PROTIQ operates a digital manufacturing marketplace that provides fast and flexible access to high-quality 3D‑printed parts. The service is popular for producing customised medical, electrical and layout components and is designed for small-batch manufacturing and rapid turnaround. The company offers a broad range of additive technologies. Through selective laser sintering (SLS) they build precise polymer parts; for example, they created a TPU polymer for orthopaedic shoes whose wood‑like properties make it elastic, lightweight and durable. PROTIQ uses SLS for this material because it delivers much greater precision than FDM and allows the shoe lasts to be glued, polished and stapled like wood. For metals, PROTIQ employs selective laser melting (SLM). Their SLM capability can process tool steel, stainless steel and aluminium, and uniquely allows the additive manufacturing of highly conductive copper. This combination of SLS and SLM enables clients to order plastic prototypes and end‑use metal parts on one platform. The digital platform also provides design consultation, quoting and finishing services, helping customers move from design to production quickly. Headquarters: Flachsmarktsstrasse 54, 32825 Blomberg, Germany.

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https://www.protiq.com/