When APTUS DesignWorks needed a toolkit that transforms from a briefcase into a workbench for safer traffic cam installation, Protolabs helped from prototype to production.
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To robustly secure plastic housings for the wheelchair accessory, the part incorporated threaded metal inserts into molded plastic housings to improve strength.
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