacture, or what we call Secondary Services, with Samuel Guest, a Special Operations Project Engineer at Protolabs.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: Injection Moulding

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on Injection Moulding with Marco Tonnarelli, an Application Engineer at Protolabs.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: CNC Machining

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on CNC Machining with Marco Tonnarelli, an Application Engineer at Protolabs.

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Protolabs Q&A Podcast: 3D Printing

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In this on-demand episode we answer your questions on 3D Printing with Tasos Pantelis, an Application Engineer at Protolabs.

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