Protolabs Network Reviews 823

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the high quality of the parts received, noting that they are well-made, precise, and often exceed expectations. The service is frequently highlighted as exceptional, with many people appreciating the responsiveness and professionalism in addressing inquiries and resolving issues. The ordering process is generally described as streamlined and easy to use. However, some customers also noted inconsistencies with product quality, citing issues like poor surface finish or incorrect specifications. There were also occasional concerns regarding delivery times, with some orders being delayed or having shipping issues. A few other people also felt that the auto-quoting and ordering process could be improved, mentioning unexpected price increases or difficulties with order placement.

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Quality

Users describe positive interactions with quality, noting that parts often look and work great, with many... See more

Product

Customers had ambiguous experiences with product quality. While many reviewers were pleased, noting parts... See more

Service

Consumers find service to be positive. Many reviewers praise the efficiency and professionalism, highlighting... See more

Delivery service

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with delivery service. While many reviewers praise timely... See more

Order

Reviewers mention ambiguous feedback about order. Some customers found the quoting and ordering experience... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

part was acceptable and fairly nice - there was one area where the radii were larger than would be preferred, but they confirmed that first. It would be nice in future if a smaller radii could be used... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We've been using protolabs since it was named 3d Hubs amd since day one we were super happy about their services. Especially the personal assigned account executives. You know someone cares about your... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Protolabs website is extremely easy to use and they have a lot of manufacturing options. Parts come back well made and packaged. Faster and comparable price to other Chinese companies like Rapid dir... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Number one is price. Also attention to detail as well as quick turn-around time are key factors. My last order was returned to sender due to an addressing issue... Customer service made sure that m... See more


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Protolabs Network (formerly “Hubs”) is a digital manufacturing platform made up of more than 250 trusted manufacturing partners around the world. It is part of Protolabs’ global manufacturing services, which combines a global manufacturing network with in-house factories for quick-turn parts. Its services include CNC machining, 3D printing, injection molding and sheet metal fabrication to help designers and engineers produce custom parts, from prototypes to full production runs.


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Quick and reasonably priced option

Needed a bunch of different iterations for FDM parts in one week's time for a summer camp and our Makerspace was unable to do the production in that timeframe. Pricing and lead time from Hubs was reasonable and so provided us with a stress free option. Only reason for knocking off a star is that the printing tolerances seemed to vary a little and so some of the parts had holes undersized compared to others.

18 June 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Instant, accurate and high quality

The instant quote and personal attention made the process easy and it made me confident that I was receiving exactly what I ordered. I liked that I could customize material and layer height and get instant price updates.

19 June 2024
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The parts turned out looking really good but with missing threads in some of the holes.

The parts turned out looking really good with the bead blasted and clear anodized finish I called out, however, there were four tapped holes on each of the two largest parts that were drilled and not tapped. I double checked to see if it was my mistake not calling them out on the prints that I attached but they definitely were. I had to tap them myself.

23 May 2024
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Reply from Protolabs Network

Hi Jesse - I'm very sorry to hear there was an error with your parts. In the future - please reach out before making any edits to the pieces and we will be happy to review the issue and offer compensation, rework and/or remakes for any parts delivered out of spec.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor quality

The part was a cylindrical part with a machined flat for a set screw. It was blatantly obvious that the shop that took the job had a lathe but not a mill. The flat was saw cut and had ugly teeth marks. The part is still useful for prototyping but so far xometry has way outperformed Hubs in terms of quality.

23 April 2024
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Reply from Protolabs Network

Jared, thank you very much for the feedback. This order was made by a newer facility in our network and I have sent your message to our Supply Chain Manager for review. It looks like the order was delivered in the last 90 days - if you raise an issue from your My Orders page we will be happy to offer compensation for anything that's outside your ordered specifications. Please let us know at networksupport@protolabs.com if you have any further questions.

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